ABSTRACT In this era of online communication and the proliferation of social media, traditional messaging and calling by using mobile phones have transformed into different practices. This has changed the lifestyles and communication strategies of many today including market women and introduced new and innovative use of the mobile phone aside from the traditional use of making and receiving calls. Mobile phone usage and the use of social media has become a popular trend among a large populat...
ABSTRACT This study explores the various roles that Ananse play in Ghanaian Drama and how this folkloric character has evolved and transformed with time. The study also seeks to determine if Ananse as a folkloric character is justifiably a villain as society has most often dubbed him, or if he has other redeeming qualities which equally need to be highlighted. This thesis therefore seeks to answer the question of who Ananse really is as a folkloric character as well as what motivates his acti...
ABSTRACT Since the liberalisation of the airwaves in Ghana in the 1990s, most of the news was broadcast in English language. Currently, local language radio has gained popularity among Ghanaian audiences and has become the most preferred source of news and information. However, there have been several complaints that local language news is a deviation from the norm and is different from English language news. This study explored the similarities and differences in the news routines of the new...
ABSTRACT This study sought to examine the use of mobile phone by Kayayei in Madina market. The study used the Uses and Gratifications theory as the framework within which the research was situated. The study was done qualitatively using the focus group discussions to gather data. Twenty one Kayayei in the Madina market were used for the study. The Kayayei were divided into three groups based on their characteristics. The first group comprised eight Kayayei who were semi educated, earned betwe...
ABSTRACT This study was designed to find out how antenatal health information is disseminated at the Tema Polyclinic. The study used mixed methods to collect data. Purposive sampling was also used to select three staff of Tema Polyclinic for in-depth interviews. One hundred and fifty questionnaires were distributed purposively to pregnant women out of which 115 were completed and returned. The researcher also attended antenatal health education sessions for observation. The findings of the st...
ABSTRACT Domestic Violence (DV) is a serious issue that knows no geographical boundaries. It impacts men, women and girls across all societies with no distinction of culture, class, age, ethnicity, socio-economic or religious affiliations. The ‘Declaration on the Elimination of all forms of Violence against Women’ (DEVAW) was adopted in 1993 following the need to establish specific international instrument to tackle Gender Based Violence (GBV). Since then, many countries have passed legis...
ABSTRACT Despite concerted effort at improving the extension delivery in Ghana, the performance of the Front Line Staff of the Ministry of Food and Agriculture’s Extension Services has been lower than expected. It is expected that among others, appropriate training will enhance their performance. However it is not clear what the nature and content of such training should be. The study therefore was to find out whether the content of training provided to the extension workers affected their ...
ABSTRACT Many Charismatic leaders, Dag Heward Mills, Enoch Aminu, Duncan-Williams amongst others, preach that suffering in all forms — sickness, death, poverty — is not the will of God in the life of believers. However, suffering is a reality that should be honestly addressed. Moreover, the New Testament stresses that the Christian journey and suffering are not mutually exclusive: Jesus Christ himself indicated cross bearing as an unavoidable experience in the life of disciples. Against t...
ABSTRACT This study explored the perspectives of farmers in the Shai Osu-Doku district about social security pensions in the Informal Sector. On the whole Small Holder Farmers are known to be low irregular income earners who despite their entire years of contributing to GDP, employment and the food basket in Ghana lope into abject poverty at old age. Social security pensions become a necessary tool for securing the minimal meaningful livelihood of farmers at old age. The study purposed to asc...
ABSTRACT This study sets out to examine the migration intentions of university of Ghana students with respect to the USA Diversity Visa Lottery Program (DVLP). The study investigates the determining factors of migration intentions of students, drawing on their intention to participate in the DVLP. The study employed a methodological triangulation in data collection: a survey of 125 respondents and 7 in-depth interviews (5 students and 2 former University of Ghana students, resident in the USA...
ABSTRACT Biographical works are essential ingredients in historical writing and interpretation. They essentially interrogate how a person’s life reflects the larger process during the person’s lifetime. Biographies of many prominent Ghanaians such as Kwame Nkrumah, K.A. Busia, J.B. Danquah, Kwegyir Aggrey, among others have been given tremendous attention in academic circles in Ghana. Various aspects of the lives of these people who played significant roles in the country’s history and ...
ABSTRACT One hundred and thirty-two healthy Ghanaian volunteers were randomly selected and the activation of the anti malarial drug proguanil (PG) to the active metabolite cycloguanil (CG) was evaluated in them. These volunteers were made up of 16.7% females and 83.3% males. The volunteers were phenotyped either as extensive metabolisers (EMs) or poor metabolisers (PMs) by measuring the proguanil/cycloguanil ratio in their urine following a single dose of the pro-drug. One hundred and twenty-...
ABSTRACT The subject of this research is ‗An Exegetical and Theological study of the Institution of the Lord‘s Supper: Luke 22:7-23‘. With a background of meals from the socio-cultural and religious perspectives, the dissertation talks about the social and religious significance of meals in both ancient and modern cultures. As one of the important institutions of Jesus before his demise, the Supper is affirmed to have been taken after the Jewish Passover meal. The thesis first investiga...
ABSTRACT This thesis explores the perception and adaptation strategies undertaken among smallholder farmers in agro-ecological zones in rural Ghana. It applies a quantitative analysis of data on 529 farmers in four agro-ecological zones to assess the difference in perception of climate change and the influence on their adaptation strategies. Data for the study was obtained from the 2016 Climate Change, Women in Agriculture and Food Security survey collected by Regional Institute for Populati...
ABSTRACT The tension in the city of Accra concerning the desired modernization of the city space and the existence of the perceived outmoded activity of street hawking is replicated in many cities in developing countries. By encroaching public spaces not authorized for trading, street hawkers offer various products for sale in order to eke out a living. By this act, the activity of street hawking finds itself at the wrong side of the laws governing city-space. In response, several attempts ha...