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h-index: 12
Works: 51
Citations: 362

Most-cited papers

Gastrointestinal Concerns in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Qualitative Study of Family Experiences
C. Holingue, Ohemaa B. Poku, Danika L. Pfeiffer, S. Murray +1 more
2021Autism32 citations Open access
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Stigma, Structural Vulnerability, and "What Matters Most" Among Women Living With HIV in Botswana, 2017.
L. Yang, Ohemaa B. Poku, Supriya Misra, Haitisha Mehta +12 more
2021American Journal of Public Health31 citations Open access
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“It’s when the trees blossom:” Explanatory beliefs, stigma, and mental illness in the context of HIV in Botswana
Timothy D. Becker, A. Ho-Foster, Ohemaa B. Poku, Shathani Marobela +12 more
2019Qualitative Health Research30 citations Open access
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A renewed call for international representation in editorial boards of international psychiatry journals
Kathleen M. Pike, S. Min, Ohemaa B. Poku, Geoffrey M. Reed +1 more
2017World Psychiatry24 citations Open access
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Disclosure of same-sex practices and experiences of healthcare stigma among cisgender men who have sex with men in five sub-Saharan African countries
John Mark Wiginton, S. Murray, Ohemaa B. Poku, J. Augustinavicius +13 more
2021BMC Public Health21 citations Open access
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A pilot pragmatic trial of a “what matters most”-based intervention targeting intersectional stigma related to being pregnant and living with HIV in Botswana
L. Yang, Evan L. Eschliman, Haitisha Mehta, Supriya Misra +20 more
2022AIDS Research and Therapy18 citations Open access
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Psychometric Validation of a Scale to Assess Culturally-Salient Aspects of HIV Stigma among Women Living with HIV in Botswana: Engaging “What Matters Most” to Resist Stigma
L. Yang, A. Ho-Foster, Timothy D. Becker, Supriya Misra +5 more
2020Aids and Behavior18 citations Open access
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The use and operationalization of “structural stigma” in health-related research: A scoping review
Evan L. Eschliman, Edwina P. Kisanga, Long-Jie Huang, Ohemaa B. Poku +5 more
2024BMC Public Health16 citations Open access
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‘Mothers moving towards empowerment’ intervention to reduce stigma and improve treatment adherence in pregnant women living with HIV in Botswana: study protocol for a pragmatic clinical trial
Ohemaa B. Poku, A. Ho-Foster, Patlo Entaile, Supriya Misra +14 more
2020Trials16 citations Open access
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Mental Health Problems Across the HIV Care Continuum for Adolescents Living with HIV in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Scoping Review
Ohemaa B. Poku, N. West, Evan L. Eschliman, Derek T. Ii Dangerfield +3 more
2023Aids and Behavior14 citations Open access
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Identifying ‘what matters most’ to men in Botswana to promote resistance to HIV-related stigma
Supriya Misra, Haitisha Mehta, Evan L. Eschliman, Shathani Rampa +10 more
2021Qualitative Health Research14 citations Open access
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“It’s Better If I Die Because Even in the Hospital, There is a Stigma, People Still Gossip”: Gossip as a Culturally Shaped Labeling Process and Its Implications for HIV-Related Stigma in Botswana
Ohemaa B. Poku, Evan L. Eschliman, Patlo Entaile, Shathani Rampa +13 more
2023Aids and Behavior13 citations Open access
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Botswana’s HIV Response: Policies, Context and Future Directions
D. Ramogola-Masire, Ohemaa B. Poku, L. Mazhani, N. Ndwapi +6 more
2020Journal of Community Psychology11 citations Open access
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Integrating Adolescent Mental Health into HIV Prevention and Treatment Programs: Can Implementation Science Pave the Path Forward?
Judith Boshe, Veronica Brtek, Kristin M. Beima-Sofie, P. Braitstein +10 more
2022Aids and Behavior10 citations Open access
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Theory-Driven, Multi-Stage Process to Develop a Culturally-Informed Anti-Stigma Intervention for Pregnant Women Living with HIV in Botswana
Ohemaa B. Poku, Timothy D. Becker, Shathani Rampa, Supriya Misra +8 more
2022International Journal of MCH and AIDS9 citations Open access
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Measuring sexual violence stigma in humanitarian contexts: assessment of scale psychometric properties and validity with female sexual violence survivors from Somalia and Syria
S. Murray, M. Lasater, M. Guimond, Ohemaa B. Poku +6 more
2021Conflict and Health9 citations Open access
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Mental health: taking its place as an essential element of sustainable global development
Pamela Scorza, Ohemaa B. Poku, Kathleen M. Pike
2018BJPsych International9 citations Open access
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Youth perspectives of working with near peer youth lay counsellors: The Safe Haven Pilot
A. Garriott, G. Gulubane, Ohemaa B. Poku, Nicole Archibald +7 more
2023Journal of Community Psychology8 citations Open access
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The need for epidemiological research on eating disorders in Africa and the Caribbean
Briyanna Philip, Ohemaa B. Poku, Naa-Djama Attoh-Okine, Rachel Presskreischer
2023International Journal of Eating Disorders7 citations Open access
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Lessons learnt from daily oral PrEP delivery to inform national planning for PrEP ring introduction for women in low-income and middle-income countries: a qualitative inquiry of international stakeholders
Craig J. Heck, Anita Dam, Kibret Yohannes, Justine Deacon +11 more
2024BMJ Global Health6 citations Open access
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The impact of China-to-US immigration on structural and cultural determinants of HIV-related stigma: Implications for HIV care of Chinese immigrants
Timothy D. Becker, Ohemaa B. Poku, Xin-Lin Chen, Jeffrey Wong +6 more
2020Ethnicity and Health5 citations Open access
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A "What Matters Most" approach to investigating intersectional stigma toward HIV and cancer in Hanoi, Vietnam.
Evan L. Eschliman, Ho-Ang Dung, N. Khoshnam, V. Ye +13 more
2024Journal of the National Cancer Institute. Monographs4 citations Open access
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Prevalence and correlates of intimate partner violence victimization among urban adolescents and young adults living with perinatally-acquired HIV-infection or perinatal HIV-exposure
Naa-Djama Attoh-Okine, Thomas Corbeil, Ohemaa B. Poku, L. Kluisza +8 more
2024Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes4 citations Open access
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Implementation Determinants of Problem-Solving Therapy Delivered by Near-Peer Lay Counselors for Youth Living with HIV in Botswana: Lay Counsellor Perspectives
Charisse V. Ahmed, Amelia E. Van Pelt, Alison M Buttenheim, Ohemaa B. Poku +3 more
2024Global Implementation Research and Applications4 citations
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Identifying the Mental Health Effects of Cumulative Traumatic Exposure in HIV-Affected Youth: A Longitudinal Assessment
Corey A. Morrison, Thomas Corbeil, L. Kluisza, Ohemaa B. Poku +7 more
2023Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes4 citations
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Associations between social network characteristics and sexual minority disclosure concern among Black men who have sex with men living with and without HIV
Evan L Eschliman, Ohemaa B. Poku, Abigail K. Winiker, C. Latkin +1 more
2022Journal of Social Issues4 citations
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Optimizing generalized anxiety disorder screening in young adults perinatally affected by HIV: A psychometric analysis
Corey A. Morrison, C. Mellins, C. Synder, Eileen Shea +7 more
2024Journal of mood and anxiety disorders3 citations Open access
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Virtual Implementation of a Photovoice Project With Youth in Baltimore During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Ohemaa B. Poku, Bianca D. Smith, Abigail M Pollock, Breyanna Dabney +6 more
2023Health Promotion Practice3 citations Open access
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90. Addressing the Treatment Gap in Adolescent Mental Healthcare in Botswana Using the Safe Haven Intervention: A Pilot Study
S. Maclean, Ohemaa B. Poku, Evan L. Eschliman, Evelyn Estrada +6 more
2023Journal of Adolescent Health3 citations
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Piloting a Near-Peer Lay Counselor Based Problem Solving Therapy Intervention for Youth With and Without HIV in Botswana: An Adaptation of the Friendship Bench
M. Brooks, Sarah Maclean, Evan L. Eschliman, Ohemaa B. Poku +11 more
2026Journal of Adolescent Health2 citations Open access
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Baby Friendly Spaces+: a process evaluation of an integrative health approach for lactating women and their babies in Nguenyyiel refugee camp, Gambella, Ethiopia
M. Lasater, G. Woldeyes, K. L. Le Roch, Ohemaa B. Poku +5 more
2025Global Health Action2 citations
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Assessing the Validity of the Social Impact Scale Among a Longitudinal Cohort of Adolescents and Young Adults Living with Perinatally-Acquired HIV
Ohemaa B. Poku, Naa-Djama Attoh-Okine, Thomas Corbeil, Ying Chen +7 more
2024Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes2 citations
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Reflections on Qualitatively Investigating HIV and Mental Illness Stigma in Botswana With a Multicultural and Multinational Team
Ohemaa B. Poku, Timothy D. Becker, A. Ho-Foster, Shathani Rampa +9 more
20202 citations
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Analytic Methods to Investigate HIV-Related Digital Communication: A Scoping Review
Parisa Ayoubi, Bailey Holmes Spencer, Ohemaa B. Poku, P. Kreniske +2 more
2025Current HIV/AIDS Reports1 citations Open access
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COMBINE EBIs: A novel COllaborative Method for Building INterventions from Existing Evidence-Based Interventions
J. Knox, K. Portier, Christopher Magana, Maggie Denning +26 more
2025Annals of Epidemiology1 citations Open access
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“We did more than survive”: lessons learned from studies of risk and resilience of young people growing up with HIV and mental health needs
Ohemaa B. Poku, Afifa Ahmed, Lucy Liotta, L. Kluisza +3 more
2024AIDS Care1 citations Open access
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Multilevel experiences of carceral violence in Los Angeles, California: first-hand accounts from a racially diverse sample of transgender women
Abigail K. Winiker, Evan L Eschliman, Edwina P. Kisanga, Ohemaa B. Poku +3 more
2023Culture, Health and Sexuality1 citations Open access
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Toward Meaningful Cultural Adaptation Across Implementation Stages: Lessons Learned From a Culturally Based HIV Stigma Intervention in Gaborone, Botswana
Ohemaa B. Poku, Evan L. Eschliman, Rayna Y. Wang, Shathani Rampa +7 more
2022Global Health: Science and Practice Journal1 citations Open access
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Publisher Correction To: Disclosure of same-sex practices and experiences of healthcare stigma among cisgender men who have sex with men in five sub-Saharan African countries
John Mark Wiginton, S. Murray, Ohemaa B. Poku, J. Augustinavicius +13 more
2022BMC Public Health1 citations Open access
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The Mental Health of Adults Living with HIV in Sub-Saharan Africa: Interventions along the HIV Care Continuum - A Systematic Review.
Ohemaa B. Poku, María J. Larrea Almeida, Rachel Ling, Parisa Ayoubi +1 more
2026Aids and Behavior0 citations
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Exploring social and environmental mechanisms as predictors of mental health among young adults with perinatal HIV infection and exposure
Afifa Ahmed, Ohemaa B. Poku, L. Kluisza, Lynn Chen +5 more
2026AIDS Care0 citations
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Self-Disclosure of HIV Status and the Relationship to Mental Health Among Adolescents Living With HIV in Uganda: A Cross-Sectional Secondary Analysis of a Longitudinal Cohort.
Ohemaa B. Poku, Kirsten F. Siebach, María J. Larrea Almeida, S. Zalwango +2 more
2026Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care0 citations
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Place Security and Mental Health: Two Sides of the Same Coin Among Young Adults with Perinatally-Acquired HIV and Exposure in New York City
Ezer Kang, C. Mellins, Woojae Kim, C. Dolezal +8 more
2025Aids and Behavior0 citations
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A Qualitative Study of the Adaptation of a Facility-Level Training Using "What Matters Most" to Reduce Intersectional Stigma Toward Pregnant Women Living With HIV in Botswana.
MJ Brooks, Karen Choe, Evan L. Eschliman, Ohemaa B. Poku +8 more
2025Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care0 citations
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“People Who Get Me…Don’t Judge..Don’t Give Me Nasty Looks, Because i’m Here for a Reason”: Perspectives of Health Services from Youth in Botswana
Merrian J. Brooks, Parisa Ayoubi, Eleanor Lustig, K. Kealeboga +7 more
2025Journal of Adolescent Health0 citations
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HIV Virologic Suppression and Mental Well-being in Adolescents and Young Adults Living with HIV
B. Burmen, G. Kurtzman, A. Olashore, Leyla Baghirova-Busang +8 more
2025International Journal of MCH and AIDS0 citations Open access
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Correction
Ohemaa B. Poku, A. F. Ahmed, Lucy Liotta, L. Kluisza +5 more
2024AIDS Care0 citations Open access
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4.12 Youth Perspectives on Causes of Negative Mental Health and Facilitators of Positive Mental Health: Findings From Botswana
Eleanor Lustig, K. Kealeboga, Ohemaa B. Poku, G. Ajibola +2 more
2024Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry0 citations
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72. Youth Perspectives of Working with Near Peer Lay Counsellors: The Safe Haven Pilot
A. Garriott, G. Gulubane, Nicole Archibald, Ohemaa B. Poku +7 more
2023Journal of Adolescent Health0 citations
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49. Perceptions of Mental Health, Stigma, and HIV in Botswana: A Qualitative Analysis of Caregiver and Youth Dyads
Manya Balachander, Phenyo Morakanyane, Ohemaa B. Poku, Evan L. Eschliman +5 more
2023Journal of Adolescent Health0 citations Open access
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