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Sanni Yaya
PeerJ Author
640 Points

Contributions by role

Author 605
Preprint Author 35

Contributions by subject area

Epidemiology
Geriatrics
Global Health
Psychiatry and Psychology
Public Health
Nutrition
Women's Health
Hematology

Sanni Yaya

PeerJ Author

Summary

Sanni Yaya is an Associate Professor of Economics and Global Health at the School of International Development and Global Studies where he teaches courses on International Development Issues, International Development Programming and International Project Management. He is the Editor of the Innovation Journal, and currently leads a series on Society and Health at the University of Ottawa Press. Professor Yaya was a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Yale University, and a Senior Visiting Scholar at New York University (NYU). He has experience in the design and implementation of randomized controlled trials and observational epidemiologic studies of maternal and child health, infectious diseases and chronic diseases. Dr Yaya has published 18 books and numerous book chapters and technical reports. His research articles have appeared in leading peer-reviewed journals, including The Lancet, Health Policy and The International Journal of Medicine (Oxford University Press). As well, Professor Yaya has been a senior advisor to several health intervention programs and international developments projects funded by WHO, UNICEF, UNDP, The World Bank, private foundations, and many governments.

Evidence Based Medicine Global Health HIV Nursing Nutrition Public Health Science Policy Statistics Women's Health

Past or current institution affiliations

University of Ottawa / Université d’Ottawa

Work details

Associate Professor

University of Ottawa
May 2006

PeerJ Contributions

  • Articles 5
  • Preprints 1
June 12, 2019
Engagement in physical activity, suicidal thoughts and suicide attempts among older people in five developing countries
Bishwajit Ghose, Ruoxi Wang, Shangfeng Tang, Sanni Yaya
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.7108 PubMed 31223536
November 15, 2018
Intake of supplementary food during pregnancy and lactation and its association with child nutrition in Timor Leste
Sanni Yaya, Ruoxi Wang, Shangfeng Tang, Bishwajit Ghose
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5935 PubMed 30479899
October 9, 2018
Alcohol consumption and sleep deprivation among Ghanaian adults: Ghana Demographic and Health Survey
Sanni Yaya, Ruoxi Wang, Tang Shangfeng, Bishwajit Ghose
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5750 PubMed 30324025
February 21, 2018
Fruit and vegetable consumption and anemia among adult non-pregnant women: Ghana Demographic and Health Survey
Bishwajit Ghose, Sanni Yaya
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4414 PubMed 29492346
May 5, 2016
Association between food insecurity and anemia among women of reproductive age
Bishwajit Ghose, Shangfeng Tang, Sanni Yaya, Zhanchun Feng
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1945 PubMed 27168968
April 7, 2015 - Version: 1
The association between sleep duration and obesity amongst Canadians aged 12 and over
Maha Temkit, Sanni Yaya
https://doi.org/10.7287/peerj.preprints.962v1