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PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH OUTCOMES OF CAREGIVING IN ACCRA

ABSTRACT One of society‟s great resources for provision of care is its numerous family members who provide care to ill or disabled relatives. However, family caregivers perform these essential services for society and their relatives at considerable cost to themselves. Caregiving resulting in a decline in physical and emotional health, increased depressive symptoms, and a decreased sense of well-being. The main objective of this study was to examine the relationship between caregiving and p...

DIFFERENT FORM OF SUBSTANCES MISUSED BY MUSLIM YOUTH IN SOKOTO METROPOLIS

TABLE OF CONTENTS Cover page. . . . . . . . i Title page. . . . . . . . . ii Approval page. . . . . . . . iii Dedication. . . . . . . . iv Acknowledgement . . . . . . v Table of contents . . . . . . . vii CHAPTER ONE: GENERAL INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the study . . . . 1 1.2 Scope of the study . . . . . 3 1.3 Significance of the study . . . . 3 1.4 Statement of the research problems . . . 4 1.5 Aim and Objectives . . . . . 5 1.6 Methodology . . . . . . 6 1.7 Structure . . . . . . . 7 1....

THE AFRICAN UNION AND THE CHALLENGE OF BEING A STRONG, UNITED, RESILIENT AND INFLUENTIAL GLOBAL PLAYER AND PARTNER (AGENDA 2063, ASPIRATION SEVEN).

ABSTRACT The African Union, since its formation, from the days of the Organization of African Unity to its current form, has taken several steps to ensure total continental unity. The AU, has initiated commendable programs such as the Lagos Plan of Action, the African Charter on Human and People’s Rights drafted in 1981; Priority Programme for Economic Recovery (APPER) in 1985, The Treaty Establishing the African Economic Community (EAC), known as the Abuja Treaty, in 1991; The Sirte Declar...

THE USE OF SPORTS AS A TOOL FOR DIPLOMACY: THE CASE OF GHANA SINCE INDEPENDENCE

ABSTRACT It is often argued that sports and politics should not be mixed. International sporting organizations share this view in some respects, and based on it, Ghana and other countries across the world have been banned on some occasions by organizations such as the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) on charges of state interference in the affairs of their national sporting associations. Several studies have, however, tra...

INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENT AND DOMESTIC INSTITUTIONS: A STUDY OF THE ARMS TRADE TREATY IN GHANA

ABSTRACT This dissertation examined the extent to which the architecture and programs of the Ghana National Commission of Small Arms and Light Weapons (GNCSALW) are aligned with the vision of the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT). Using qualitative method, the researcher gathered both secondary data and primary data from the target population which is made up of the staff of the GNCSALW; personnel of the Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA); a team of four international ATT experts fro...

ACCESSIBILITY AND UTILIZATION OF SCHOLARLY ELECTRONIC JOURNALS BY THE ACADEMIC STAFF OF GARDEN CITY UNIVERSITY COLLEGE, KUMASI AND CHRISTIAN SERVICE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE, KUMASI, GHANA

ABSTRACT Developments in the field of information technology have led to a great change in the collection development and service structure of libraries. In recent times, libraries, especially academic libraries, are not only seen with print and non-print resources but also with scholarly electronic journals. Scholarly electronic journals in reality have become one of the most used technological innovations in modern times and also the backbone of many academic institutions. The main focus of...

CRITICAL EXAMINATION OF THE HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE OF HOUSING POLICY IN NIGERIA VIS-A-VIS THE UN HABITAT GLOBAL HOUSING STRATEGY

Abstract The 3 basic needs of man are food, clothing and shelter. Among the 3, shelter whose scope has over the years increased to the term housing remains the most relevant on the global scale. Shelter refers only to the building while the concept of housing is inclusive of the quality of the environment in which such a shelter is located and the availability of necessary facilities and infrastructures that will make the shelter worth living in. The concept of housing therefore can tremendou...

ERRORS IN WRITTEN ESSAYS: A CASE STUDY OF FORM TWO STUDENTS OF ST. PAUL METHODIST JHS, TEMA

ABSTRACT English Language has emerged as an important means of communication enjoying the status of a second language as it is offered as a compulsory subject in Ghanaian schools from the upper primary to the SHS. This is a qualitative study aimed at finding the common errors form two students of Saint Paul Methodist JHS in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana commit in their essay writing. The study also sought to examine the causes of the errors and how they can be remedied to improve the teac...

INVESTIGATING THE DIFFICULTIES OF THE USE OF AUXILIARY VERB: A CASE OF THE PUPILS OF TENGEKORFE L/A JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL

ABSTRACT This research work investigated the challenges that the pupils at the Tengekorfe Basic 8 face in using auxiliary verbs. It looks at the factors that are responsible for the challenges and difficulties that pupils face in the use of the auxiliary verbs. The nature of the problem was scrutinized using error analysis which informed the suggested solutions and ways of improving upon the use of the auxiliary verbs. As such, qualitative research design was explored. 36 pupils were sampled ...

The Unchanging God in the Changing World: Myths and Possibilities of Inter-Faith Harmony and God's protection in the face of the current Pandemic

The considers the possibilities and otherwise of inter-faith harmony in the face of the Covid19 pandemic. It notes that man from the beginning of consciousness has been trapped by one challenges or the other, which his restless struggle gives birth to magic, religion and science. As societies progresses, magic and science remain bastard brothers of religion. This is because when magic and science failed, man turn to religion. It further notes that man's attempt to interrogate the existence of...

AN EXAMINATION OF GHANA BEYOND AID: PROSPECTS AND CHALLENGES

ABSTRACT Ghana has had a well-documented dalliance with many donor countries and multilateral donor agencies since the 1960s. However, in his Independence Day speech in March 2017, the President, Nana Addo-Dankwa Akufo-Addo signaled his intent to pursue the vision of a Ghana that is not dependent on aid. This led to the commissioning of the Ghana Beyond Aid Committee to draw up the roadmap for achieving this objective. The main objective of this study therefore is to examine the government’...

ETUDE COMPAREE DU HEROS DANS LE ROUGE ET LE NOIR DE STENDHAL ET UNE VIE DE BOY DE FERDINAND OYONO

ABSTRACT We set out, in this thesis, to study the representation of the hero in Le Rouge et Le Noir and Une Vie de Boy. Our objective was to establish that in portraying the hero in Le Rouge et Le Noir and Une Vie de Boy, Stendhal and Ferdinand Oyono adopt similar approaches. We did do because we considered it a novelty to compare two writers belonging two different literary periods and two different types of literature: French and Francophone African. In order to achieve this, we proceeded a...

ANALYSIS OF JUDGEMENT OF SHARI’AH COURTS IN MAIYAMA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF KEBBI STATE

TABLE OF CONTENTS Title page………………………………………………………… i Approval page …………………………………………………. ii Dedication…………………………………………………………iii Acknowledgement………………………………………….…… iv Table of cases …………… …………………………………….. v Table of content …………………………………………………vi CHAPTER ONE: I...

AN INVESTIGATION ON THE LEVEL OF PHONOLOGICAL INTERFERENCE IN THE SPEECH OF HAUSA-ENGLISH BILINGUAL: A CASE STUDY OF USMANU DANFODIYO UNIVERSITY SOKOTO

ABSTRACT This study has set to find out "an investigation on the level of phonological interference in the speech of Hausa-English bilingual: A case study of Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto". It was to find out the features that distinguish Hausa accent from the Received Pronunciation. The Recorded speech of ten selected native speakers of Hausa was used. Students who were native speakers of Hausa were sampled. Phonological approach was used using snowball sampling technique. It was ...

AN INDEPTH STUDY OF LEXICAL BORROWING FROM ENGLISH TO HAUSA

TABLE OF CONTENTS Title Page - - - - - - - - i Approval Page - - - - - - - - ii Dedication - - - - - - - - iii Acknowledgements - - - - - - - iv Table of Contents - - - - - - - vi CHAPTER ONE 1.0 Introduction - - - - - - - 1 1.1 background of the study - - - - - - 2 1.2 Objectives of the Study - - - - - - 3 1.3 Significance of the Study - - - - - - 3 1.4 Definition of Terms - - - - - - 4 1.5 Purpose of the Study - - - - - - 5 CHAPTER TWO 2.0 Introduction - - - - - - - 6 2.1 Concepts of Borr...


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