ABSTRACT Physical education, which is one of the subjects studied in our schools in Ghana, is a very important subject that helps individuals acquire fitness, knowledge and attitude that contribute to their optimal development and personality. Recently, focus has been on how the subject is taught in the various schools by the teachers. The context of physical education creates a unique totality for shaping the individuals as well as the nation, because, it seeks to develop the individual men...
ABSTRACT Adapted physical education is one of the major tools used in the curriculum of special schools. The concept of adapted physical education is a door that opens the opportunity for an individual to improve character, by making them confident and hopeful in all aspects of their lives i.e. mentally, emotionally, socially, spiritually, morally and physically. This study therefore, focused on instructional strategies in teaching physical education to the visually impaired at th...
ABSTRACT The study investigated the perceptions of Senior High School girls in the New Juaben Municipality on legalisation of abortion in Ghana. Four research questions were posited to guide the descriptive survey design. A combination of purposive, stratified and simple random sampling techniques were used to select the sample size of 455 girls from the schools in the municipality. A selfconstructed questionnaire was used to collect data. The data were analysed using descriptive statistics ...
ABSTRACT Cold chain management is the process of storing vaccines in a potent state from the manufacturer to the recipient. This study assessed the knowledge, attitude and practice of cold chain management among health practitioners in the Sekyere Central District of Ghana. The study used a mixed method approach. Eighty- six participants responded to a questionnaire. Twelve cold chain sites were observed and a key informant interview was conducted with 11 health practitioners to explore the c...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to find out the factors influencing community participation in Expanded Programme for Immunization (EPI) in Elmina sub-District of Ghana. In this survey data were collected from 15 purposively selected community health nurses and 279 conveniently chosen community members. Five research questions and two hypotheses guided the study. Two questionnaires; health worker questionnaire and community members, were utilized for data collection. The results indica...
ABSTRACT The research aims at finding out the opinion of health and medical personnel in the Volta Region about the factors that contributed to the decline in HIV and AIDS prevalence rate in the region from 2006 to 2008. Three research questions were asked to guide the review of related literature on the above mentioned research topic. Simple random sampling was used to select 10 hospitals in the region for the study. Simple random sampling technique was used to select 250 respondents, thus ...
ABSTRACT The study was carried out to investigate the factors affecting risk management in Senior High School in the Ga South District of the Greater Accra region. The study was carried out to investigate the factors affecting risk management in the teaching and learning of volley ball in Senior High Schools in the Ga South District of the Greater Accra Region. In using simple random sampling technique, the researcher considered gender as a factor. Therefore, the sample size has equal numbe...
ABSTRACT The dual purposes of this study were to find out the extent of energy drink usage and its perceived impact. The study used the survey design in the Ga South District of Greater Accra Region. A total of 584 students from Odorgonno Senior High School, Ngleshi Amanfro Senior High School and Christian Methodist Senior High School participated in the study. A researcher generated questionnaire (JED-Q) was used for the study. A cronbach alpha reliability of .73 was obtained. In general, th...
ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was to compare the level of knowledge, attitude and practice of breast self-examination among nurses in Effia Nkwanta Regional Hospital of the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis in the Western Region of Ghana. Five research questions were formulated to guide the study. The descriptive design was used to conduct the study. The accessible population consisted of 229 nurses working at the regional hospital in the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis where the sample population ...
ABSTRACT Waste management practices of urban and rural basic school students in the study area were compared. Generally the study focused on the types of refuse generated, refuse management practices, the re-use of refuse as a waste management practice, human faecal disposal practices, the use of environmental related clubs for health education and waste management as well as student-toiletratio in urban and rural basic schools in the study area. Simple random sampling procedure was used to s...
ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was to compare the motor skill-related physical fitness levels of the hearing-impaired and non hearing-impaired students of Volta School for the Deaf and St. Francis Junior High School in the Hohoe municipality. A cross-sectional design was used in conducting this study. This type of design utilizes different groups of people who differ in the variable of interest, but share other characteristics such as socio-economic status, educational background, and eth...
ABSTRACT Organisation and administration of sports at the Senior High School (SHS) level plays an important role in giving recognition to sports in Ghana. Sports in SHSs is however, bedevilled with infrastructural, personnel, funding, and motivation challenges which renders its organisation and administration a mirage. This study investigated the organisation and administration of sports in SHSs in the Central Region. The study employed the descripti...
ABSTRACT The study was designed purposively to investigate the challenges affecting attitudes towards information technology integration in Physical Education teaching among teachers of Senior High Schools in the Western Region of Ghana. Descriptive design was adopted in carrying out the research. Seventy-eight (78) Physical Education teachers were sampled using the census sampling technique. Secondary Physical Education Teacher‘s Attitudes and Information Technology Practices Inventory (...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to investigate the determinants of utilisation of skilled delivery service (SDS) by pregnant women at health facilities in the Central Region of Ghana. A descriptive cross-sectional design was used to conduct the study. A multi-stage sampling technique was used to sample 1100 pregnant women. Questionnaire was used to collect the data after pretesting was done and the collected data were analysed using frequencies,...