[HTML][HTML] Government policy and agricultural production: a scoping review to inform research and policy on healthy agricultural commodities

R Lencucha, NE Pal, A Appau, AM Thow… - Globalization and …, 2020 - Springer
Unhealthy foods and tobacco remain the leading causes of non-communicable disease
(NCDs). These are key agricultural commodities for many countries, and NCD prevention …

[HTML][HTML] Why do farmers grow tobacco? A qualitative exploration of farmers perspectives in Indonesia and Philippines

A Appau, J Drope, F Witoelar, JJ Chavez… - International Journal of …, 2019 - mdpi.com
Tobacco supply remains a pressing challenge to tobacco control. Tobacco remains a
dominant cash crop in many low-and middle-income countries, despite the evidence …

Costs, revenues and profits: an economic analysis of smallholder tobacco farmer livelihoods in Malawi

D Makoka, J Drope, A Appau, R Labonte… - Tobacco …, 2017 - tobaccocontrol.bmj.com
Background The preservation of the economic livelihood of tobacco farmers is a common
argument used to oppose tobacco control measures. However, little empirical evidence …

Explaining why farmers grow tobacco: evidence from Malawi, Kenya, and Zambia

A Appau, J Drope, F Goma, P Magati… - Nicotine and …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Introduction Tobacco production continues to increase in low-and middle-income countries
creating complications for tobacco control efforts. There is the need to understand and …

What is QOL in children and adolescents with physical disabilities? A thematic synthesis of pediatric QOL literature

N Ow, A Appau, M Matout, NE Mayo - Quality of Life Research, 2021 - Springer
Purpose Many neuromotor conditions affect children from a young age through to adulthood,
impacting their quality of life (QOL). For QOL to be accurately measured in these children …

Costs, contracts and the narrative of prosperity: an economic analysis of smallholder tobacco farming livelihoods in Kenya

P Magati, R Lencucha, Q Li, J Drope… - Tobacco …, 2019 - tobaccocontrol.bmj.com
Background The tobacco industry has used the alleged negative impacts on economic
livelihoods for tobacco farmers as a narrative to oppose tobacco control measures in …

Shifting from tobacco growing to alternatives in Malawi? A qualitative analysis of policy and perspectives

R Lencucha, T Moyo, R Labonte, J Drope… - Health Policy and …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Tobacco is the primary export commodity in Malawi and an important contributor to foreign
earnings. The entrenchment of tobacco interests within government has partly explained …

[HTML][HTML] Disentangling regional trade agreements, trade flows and tobacco affordability in sub-Saharan Africa

A Appau, J Drope, R Labonté, M Stoklosa… - Globalization and …, 2017 - Springer
Background In principle, trade and investment agreements are meant to boost economic
growth. However, the removal of trade barriers and the provision of investment incentives to …

Analysing sub-Saharan Africa trade patterns in the presence of regional trade agreements-the case of COMESA, SADC, ECCAS and ECOWAS

AB Darku, AB Appau - African Finance Journal, 2015 - journals.co.za
This paper uses data on the four largest Regional Trade Agreements (RTAs) insub-Saharan
Africa to argue that the dynamic form of the gravity equation is the appropriate model to …

Further validation of the Preference-Based Stroke Index three months after stroke

A Appau, R Lencucha, L Finch… - Clinical …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective: To estimate the construct validity of the Preference-Based Stroke Index and its
value added over a generic measure, the EuroQol-5D-3L at three months after stroke …