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K. Okop

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K. Okop — researcher profile on SciRah

h-index: 14
Works: 37
Citations: 616

Most-cited papers

Perceptions of body size, obesity threat and the willingness to lose weight among black South African adults: a qualitative study
K. Okop, Ferdinand C. Mukumbang, Thubelihle Mathole, N. Levitt +1 more
2016BMC Public Health142 citations Open access
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Low intake of commonly available fruits and vegetables in socio-economically disadvantaged communities of South Africa: influence of affordability and sugary drinks intake
K. Okop, K. Ndayi, L. Tsolekile, D. Sanders +1 more
2019BMC Public Health64 citations Open access
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Socioeconomic and gendered inequities in travel behaviour in Africa: Mixed-method systematic review and meta-ethnography
Louise Foley, Anna Brugulat-Panés, J. Woodcock, I. Govia +22 more
2021Social Science & Medicine (1967)49 citations Open access
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The Science of Scale for Violence Prevention: A New Agenda for Family Strengthening in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
Y. Shenderovich, J. Lachman, C. Ward, I. Wessels +32 more
2021Frontiers in Public Health34 citations Open access
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Factors Associated with Excessive Body Fat in Men and Women: Cross-Sectional Data from Black South Africans Living in a Rural Community and an Urban Township
K. Okop, N. Levitt, T. Puoane
2015PLoS ONE34 citations Open access
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A citizen science approach to determine perceived barriers and promoters of physical activity in a low-income South African community
Feyisayo A. Odunitan-Wayas, Nicolás Hamann, Nandipha Sinyanya, A. King +5 more
2020Global Public Health25 citations
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A modified Delphi study towards developing a guideline to inform policy on fetal alcohol spectrum disorders in South Africa: a study protocol
B. Adebiyi, Ferdinand C. Mukumbang, K. Okop, Anna-Marie Beytell
2018BMJ Open23 citations Open access
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Food Purchasing Characteristics and Perceptions of Neighborhood Food Environment of South Africans Living in Low-, Middle- and High-Socioeconomic Neighborhoods
Feyisayo A. Odunitan-Wayas, K. Okop, Robert V. H. Dover, O. Alaba +9 more
2018Sustainability22 citations Open access
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Community-driven citizen science approach to explore cardiovascular disease risk perception, and develop prevention advocacy strategies in sub-Saharan Africa: a programme protocol
K. Okop, Kathy Murphy, E. Lambert, Kiya Kedir +15 more
2020Research Involvement and Engagement20 citations Open access
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Weight underestimation and body size dissatisfaction among black African adults with obesity: Implications for health promotion
K. Okop, N. Levitt, T. Puoane
2019African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine20 citations Open access
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Evaluating the dissemination and scale-up of two evidence-based parenting interventions to reduce violence against children: study protocol
Y. Shenderovich, C. Ward, J. Lachman, I. Wessels +10 more
2020Implementation Science Communications19 citations Open access
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Implementing and Evaluating Community Health Worker-Led Cardiovascular Disease Risk Screening Intervention in Sub-Saharan Africa Communities: A Participatory Implementation Research Protocol
K. Okop, P. Delobelle, E. Lambert, Hailemichael Getachew +9 more
2022International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health16 citations Open access
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The bidirectional temporal relationship between parenting stress and child maltreatment: A cross-lagged study based on intervention and cohort data.
Qing Han, R. Jocson, I. Kunovski, Marija Raleva +13 more
2024Journal of Affective Disorders15 citations Open access
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Food purchasing behaviour of shoppers from different South African socio-economic communities: results from grocery receipts, intercept surveys and in-supermarkets audits
Feyisayo A. Odunitan-Wayas, K. Okop, Robert V. H. Dover, O. Alaba +6 more
2020Public Health Nutrition15 citations
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Perceived cardiovascular disease risk and tailored communication strategies among rural and urban community dwellers in Rwanda: a qualitative study
J. Niyibizi, K. Okop, Jean Pierre Nganabashaka, Ghislaine Umwali +8 more
2021BMC Public Health14 citations Open access
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Evaluation of outpatient therapeutic programme for management of severe acute malnutrition in three districts of the eastern province, Zambia
M. Mwanza, K. Okop, T. Puoane
2016BMC Nutrition14 citations Open access
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The Relationship between Physical Activity and the Objectively-Measured Built Environment in Low- and High-Income South African Communities
M. Isiagi, K. Okop, E. Lambert
2021International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health12 citations Open access
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The Comparability of Lipid-based and Body Mass Index-based Cardiovascular Disease Risk Scores: Using the Rwanda 2012-2013 Non-communicable Diseases Risk Factors Survey Data
J. Niyibizi, K. Okop, N. Levitt, S. Rulisa +6 more
2021Rwanda Journal of Medicine and Health Sciences11 citations Open access
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Multi-country collaborative citizen science projects to co-design cardiovascular disease prevention strategies and advocacy: findings from Ethiopia, Malawi, Rwanda, and South Africa
K. Okop, Kiya Kedir, S. Kasenda, J. Niyibizi +12 more
2023BMC Public Health10 citations Open access
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Adolescent Levers for a Diet and Physical Activity Intervention Across Socioecological Levels in Kenya, South Africa, Cameroon, and Jamaica: Mixed Methods Study Protocol
Feyisayo A. Odunitan-Wayas, Pamela Wadende, Ebele R. I. Mogo, Anna Brugulat-Panés +17 more
2021JMIR Research Protocols10 citations Open access
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Multisectoral interventions for urban health in Africa: a mixed-methods systematic review
M. Thondoo, Ebele R. I. Mogo, L. Tatah, M. Muti +15 more
2024Global Health Action9 citations Open access
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Using Citizen Science Within an Integrated Knowledge Translation (IKT) Approach to Explore Cardiovascular Disease Risk Perception in Rwanda
J. Niyibizi, Jean Pierre Nganabashaka, S. Ntawuyirushintege, D. Tumusiime +9 more
2021Frontiers in Tropical Diseases9 citations Open access
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The Potential for Healthy, Sustainable, and Equitable Transport Systems in Africa and the Caribbean: A Mixed-Methods Systematic Review and Meta-Study
Anna Brugulat-Panés, L. Randall, T. H. de Sá, Megha Anil +25 more
2023Sustainability8 citations Open access
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Perceptions of mothers and caregivers regarding the detection and treatment of severely malnourished children in Kanchele, Kalomo District, Zambia
H. Khunga, K. Okop, T. Puoane
20157 citations Open access
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A Systematic Scoping Review of the Impacts of Community Food Production Initiatives in Kenya, Cameroon, and South Africa
G. Hutton, Anna Brugulat-Panés, D. Bhagtani, Camille Mba Maadjhou +9 more
2021Journal of global health reports5 citations Open access
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Exploring the association between body image, body fat, and total cardiovascular disease risk among adults in a rural and an urban community of South Africa
K. Okop
20173 citations
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High rates of voluntary clinic attendance among community members screened with high cardiovascular disease risk scores in the rural and urban communities of Adama, Ethiopia
Kiya Kedir, K. Okop, F. Ayele, Hailemichael Getachew +5 more
2025BMC Public Health2 citations Open access
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Weight underestimation and high cardiovascular disease risk among South African adults with obesity: implications for integrated obesity prevention
K. Okop, Y. Agabi, V. Joseph
2025BMC Public Health2 citations Open access
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Are parenting programmes effective at scale? Associations with violence against adolescent girls, parenting and mental health in real-world delivery across eight African countries: a meta-analysis of pre-post surveys
L. Cluver, Catherine L. Ward, F. Little, Inge Vallance +38 more
2026BMJ Global Health1 citations Open access
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Six-country psychometric comparison of women responses to the Depression Anxiety Stress Scale (DASS) and the Child and Adolescent Behaviour Inventory (CABI) across cultures and time.
Francisco Antonio Calderón Alfaro, J. Lachman, Catherine L. Ward, Qing Han +11 more
2025Journal of Affective Disorders1 citations Open access
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Pulmonary rehabilitation across Africa: A continental evaluation of healthcare providers’ awareness, availability and utilisation, and barriers to access
M. Isiagi, K. Okop, K. Dikgomo, F. Bickton +4 more
2025African Journal of Thoracic and Critical Care Medicine1 citations
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Coinfections with Hepatitis B virus and Hepatitis C virus among tuberculosis patients in Jos, Nigeria
Y. Agabi, Alagbu Jennifer Onyedikachukwu, K. Udeogu, Chukwu Chukwu +4 more
2023Sri Ramachandra Journal of Health Sciences1 citations Open access
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P61 High rates of health clinic attendance following identification of high cardiovascular disease risk using a health extension worker mediated community screening pilot study in Ethiopia
Kiya Kedir, Firaol Mesfin, Hailemichael Getachew, B. Hailu +4 more
2022SSM Annual Scientific Meeting1 citations
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P65 High rates of referral and voluntary clinic attendance among community members screened with high cardiovascular disease risk using citizen Science and engagement in Ethiopia
Kiya Kedir, Firaol Mesfin, Hailemichael Getachew, B. Hailu +4 more
2022SSM Annual Scientific Meeting0 citations
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OP43 Cardiovascular disease risk prevention in poor communities in sub-Saharan Africa: leveraging on community-driven participatory citizen science approach to co-design prevention advocacy strategies in Ethiopia, Malawi, and Rwanda
K. Okop, E. Lambert, Hailemichael Getachew, B. Hailu +8 more
2022SSM Annual Scientific Meeting0 citations
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Scale-Up of Parenting Evaluation Research
Y. Shenderovich, C. Ward, J. Lachman, L. Cluver +4 more
20200 citations
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Adolescent Levers for a Diet and Physical Activity Intervention Across Socioecological Levels in Kenya, South Africa, Cameroon, and Jamaica: Mixed Methods Study Protocol (Preprint)
Feyisayo A. Odunitan-Wayas, Pamela Wadende, Ebele R. I. Mogo, Anna Brugulat-Panés +17 more
20200 citations Open access
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