ABSTRACT Mental illness has been a burden to many nations including Ghana, and has contributed greatly to disability worldwide. Many factors determine mental illness in people and it is important to know the knowledge and perception people hold about mental illness. This is because, knowledge of mental illness may lead to better outcomes for those with mental disorders, either by facilitating early help-seeking or by helping other people to identify early signs of mental disorders and seek ...
ABSTRACT Gender mainstreaming in rural water and sanitation services delivery has been found to be one of the ways to ensure sustainable services. Despite its advantages, the challenges of effective gender mainstreaming into rural water and sanitation still remain. The main objective of the study was therefore to examine the challenges and propose practical strategies for enhancing gender mainstreaming. The study combined different methodologies including a review of relevant literature and e...
ABSTRACT Over the years, solid waste disposal in Ghana has become a major challenge to Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs). As a result of urbanisation and increasing densities, Metropolitan Assemblies finds it difficult to deal with the large quantities of solid waste generated in their area of jurisdiction. This study investigated the nature of the urban solid waste situation in Cape Coast Metropolis, and the causes of the problem from the perspective of key stakeholders...
ABSTRACT In Ghana, civil societies have played important role in national development in an unco-ordinated manner. The aim of this study was to examine the contribution of United Civil Society Organisation of Nzema East District (UCSOND) to local governance in Nzemaland. The research assessed the activities of UCSOND at the grassroots, for example how its capacity enables it to play its role. The challenges facing the union were also examined. Case study approach was used to assess UCSOND’s...
ABSTRACT Ghana’s decentralisation policy has the agenda of socio-economic transformation which stimulate democracy, political equity and people's active participation at the local level. Local level development planning plays an important part in the decentralisation process. This study set out to examine the prospects and challenges of citizen participation in development planning in the Ga West Municipality. The study was based on both primary and secondary sources of data. Primary data w...
ABSTRACT The cross-sectional survey investigated the implications of health challenges of the aged on household‟s wellbeing in the Adentan Municipality. It specifically sought to ascertain the effect of health challenges of the aged on their households ‟finances, household‟s social life and on the health of caregivers. A sample of 80 caregivers and the aged family members they care for were selected from Adentan and Amrahia to constitute the sample for the study. The analysis took a des...
ABSTRACT Arguably, oil defines the social, economic and political dynamics of countries endowed with it. Against this background, the study sought to examine the factors driving the job expectations of the youth in the Western Region in the emerging oil industry. The study combined both qualitative and quantitative approaches using questionnaire survey, key informant interviews and focus group discussion tools to understand the determinants and/or factors of employment expectations of the you...
ABSTRACT This is an institutional and a comparative case study involving the Ghana Standards Authority (GSA) and the Pharmacy Council (PC) on consumer protection as a public safety measure in Ghana. Purposive sampling method was used in data gathering from 2 management representatives of GSA and PC, thirty (30) of the general workers of PC, fifty (50) of the general workers GSA and one hundred and twenty (120) consumers selected from the Accra City Campus of the University of Ghana, Ghana Ato...
ABSTRACT Cybercrime, an offence that is committed against individuals through the internet, has bedevilled the global online industry as well as the reputation of countries. All efforts to combat it has proven futile. The need to investigate it thoroughly and bring about ways of combating it and policing the online space necessitated the study to be conducted. This study investigated the causes, modus operandi, and the state of intelligence of the menace. Methodologically, the study used mixe...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to examine the social support mechanisms(SSM) adopted by Royalhouse Chapel International (RCI) and Prison Ministry of Ghana (PMG) and how these interventions have facilitated ex-prisoners reintegration in Accra. The study was conducted on the premise that ex-prisoners were faced with myriad of challenges after their release that make it difficult to adjust to life and fit back into society. Some of these challenges were as a result of ineffective pre-rel...
ABSTRACT Globally, children are engaged in a wide-range of activities both in the informal and the formal sectors. Child labour has been defined by the ILO as “work that impairs children’s well-being or hinders their education, development and future livelihoods”. In addition, several theories and models strive to redefine and draw the pattern clear about child labour. The main objective of the study is an assessment of the meanings and practices of child labour in Old Fadama, in Ac...
ABSTRACT The research was birthed out of a critical observation of the high incidence of non-maintenance of children whose parents are separated. It was imperative that a research be conducted to identify the challenges associated with the implementation of child maintenance provisions so that such findings may be used by policy actors to initiate the needed interventions as a proper implementation process will subsequently lead to the curbing of this issue. It was also imperative that this r...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to investigate solid waste management in theAdenta Flat Community in the Adentan Municipality. Specific objectives of the research were to:(i)describe the state of solid waste disposal in the Adenta Flat Community.(ii)examine the attitudes of the residents of Adenta Flat Community towards solid waste disposal (iii)identify the causes of poor solid waste disposal in Adenta Flat Community and(iv)examine the effects of poor solid waste management ...