Midwives’ Perception of Quality Antenatal Care: A Study in Health Facilities in The New Juaben Municipal Area in The Eastern Region of Ghana
ABSTRACT Introduction: Maternal death is one of the greatest burdens in the world, especially in developing countries where 99 per cent of maternal deaths occur.In 2015, Ghana had a maternal mortality ratio of 319 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births. Some maternal deaths and pregnancy complications can be prevented by the utilization of antenatal care (ANC) services (WHO, 2018). Quality antenatal care improves birth outcomes and promotes the utilization of skilled attendance and hea...
Effects of Land Cover Change on Non-Timber Forest Products And Livelihoods of People in Birim Central Municipality
ABSTRACT It is known that forest degradation affects NTFPs thus dependants on such forest resources. To ascertain this claim, the study was designed to examine the effect of land cover change on selected non-timber forest products from different land use types in the moist semi-deciduous forest and their likely effects on livelihoods in the northern part of the Birim Central Municipality. Employing the cross-sectional approach, remote sensing/GIS, questionnaires and semi-str...
Liquidity Risk And Bank Profitability in Ghana
ABSTRACT The study examines the determinants of liquidity risk of Ghanaian banks and how it affects their profitability. Theory on the effects of liquidity risk on bank profitability is mixed; while some studies conclude that high liquidity risk increases bank profitability through high net interest margins, others indicate that it reduces profitability due to the high cost associated with securing funding at such times. With an unbalanced data set of 22 banks over a 10 year period span...
Impact of Foreign Direct Investment on Household Consumption Expenditure
ABSTRACT Many developing countries are striving to attract foreign direct investment into their country of which Ghana is no exception. They believe foreign direct investment inflows can boost domestic consumption expenditure and eventually aid in the alleviation of poverty in their respective countries. This key objective of this study is to investigates the impact of foreign direct invest (FDI) inflow on household consumption expenditure in Ghana, the research used secondary data from...
The Effect of Alachlor-ATRAZINE Mixture And Diuron on Weed Control, Growth And Yield And Their Residual Effect on Growth, Nodulation And Yield of Cowpea.
ABSTRACT Two field experiments were carried out from July 1993 to January 1994 at the University of Ghana farm, Legon. The first experiment investigated the effects of two preemergent herbicides alachlor-atrazine mixture and diuron at the manufacturers' recommended rates and at rates 50% above those recommended on weed control, growth and yield of maize variety 'Abeleehi'. The second experiment carried out on the same plots determined the residual effects of these herbicides on two va...
PREDICTING NUTRIENT DISTRIBUTION PATTERNS IN SOME COASTAL LAGOONS IN GHANA USING MIKE 3 MODEL
ABSTRACT The study assesses the levels of phosphate, nitrate and ammonia in water and sediments from the Mukwe, Sakumono II, Gao and Laloi lagoons situated within the central coast of Ghana alongside other physicochemical parameters (pH, Dissolved Oxygen, Total Dissolved Solids and Temperature). Data collected over a six-month period was used in calibrating and predicting nutrient concentrations in the Sakumono II and Gao lagoons using the MIKE 3 model. High pH measurements beyond USEPA...
Malaria in Children Under Five Years And Associated Factors in Artisanal Mining And Nonmining Districts in The Upper East Region, Ghana
ABSTRACT Background: Malaria remains a leading public health problem in about 97 nations worldwide. Throughout the world, about 214 million new malaria cases are reported every year and over three billion persons are at risk of malaria. Approximately 90% of all malaria deaths occur in Africa. Africa continues to shoulder the heaviest burden of malaria cases. Global demands for natural resources is fueling land use, saddled with unsatisfactory environmental burden in developing countries...
Assessment of Health Risks Associated With Handling Among Sanitation Workers at PRAMPRAM
ABSTRACT Introduction Waste is produced from households, municipal sources, commercial and industrial organizations as well as construction and demolition. Waste can also be produced uncontrollably through agriculture, mines and quarries activities. Waste management involves lot of activities including sweeping. Aim and Methods To assess some aspects of the health risks associated with waste handling, a crosssectional study was carried out at Prampram, a peri- urban community a distric...
Motivation And Job Performance Among Teachers in LA- NKWANTANANG MADINA Education Directorate
ABSTRACT Teachers in Ghana have expressed a lot of discontent about the absence of human resource development, poor working conditions, poor compensation and poor human relations in schools. This has caused high teacher turnover tied with poor grades in Junior High Schools owing to a lack of dedication towards work. The work focused on the motivation of teachers on their job performance in the La- Nkwantanang Madina Education Directorate. The objective of the study was to find the effec...
Policy Interventions in Curbing Irregular Migration From North Africa into Europe: The Case of Egypt And Morocco
ABSTRACT Reducing irregular migration is a policy priority of most states in North Africa. In the last decade, North African countries have implemented a range of practical measures to prevent and reduce irregular migration to, through and from the region to Europe. With various states taking different approaches to irregular migration dependent on their overall policies and peculiar experiences of irregular migration, this study aims to understand the policy interventions that the Egyp...
Assesssing The Explanatory Power of Book to Market Value of Equity Ratio (BTM)on Stock Returns on Ghana Stock Exchange(GSE)
ABSTRACT The objective of this research was to assess the explanatory power of Book-To-Market value of equity ratio (BTM) and firm size on portfolio returns in Ghana. This study also sought to compare the strength of BTM to size in explaining returns. The last objective was to measure the efficiency of Fama and French (1992) Three-Factor Model on the Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) over the period January 1997 to December 2009 and to compare the Three-Factor Model to the Capital Asset Pricin...
Assessment of Pregnant of Women's Awareness And Knowledge of Mercury Toxicity in Smoked Fish on Pregnancy Outcomes in Greater Accra Region
ABSTRACT Background: Fish is recognised as a rich source of quality protein and other essential nutrients including omega-3 fatty acids needed for good health. However, it may be contaminated with mercury above tolerable limits which may pose health risks to consumers especially pregnant women and the developing foetus. The aim of this study was to assess the knowledge level of pregnant women on mercury toxicity in fish on pregnancy outcomes and determine the concentration of mercury an...
The Health Belief Model in Social Marketing in Interventions on Hepatitis B Preventive Behavior in Ghana
ABSTRACT Despite the availability of Hepatitis B virus (HBV) preventive vaccine, HBV still remains a major health threat in Ghana as evidenced by data from the Ghana Health Service. Even though efforts have been made to reduce this health menace, the focus has been on awareness creation, need for policy, screening intentions and prevalence of the disease without considering the behavioural factors influencing the spread of the disease. This study sought to examine how the Health Belief ...
Characterization of Lactic Acid Bacteria Isolated From The Gut of Grasscutter (THRYONOMYS SWINDERIANUS) in The Coastal Savannah Zone Ghana
ABSTRACTThe intestinal microbiota is known to affect their host either beneficially or harmfully. Efforts have, therefore, been put into identifying and studying the microbial community in the gastrointestinal tract of livestock. Grasscutter is a promising micro livestock species with a short history of domestication, whose intestinal microflora is yet to be explored. Among the intestinal microflora, lactic acid bacteria confer probiotic benefits and are thus of special interest. This s...
Socioeconomic Analysis of Improper Solid Waste Disposal in Ghana
ABSTRACT The alarming rate of waste generation in Ghana, coupled with the adoption of improper solid waste disposal methods by most Ghanaians has necessitated several interventions of which the polluter pays principle is key. However, its implementation has not yielded the desired results yet, since the exploration of the main factors underlying the use of improper solid waste disposal (SWD) methods as well as the decision to pay for SWD has not been exhaustive. This thesis therefore se...
