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Dr. Dr. Seth Christopher Yaw Appiah

Dr. Dr. Seth Christopher Yaw Appiah

My name is Dr Seth Christopher Yaw Appiah from Kumasi, Ghana. I am currently a Lecturer at the Department of Sociology and Social Work at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) in Kumasi, Ghana and a visiting lecturer at PAULESI-University of Ibadan Nigeria (PAULESI). I had training for my PhD in Medical Research International Health from the Ludwig-Maximilian Universität München (LMU) and Reproductive Health Sciences from the PAULESI, University of Ibadan, Nigeria. My research expertise comprises medical sociology-HIV and infectious diseases, gender, migration health, human rights and social protection and adolescent sexual reproductive health.

Contact
Hosting institute
  • Centre for Human Rights Erlangen-Nürnberg
Current affiliation
  • Department of Sociology and Social Work, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana
Memberships
Key expertise
  • Gender intersectionality
  • Migrant and Refugee Health
  • Displacement and Climate mobilities, and Human Trafficking
  • Health Ethics
  • Artificial Intelligence and Ethics
  • Social Protection
  • Human Right and Sexuality Law
  • Social Medicine
  • HIV and Adolescent Health
  • Population and Public Health
Regional expertise
  • Africa, West Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, Europe and South East Asia

Profile according to FFVT taxonomy

Scientific topics
  • Conflict Mediation
  • Economy Of Forced Migration
  • Education
  • Environment And Climate
  • Experience Of Violence, Trauma
  • Family
  • Gender
  • Health
  • Infrastructure Of Flight / Forced Migration
  • Integration And Social Participation
  • Migration Routes, Refugees’ Journeys
  • Refugee Camp
  • Work / Labour Market
Disciplines
  • Anthropology
  • Demography
  • Law
  • Medical And Health Sciences
  • Social Work
  • Other

Professional Career

Relevant publications

  • Adonoo, P., Appiah, S. C. Y.Diaspora Governance: The Instrumentality of Informal Religio-Politico Structures for Migrant Integration among Ghanaian Diaspora in Guangzhou, China. In Advances in Applied Sociology, 9(8), 357-369.2019.Scientific Research Publishing.
  • Appiah, S. C. Y., Ivanova, O., Hoelscher, M., Kroidl, I., Dapaah, J. M.Disclosure of HIV/AIDS status to infected children in Ghana-a north- south comparison of barriers and enablers. In Children and Youth Services Review, 122(105753).2021.
  • Obeng, M., Appiah, S. C. Y.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). In Journal on Social Sciences & Humanities 1(1), 37-49.2020.SAGE.
  • Yalley, A. A. , Abioye, D., Appiah, S. C. Y., Hoeffler, A.Abuse and humiliation in the delivery room: Prevalence and associated factors of obstetric violence in Ghana. In Frontiers in public health, 11(p.988961).2023.Frontiers Media S.A.
  • Sawicki, A. J., Żemojtel-Piotrowska, M. , Balcerowska, J. M. , Sawicka, M. J. , Piotrwoski, J., Sedikides, C., Appiah, S. C. Y., Ardi, R., Babakr, H. Z., Zand, S, et. al. , .The fear of COVID-19 scale: its structure and measurement invariance across 48 countries. In Psychological Assessment 34(3), 294–310.2022.American Psychological Association.