Kufre Okop
Postdoctoral Research Fellow: UKRI GCRF Accelerating Achievement for Africa’s Adolescents (Adolescent Accelerators Research Hub)
Kufre is a public health researcher and monitoring and evaluation specialist with over 16 years-work experience in collaborative research, project planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation.Kufre completed his Ph.D. at the University of Western Cape.
Office: Room 4.28 Centre for Social Science Research, Leslie Social Science Building,
University of Cape Town
Latest publications
Odunitan-Wayas, F. A., Hamann, N., Okop, K.J., Sinyanya, N. A., et al. 2020. A citizen science approach to determine perceived barriers and promoters of physical activity in a low-income South African community. Global Public Health. 0,1–14. DOI:10.1080/17441692.2020.1712449.
Okop, K. J., Ndayi, K., Tsolekile, L., Sanders, D., Puoane, T. 2019. Low intake of commonly available fruits and vegetables in socio-economically disadvantaged communities of South Africa: Influence of affordability and sugary drinks intake. BMC Public Health. 19(1), 940.
Okop, K. J., Puoane, T., Levitt, N., S. 2019. Weight underestimation and body size dissatisfaction among black African adults with obesity: Implications for health promotion. African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine. 11(1), a2022.