ABSTRACT Reduction in neonatal mortality has been steadily slow in most African countries including Ghana and remains a public health concern. ―Asram‖, a locally known neonatal disease among the Akan speaking communities in Ghana has been identified as a major cause of neonatal mortality. Generally, this thesis sought to explore the knowledge, beliefs, and perceptions of ‗asram‘ and how it is managed among families in Adamorobe in the Akwapim South District of the Eastern Region of Gh...
ABSTRACT Rewarding workers for their effort within a given period becomes a motivation that spurs them on to work harder. Motivation for work is both intrinsic and extrinsic, but with time, individual workers become more drawn towards one of the forms of motivation. This study focuses on examining the relationship between employee involvement in decision making and their levels of motivation. Participation or involvement in decision making constitutes an intrinsic form of motivation while mon...
ABSTRACT Maternal health remains a major issue in Ghana. Policies and programmes to address this phenomenon have been varied. The current policy by the Ministry of Health calls for skilled birth attendance for all and barring traditional birth attendants (TBAs) from conducting deliveries especially in communities with health facilities. No comprehensive studies have assessed the likely impact and response to the new maternal health policy in Ghana. The aim of this thesis therefore is to ...
ABSTRACT Traditional forms of leadership are many and varied. One of the variants is chieftaincy, which is considered the oldest institution of traditional leadership. It has also enjoyed the glory, powers and prestige among many continents around the world including Africa. In Postcolonial African countries such as Ghana, the institution of chieftaincy has continued to be a source of attraction to various individuals and groups. One of such groups is migrant communities. The resurgence and r...
ABSTRACT Malaria contributes substantially to maternal mortality in Nigeria, especially in Ibadan, which is a holo-endemic area. Despite the introduction of the Roll Back Malaria (RBM) programme, evidence shows that the incidences of maternal mortality due to malaria persist. Most studies on malaria have focused on preventive behaviour related to environmental and hygiene practices; however little attention has paid to how social factors influence adequate treatment procedure, case managemen...
ABSTRACT Decent Work (DW) is productive work in which workers‟ rights, adequate income and social protection are guaranteed. However, competition and diversity in labour market affects DW. Previous studies concentrated on decent work deficits, but few focused on the effects of work reorganisation on DW. This study, therefore, investigated the influence of work reorganisation on decent work in the Food and Beverage industry in Lagos State, Nigeria. Neo-liberal and Social Action theories pro...
ABSTRACT Pensioners in Nigeria face enormous challenges accessing their retirement benefits in the noncontributory pension scheme, which has negatively impacted on their welfare. This necessitated the introduction of contributory pension scheme in 2004. Ebonyi State is one of the states that are still operating the non-contributory pension scheme in Nigeria despite the challenges. A lot of studies on non-contributory pension scheme focused on corruption associated with the management of the ...
ABSTRACT Infertility is a social and cultural problem that makes People Living with Infertility (PLWI) to seek solutions through different means. The 2007 - 2010 clinic records at General Hospital, Ijebu-Ode, a secondary health care facility that serves several communities in Ijebuland, have shown that the prevalence of infertility is on the increase. Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) is a major breakthrough or innovation for the treatment of infertility. In Nigeria, previous studies ha...
ABSTRACT Hardly a day passes without cases of robbery being reported in both the print and the electronic media. It is against this backdrop that the study: Fighting Robbery in Ghana: Rethinking the Policies and the Strategies was conducted to analyse the kind of policies and strategies that have informed robbery control in Ghana from 1993 to 2017. The study adopted the mixed method research design, using content analysis, interviews and survey methods. The study is predominantly qualitative ...
ABSTRACT Traditional Medicine (TM) has been practised in Ghana from time immemorial and many Ghanaians still patronise the services of traditional medical practitioners (TMPs). However, TM has not been integrated into the formal healthcare delivery system of the country. This might be partly due to attitudes and perceptions towards it. The aim of the study was to find out the attitudes and perceptions of Scientific Medical Practitioners (SMPs) towards TM in Ghana and then propose measures for...
ABSTRACT Street begging is a social problem in Nigeria. Although studies have been extensively conducted on street beggars in Nigeria, sufficient attention has not been devoted to transnational street begging as a distinct phenomenon. The continual influx of transnational street beggars into Nigeria makes the investigation into the dynamics and patterns of transnational street begging imperative. The study examined the socio-demographic profile of transnational street beggars in Lagos and Ib...
ABSTRACT The police profession has been identified as one of the most stressful occupations in the world. Using the ABCX model of stress and stress process model (SPM), the study sought to examine factors that influence occupational stress among Police Officers in the Cape Coast Metropolis. The study adopted a cross-sectional design using mixed method approach of research. Stratified random sampling technique was used to sample 194 Police Officers from five police stations whiles purposive sa...
ABSTRACT The study sought to explore factors influencing the low representation of women in management positions in University of Cape Coast and Central University College. An exploratory qualitative research design was employed to undertake the study. A survey questionnaire was completed through interviews with forty-eight workers in management positions in both universities. Among the respondents, the majority were males, married, aged 30 - 34 and held at least a post-graduate degree. Gener...
ABSTRACT This study sought to interrogate factors leading to the low patronage of improved sanitation facilities in peri-urban settings. The study’s main emphasis was on the Prampram community located in the Ningo-Prampram District of the Greater Accra Region in Ghana. A recent study by the Joint Monitoring Programme for water and sanitation (JMP) shows that, in Ghana, only 14% of the people have access to improved sanitation or decent toilet facilities. Ghana was graded 48th among 51 Afric...
ABSTRACT Concurrent tuberculosis and HIV treatment is a standard practice in co-infected patients. However, adherence to combined treatment is challenging because of multiplicity of drugs involved. Although studies exist on adherence to either HIV or tuberculosis treatment, negligible attention has been paid to adherence among patients on combined HIV and tuberculosis treatments. This study therefore examined the factors influencing treatment adherence among tuberculosis-infected HIV patient...