1. Steel, N., Bauer-Staeb, C. M. M., Ford, J. A., Appiah, SCY; Abbafati, C., Abdalla, M. A., Abdelkader, A., ... & Demetriades, A. K. (2025). Changing life expectancy in European countries 1990–2021: a subanalysis of causes and risk factors from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021. The Lancet Public Health.

2. Arthur, A. N., Fraikue, J., Adu-Amankwah, B., Ofori, R., Sekyi, D., Boateng, A. A., ... & Appiah, S. C. Y. (2025). Exploring the relationship between mental health issues and academic performance of undergraduate students in a Ghanaian tertiary institution: a cross-sectional study. Discover Mental Health, 5(1), 6.

2024

1. Ofori, R., Boampong, M. S., Sekyi, D., Arthur, A. N., Yeboah, E. H., & Appiah, S. C. Y. (2024). Experiences and Predictors of First Sex Initiation among Early Adolescents in Koforidua Municipality, Ghana: A Convergent Parallel Mixed-Method Study. Journal of Psychosexual Health, 6(4), 328-337.
2. ?emojtel-Piotrowska, M., Sawicki, A., Piotrowski, J., Lifshin, U., Kretchner, M., Skowronski, J. J.; Appiah, SCY; ... & Zand, S. (2024). Agentic collective narcissism and communal collective narcissism: Do they predict COVID-19 pandemic-related beliefs and behaviors?. Journal of Research in Personality, 113, 104542.
3. ?emojtel-Piotrowska, M., Sawicki, A., Piotrowski, J., Lifshin, U., Appiah, S.C.Y; Kretchner, M., Skowronski, J.J., Sedikides, C., Jonason, P.K., Adamovic, M., Ahmed, O. and Atitsogbe, K.A., 2024. Grandiose narcissism, unfounded beliefs, and behavioral reactions during the COVID-19 pandemic. Scientific Reports, 14.
4. Santos, J. V., Padron-Monedero, A., Bikbov, B., Grad, D. A., Appiah, S.C.Y; Plass, D., Mechili, E. A., ... & GBD 2019 EU State of Health Collaborators. (2024). The state of health in the European Union (EU-27) in 2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease study 2019. BMC public health, 24(1), 1374.
5. Pereira, M., Santos Aleluia, I. R., de Castro, C. T., Appiah S.C.Y; de Almeida Oliveira, T., Cunha, M. S., Magno, L., ... & de Souza, M. L. T. (2024). COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance and Hesitancy among People Living with HIV: Review and Meta-Analysis. AIDS and Behavior, 1-12.
6. Tetteh, J. K., Aboagye, R. G., Adu?Gyamfi, A. B., Appiah, S. C. Y., Seidu, A. A., Attila, F. L., & Ahinkorah, B. O. (2024). Self?reported sexually transmitted infections among men and women in Papua New Guinea: A cross?sectional study. Health Science Reports, 7(3), e1970.
7. Schumacher, A. E., Kyu, H. H., Aali, A., Abbafati, C., Appiah, S.C.Y; Abbas, J., Abbasgholizadeh, R., ... & Amzat, J. (2024). Global age-sex-specific mortality, life expectancy, and population estimates in 204 countries and territories and 811 subnational locations, 1950–2021, and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic: a comprehensive demographic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021. The Lancet.
8. Antwi, M. H., Sakyi, S. A., Appiah, S. C. Y., Buckman, T. A., Yorke, J., Kwakye, A. S., ... & Addei, A. M. (2024). Investigation of serum level relationship of pro-inflammatory and anti-inflammatory cytokines with vitamin D among healthy Ghanaian population. BMC Research Notes, 17(1), 64.
9. Awuviry-Newton, K., Amoah, D., Doh, D., Agyemang-Duah, W., Ofori-Dua, K., Kowal, P., & Appiah, S. C. Y. (2024). Perceived neighbourhood social cohesion and functional disability among older adults: The moderating roles of sex, physical activity, and multi-morbidity. PLOS ONE, 19(1).

2023

1. Martin-Shields, C; Ekoh, S & Appiah, SCY (2023) Equal Partnerships: African Intermediary Cities as Actors and Partners in Urban Migration Governance - City Report: Kumasi, Ghana, IDOS, FAU, Robert Bosch Stiftung Foundation and UCLAG

2. Yalley, A.A., Abioye, D., Appiah, S.C.Y. and Hoeffler, A., 2023. Abuse and humiliation in the delivery room: Prevalence and associated factors of obstetric violence in Ghana. Frontiers in public health, 11, p.988961.

2022

1. Nininahazwe, L., Adesina, O.A. and Appiah, S.C.Y., 2022. Prevalence and Factors Associated With Postpartum Female Sexual Dysfunction in Muyinga Province, Burundi. Tropical Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 39(2), pp.25-33.
2. Haeuser, E., Serfes, A. L., Cork, M. A., Yang, M., Abbastabar, H., Abhilash, E. S., Adabi, M., Adebayo, O. M., Adekanmbi, V., Adeyinka, D. A., Afzal, S., Ahinkorah, B. O., Ahmadi, K., Ahmed, M. B., Akalu, Y.,Appiah, SCY; Akinyemi, R. O., Akunna, C. J., Alahdab, F., Alanezi, F. M., Alanzi, T. M., … Local Burden of Disease sub-Saharan Africa HIV Prevalence Collaborators (2022). Mapping age- and sex-specific HIV prevalence in adults in sub-Saharan Africa, 2000-2018. BMC medicine, 20(1), 488. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-022-02639-z
3. Reiner, R. C.,Welgan, C. A; Troeger, C.E; Appiah SCY; Arabloo, J & LBD Triple Burden Collaborators; Hay, S. I. (2022). The overlapping burden of the three leading causes of disability and death in sub-Saharan African children. Nature Communications, 13(1), 1-14.
4. Fazmiya, M.J.A., Sultana, A., Rahman, K., Heyat, M.B.B., Akhtar, F., Khan, S. and Appiah, S.C.Y., 2022. Current Insights on Bioactive Molecules, Antioxidant, Anti-Inflammatory, and Other Pharmacological Activities of Cinnamomum camphora Linn. Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity, 2022.
5. Schmidt, C.A., Cromwell, E.A., Appiah, SCY; Hill, E., Donkers, K.M., Schipp, M.F., Johnson, K.B., Pigott, D.M. and Hay, S.I., 2022. The prevalence of onchocerciasis in Africa and Yemen, 2000-2018: a geospatial analysis. BMC Medicine, 20(1), pp.293-293.
6. Gizaw, A.T., El-Khatib, Z., Wolancho, W., Amdissa, D., Bamboro, S., Boltena, M.T., Appiah, S.C.Y., Asamoah, B.O., Wasihun, Y. and Tareke, K.G., 2022. Uptake of cervical cancer screening and its predictors among women of reproductive age in Gomma district, South West Ethiopia: a community-based cross-sectional study. Infectious Agents and Cancer, 17(1), pp.1-10.
7. Tadesse Boltena, M., El-Khatib, Z., Kebede, A.S., Asamoah, B.O., Appiah, SCY; Kamara, K., Constant Assogba, P., Tadesse Boltena, A., Adane, H.T., Hailemeskel, E. and Biru, M., 2022. Malaria and Helminthic Co-Infection during Pregnancy in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(9), p.5444.
8. Sawicki, A. J., ?emojtel-Piotrowska, M., Balcerowska, J. M., Sawicka, M. J., Piotrowski, J., Sedikides, C.. Appiah S.C.Y., Ardi, R., Babakr H.Z &…….Zand S (2022). The fear of COVID-19 scale: its structure and measurement invariance across 48 countries. Psychological Assessment (9)1-30

2021

1. Ward L,Azzopardi, P. S,Francis, K. L; Santelli, J.S Skirbekk, V.; Sawyer,S.M SCY Appiah, Kassebaum, N.J …… Vine R.M (2021) Global, regional, and national mortality among young people aged 10–24 years, 1950–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019, The Lancet, ISSN: 0140-6736, Vol: 398, Issue: 10311, Page: 1593-1618, https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(21)01546-4
2. Cromwell, EA., Os orne, JCP., Unnasch, TR., asa e , M-G., Gass, KM., Barbre, KA., Appiah, SCY., ArablooI, F. Arnold F.B., Ausloos, M et al. (2021) Predicting the environmental suitability for onchocerciasis in Africa as an aid to elimination planning. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 15(7): e0008824. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0008824
3. Sakyi, S.A., Antwi, M.H., Ahenkorah Fondjo, L., Laing, E.F., Ephraim, R.K.D., Kwarteng, A., Amoani, B., Appiah, S.C.Y, Oppong Afranie, B., Opoku, S. and Buckman, T.A., 2021. Vitamin D Deficiency Is Common in Ghana despite Abundance of Sunlight: A Multicentre Comparative Cross-Sectional Study. Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1155/2021/9987141
4. Sartorius, B., VanderHeide, J. D., Yang, M., Goosmann, E. A., Hon, J., Haeuser, E., ... & Appiah, SCY; Gilani, S. A& Local Burden of Disease HIV Collaborators (2021). Subnational mapping of HIV incidence and mortality among individuals aged 15–49 years in sub-Saharan Africa, 2000–18: a modelling study. The Lancet HIV, 8(6), e363-e375 https://doi.org/10.1016/S2352-3018(21)00051-5
5. Dongyele, M., Ansong, D., Osei, F. A., Newton, S., New, E. X. , New, N. K. M., ... & Appiah, SCY., Newton S (2021). Communication mediums used by clients and health professionals in accessing and providing healthcare in low resource settings: A descriptive cross-sectional study. Advances in Public Health, Volume 2021, Article ID 7419305, 7pages https://doi.org/10.1155/2021/7419305
6. Appiah, S.C.Y., Ivanova, O., Hoelscher, M., Kroidl, I., & Dapaah, J. M. (2021). Disclosure of HIV/AIDS status to infected children in Ghana-a north- south comparison of barriers and enablers. Children and Youth Services Review,

2020

1. Agyemang, E. O., Dapaah, J. M., Osei, F. A., Appiah, SCY., Mensah, N. K., Odoom, S. F., Owusu-Ansah, M., & Martyn-Dickens, C. (2020). Self-Esteem Assessment among Adolescents Living with HIV and Seeking Healthcare at Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital-Kumasi, Ghana. Journal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS Care (JIAPAC). https://doi.org/10.1177/2325958220976828
2. Agyei-Baffour, P., Ansong, D., Osei, F. A., Appiah, S. C. Y., Kwarteng, S. O., Nyanor, I., ... & Mensah, N. (2020). Social constructs, late recognition and decision making for managing fast breathing in children. Children and Youth Services Review, 105416.doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.
3. James SL,   Castle   CD,    Dingels    ZV,    Appiah,    SCY;    Abdelalim,    A; Abdollahpour I , Suliankatchi, R et al. 2020 Estimating global injuries morbidity and mortality: methods and data used in the Global Burden of Disease 2017 study [published online ahead of print, 2020 Aug 24]. Inj Prev. 2020; injuryprev-2019-043531. doi:10.1136/injuryprev-2019-043531
4. D Ansong, F A Osei, S K Owusu, I Nyanor, J Bonney,A Enimil, D O Laryea, J Dapaah, P Agyei-Baffour, N Mensah, I Osei-Peprah,A Owusu, E Addo-Yobo, A Osei-Akoto, O A Owusu, SCY Appiah, V Ampiah, J O Saahene, E X Amuzu, M Telly, J Sylverken (2020) Educating caregivers to recognize the clinical signs of pneumonia in children younger than 6 months S Afr J Child Health 2020;14(2):70-76. https://doi.org/10.7196/SAJCH.2020.v14i2.1642
5. Marvin Obeng, Appiah SCY (2020) Indigenous justice delivery in land conflict resolution: The case of the paramount Chief court in the Oguaa Traditional area, Ghana. African Union Scientific Technical Research Commission (ASRIC) Journal on Social Sciences & Humanities 1 (2020) 37-49
6. Reiner Jr, R. C., Hay, S. I., Wiens, K. E., Deshpande, A., Appiah, SCY., Baumann, M. M., Lindstedt, P. A., ... & Abate, D. (2020). Mapping geographical inequalities in childhood diarrhoeal morbidity and mortality in low-income and middle-income countries, 2000–17: analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017. The Lancet
7. James, S. L., Castle, C. D., Dingels, Z. V., Fox, J. T., Hamilton, E. B., Liu, Z., Appiah SCY ... & Abdelalim, A. (2020). Global injury morbidity and mortality from 1990 to 2017: results from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017. Injury
8. Kinyoki, D.K., Ross, J.M., Lazzar-Atwood, A., Appiah, SCY,. LBD Double Burden of Malnutrition Collaborators et al. Mapping local patterns of childhood overweight and wasting in low- and middle-income countries between 2000 and 2017. Nature Medicine (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41591-020-0807-6
9. Haagsma JA, James SL, Castle CD, Dingels ZV, Fox JT, Hamilton EB, Liu Z, Lucchesi LR, Roberts NLS, Sylte DO, Adebayo OM, Ahmadi A, Ahmed MB, Aichour MTE, Alahdab F, Alghnam SA, Aljunid SM, Al-Raddadi RM, Alsharif U, Altirkawi K, Anjomshoa M, Antonio CAT, Appiah SCY, Aremu O, Arora A, Asayesh H, Assadi R, Awasthi A, Quintanilla BPA et al (2020) Burden of injury along the development spectrum: associations between the Socio- demographic Index and disability-adjusted life year estimates from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017. Injury Prevention. 8 January 2020; 0:1-15. doi:10.1136/injuryprev-2019-043296

1. Murray, C.J , Abbas K M, Appiah, SCY., Abedi P.,.. et al (2020) Five insights from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019. The Lancet, Volume 396, Issue 10258, 1135 – 1159
2. Murray, C. J. Aravkin, A., Zheng P.,Appiah SCY...GBD 2019 Risk Factors Collaborators (2020) Global burden of 87 risk factors in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019. The Lancet. 17 October 2020. doi:10.1016/S0140- 6736(20)30752-2
3. Wang, H., G D 2019 Demographics Colla orators, ……Appiah, SCY, Murray, C. J.,(2020) Global age-sex-specific fertility, mortality, healthy life expectancy (HALE), and population estimates in 204 countries and territories, 1950–2019: a comprehensive demographic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019. The Lancet. 17 October 2020. doi:10.1016/S0140- 6736(20)30977-6
4. Deshpande, A., Miller-Petrie, M. K., Lindstedt, P. A., Baumann, M. M., Johnson, K. B., Appiah SCY; Blacker, B. F., ... & Abegaz, K. H. (2020). The global distribution of lymphatic filariasis, 2000–18: a geospatial analysis. The Lancet Global Health, 8(9), e1186-e1194 https://doi.org/10.1016/S2214- 109X(20)30286-2

2019

1. Appiah, SCY, Adekunle, A. , Oladokun, A. , Dapaah, J. and Nicholas, K. (2019) Parental Disclosure of Own HIV Status to Children in Two Ghanaian Regions; Examining the Determinants within a Child Vulnerability Context. Health, 11, 1347-1366. doi: 4236/health.2019.1110104.
2. Appiah, SCY , Adekunle, A. , Oladokun, A. , Dapaah, J.M & Karikari M,N (2019) Designing a Need Based Social Protection Intervention Package for Children and Adolescents Living with HIV and AIDS in Ghana—An Eclectic Perspective on Desired Social Protection Intervention Package/Framework. Health, 11, 1396-1413. doi: 4236/health.2019.1110107.
3. Fitzmaurice, C.,Abate, D., Abbasi, N.., Appiah, SCY, Abdelalim, A., & The Global Burden of Disease Cancer Collaboration (2019) . Global, Regional, and National Cancer Incidence, Mortality, Years of Life Lost, Years Lived With Disability, and Disability-Adjusted Life-Years for 29 Cancer Groups, 1990 to 2017: A Systematic Analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study. Journal of American Medical Association (JAMA) O Published online September 27, 2019. doi:10.1001/jamaoncol.2019.2996
4. Appiah, SCY.; Kroidl, I.; Hoelscher, M.; Ivanova, O.; Dapaah, J.M. (2019) A Phenomenological Account of HIV Disclosure Experiences of Children and Adolescents from Northern and Southern Ghana. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 16, 595.
5. Antwi, MH; Appiah SCY (2019) Prevalence of Unsatisfactory Pap Smear and Associated Clinical History and Diagnosis in a Tertiary Teaching Hospital in Ghana. Journal of Biomedical Science and Engineering, 12, 311-321.doi:4236/jbise.2019.126023.
6. Appiah, C.Y., Osei, F.A., Mensah, N.K., Adonoo, P.L., Tanko, A.G. and Sarpong, P.O. (2019) Males as Partners in Family Planning Service Up-take in Ghana: A Descriptive Cross-Sectional Survey. Health, 11, 1043- 1054.https://doi.org/10.4236/health.2019
7. Adonoo, P.; Appiah, SCY (2019) Diaspora Governance: The Instrumentality of Informal Religio-Politico Structures for Migrant Integration among Ghanaian Diaspora in Guangzhou, China. Advances in Applied Sociology, 9, 357-369. doi: 4236/aasoci.2019.98026.
8. Schall, M. Adonoo, P & Appiah, SCY (2019) Exploring the Utility of Word of Mouth Advertisement in Improving Product Sales: The Case of Selected Companies in the Kumasi Metropolis of Ghana. Advances in Applied Sociology, 9, 227-241. doi: 4236/aasoci.2019.96018.

2018

1. James, S. L., Theadom, A., Ellenbogen, R. G., Bannick, M. S., Montjoy- Venning, , Appiah, SCY; Lucchesi, L. R., ... & Afarideh, M. (2018). Global, regional, and national burden of traumatic brain injury and spinal cord injury, 1990–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016. The Lancet Neurology.
2. Murray, C. J., Callender, C. S., Kulikoff, X. R., Srinivasan, V., Abate, D., Abate, K. H. Appiah SCY,... & Abdelalim, A. (2018). Population and fertility by age and sex for 195 countries and territories, 1950–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017. The Lancet, 392(10159), 1995-2051.
3. Stanaway, J. D., Afshin, A., Gakidou, E., Lim, S. S., Appiah SCY; Abate, D., Abate, K. H., ... & Abdela, J. (2018). Global, regional, and national comparative risk assessment of 84 behavioural, environmental and occupational, and metabolic risks or clusters of risks for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017. The Lancet, 392(10159), 1923-1994.
4. Dicker, D., Nguyen, G., Abate, D., Abate, K. H., Abay, S. M., Appiah SCY; Abbafati, C., ... & Abdelalim, A. (2018). Global, regional, and national age- sex-specific mortality and life expectancy, 1950–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017. The Lancet, 392(10159), 1684- 1735.

2017

1. Barnie, AJ.,Nyarko, AS, Dapaah, JM. Appiah, SCY& Awuviry-Newton, K (2017) Understanding Youth Violence in Kumasi: Does Community Socialization Matter? A Cross-Sectional Study, Urban Studies Research, Volume 2017 , Article ID 1565602, 10 pages https://doi.org/10.1155/2017/1565602

2016

1. Badu, E., Opoku, M. P., & Appiah, S. C.Y (2016). Attitudes of health service providers: the perspective of people with disabilities in the Kumasi Metropolis of Ghana: original research. African Journal of Disability, 5(1), 1-8.
2. Dapaah, J.M., Appiah, SCY., Amankwaa, A. and Ohene, L.R. (2016) Knowledge about Sexual and Reproductive Health Services and Practice of What Is Known among Ghanaian Youth, a Mixed Method Approach. Advances in Sexual Medicine, 6, 1-13.
3. Edusei, AK., Adjei-Domfeh, P.,Mprah, WK., Opoku, MP., Badu, ,  & Appiah, SCY(2016) Assessing the impact and uses of the Disability Common Fund among Persons with Disabilities in Kumasi Metropolis in Ghana. Review of Disability Studies: An International Journal, 12(4)
4. Abubakari, M, Dapaah J.M., Appiah, SCY., Asokwah, G (2016) A Review of Plan Implementation Management Experience of Bekwai Municipality in the Ashanti region of Ghana, Current Urban Planning 6(6)
5. Appiah, SCY, Dapaah, JM & Awuviry-Newton, K (2016) Reflections on Research Communication, Dissemination and Uptake to impact Outreach, British Journal of Education, Society & Behavioural Science, 18(3), 1-9

2015

1. Dapaah, J.M., Appiah, SCY, adu, E., O eng, . Ampiah V (2015) ?Does  facility based sexual and reproductive health services meet the needs of young persons? Views from cross section of Ghanaian Youth‘, Advances in Sexual Medicine,2(5)
2. Badu, E., Peprah, O.M., Appiah, SCY., Agyei-Okyere, E (2015) Financial access to healthcare among Persons with Disabilities in the Kumasi Metropolis of Ghana‘. Disability, CBR & Inclusive Development, 26(2), 47-64. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.5463/dcid.v26i2.402
3. Appiah, SCY, Badu, E., Dapaah, J.M., Harriet T., Abubakar, M. (2015) ‘Youth friendliness of sexual and reproductive health service delivery and reproductive health service utilization in Ghana’, International Journal of Innovation and Applied Studies,10 (2),716-725
4. Appiah, SCY.(2015 Perceptions of Care, Socio-Demographic Characteristics and Health Care Utilization among Health Insurance users in Ghana. Journal of Social Sciences, 11(2) DOI: 3844/jsssp.2015

2014

1. Appiah, SCY, Ametepe, K., Dapaah, J.M. (2014) ‘Systemic barriers to the fight against corruption by anti-corruption institutions in Ghana’, Journal of Emerging Trends in Economics and Management Sciences, 5(5), 465-473.
2. Appiah, SCY., Abubakar, M. and Offeh, E. (2014) ‘ Integrating Environmental and Social Considerations into Public Procurement Practice in Ghana‘, The International Journal of Humanities & Social Studies,2 ( 6),276-280