Abstract Peace and security are sine qua non for development; and they are intrinsically linked to demographic change. People are likely to move out en masses where there is extremely low personal security, real or perceived. Even in non-conflict societies, personal security is especially compromised through crime, persecution, domestic violence and public disorder. Perceptions of personal security determine people’s participation in social, economic and political activities, and have an im...
ABSTRACT The study examined access to and utilization of health care facilities in the Ajumako-Enyan-Essiam and Upper Denkyira districts of the Central Region. Multi-stage sampling procedure was adopted to select the two districts capitals and 15 other settlements in the two districts. In all 17 settlements, seven from Upper Denkyira and 10 from Ajumako-Enyan-Essiam were selected. Four hundred and twenty respondents from UDD and 380 from AEED were included in the study. Questionnaire consisti...
ABSTRACT The study on Adolescent Sexuality, Contraceptive Use and Reproductive Health was undertaken as part of the ongoing effort at understanding some o f the problems that confront adolescents in Ghana, With a general objective o f examining the magnitude of reproductive health-related problems pertaining to adolescent sexuality and contraceptive use, the study used a sample of 1,828 female adolescents aged 12-24 years (1,503 from Cape Coast and 325 from Mankrong) in the Central Region of ...
ABSTRACT The literature has shown that fertility desires are an important indicator that can help us understand and predict the future course of fertility; however, little work has been done on its relationship to ethnicity among women in Ghana using recent nationally representative data. Therefore, this study investigates the relationship between ethnicity and fertility desires among two groups of parous women in Ghana. It critically examines the fertility desires (the desire for an addition...
ABSTRACT Despite the widespread advocacy for exclusive breastfeeding, and associated health, social and economic benefits, there is a low prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding in both developed and developing countries. Whilst several studies have been conducted on exclusive breastfeeding, few of such studies have linked birth weight and birth size independently with exclusive breastfeeding. Given that there is limited data on birth weight, birth size is often used as a proxy for birth weight...
ABSTRACT The study aimed to examine the association between social support and perceived vulnerability to flooding in two flood prone communities in the Accra Metropolitan Assembly. Jamestown which is made up largely of Ga indigenes and Agbogbloshie an ethnically heterogeneous community were selected. Purposive and random sampling techniques were employed during the study. Purposive sampling was used in selecting respondents who have had some flooding experience. Random sampling on the other ...
ABSTRACT Remarkable increase in life expectancy in Ghana has resulted in a major health threat where there is a major shift from infectious and parasitic diseases to chronic non- communicable diseases that mostly affect older people and posing a great danger on global health. Modifiable lifestyles are major determinants of adult chronic diseases, morbidity and mortality. With a rapid increase in the prevalence of non-communicable diseases in most developing countries as a result of ageing and...
ABSTRACT Unequal distribution of socio-economic resources predisposes adolescents to the consequences of risky sexual behaviours. This study aimed to identify the extent to which two socio-economic factors wealth quintile and educational level influence risky sexual behaviour among adolescents’ aged between 15 and 19 in Ghana. Data from the 2008 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey (GDHS) were analysed. A total sample of 902 unmarried adolescent males and 929 unmarried adolescent females wer...
ABSTRACT Employment promotes economic growth and development in a country. It plays a key role in the eradication of poverty among citizens in a country. This thesis is a quantitative study research which uses the Ghana Living Standard Survey round seven (GLSS, 2016/2017) to study sex differences in employment status and sector in Ghana. The sample size for this study was 22,378 representing both the employed and the unemployed and a sub-sample of 19,054 employed were selected out of those wh...
ABSTRACT In Ghana, child nutrition and health are major public health and developmental challenges. In this study, interpretivist and positivist paradigms were applied to assess breastfeeding practices and risk of childhood morbidity. The GDHS 2014 data and in-depth interviews with mothers were used. Multivariate, geospatial, and inductive analyses were employed to manage the data. The study extracted 2202 respondents and engaged 20 participants. The multivariate logistic regression analyses...
ABSTRACT Pregnancy is a pre-condition to reproduction and childbearing. However, the life-threatening risks associated with pregnancy and childbirth have turned the whole process into one full of anxiety and fear as some women never make it alive. Upon several efforts by governments and international organizations, it is sad to still see families losing their loved ones during pregnancy or childbirth especially in our part of the world. Numerous studies tend to focus on the provision and util...
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...
ABSTRACT Meeting the unmet need for family planning is on the agenda of the international community as well as national governments because of its importance in reducing the incidences of unwanted pregnancy, unsafe abortion and associated maternal mortality. The study was a descriptive cross-sectional survey aimed at investigating the determinants of unmet need for family planning among young women (15-24 years) in Ghana. Utilising secondary data from the 2014 Ghana Demographic and Health Su...
ABSTRACT The current recognition of the importance of subjective measures as a predictor of health has resulted in continued strides to refine and develop subjective measures. Subjective measures of health have become particularly important in gerontological studies given the advent of population ageing in most regions of the world. In sub-Saharan Africa, it has been documented that place of residence may influence the health status of elderly persons. This study sought to examine the relatio...
ABSTRACT This study explored the management of chronic non-communicable diseases (CNCDs) at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) and Korle Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH) in Ghana, using phenomenology as the study design. Using purposive and accidental sampling procedures, I interviewed 82 patients receiving care for CNCDs as well as 30 health professionals managing their conditions, using in-depth interview guides. Data collected were analysed using reflexive thematic analysis. The study r...