SUMMARY Bloodsmear microscopy is currently the gold standard and the principal test for confirmatory diagnosis of malaria. However, microscopy is labour-intensive and is limited by inadequate sensitivity and specificity. Apart from microscopy, rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs), which include the quantitative buffy coat test (QBC) and the immuno-chromatographic tests (ICTs) are alternative tests for confirmatory diagnosis of malaria. RDTs, particularly, ICTs are fast gaining momentum as altern...
ABSTRACT The research looked at the impact of the AMATROL Training Programme on teaching and Learning of Engineering in Polytechnics in Ghana (with Takoradi Polytechnic as a case study) since its introduction from 2012. The objectives were to examine the perception of students and lecturers towards the AMATROL Training Programme; to identify the challenges, associated with the use of the AMATROL Training Programme, to the students and the lecturers and to identify the benefits AMATROL Train...
ABSTRACT The study was on an approach to enhance welfare in Upper East Area of Ghana through Rural Electrification projects. The study used both the qualitative and quantitative designs. The research instruments used were questionnaires, and focus group discussion. The population for the study was 317 respondents of which 161 were residents from rural communities with electricity and 156 were residents from rural communities without electricity. Quantitative data analysis was performed usin...
ABSTRACT This study investigated the effects of scrap metal management on the environment and residents of theKassenaNankana Municipality in the Upper East Region of Ghana. Generation of solid waste and for that matter scrap metal is inevitable and hence the urgent need to adopt prudent and sound scrap metal management strategies to deal with the situation. The main aim of the study was to assess scrap metal management strategies and their effects on the environment and the people in the Kas...
ABSTRACT The construction industry plays an imperative role in boosting the economy and fostering infrastructural development in Ghana. Currently, there are several houses with leaking roofs, some are discoloured while some have totally lost their aesthetic value just few months after their construction. This study aimed at understand the decision making process in selection of roof covering material by home owners. One major challenge of this research work is finding relevant research pape...
ABSTRACT This research was designed to determine the comparative study of practical skills acquisition in electrical engineering training programme in Accra and Kumasi Polytechnics. The study population was made of 316 and 262 making a total of 578 students in the Department of Electrical/Electronic Engineering from the Accra and Kumasi institutions respectively. A samples size of 25% was randomly selected from the total populations of the two study institutions. A total number of 145�...
ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was to investigate into the asset integrity management system ofGhana’s oil industry. The study adopted descriptive research design for the study. Qualitative and quantitative research methods were used for the study. The researcher used questionnaire surveys and interviews to collect primary data. The populations for the study were personnel of Ghana Gas Company, Ghana National Petroleum Company and the Ministry of Energy and their supervisors in i...
ABSTRACT The main aim of any electric power supply system in the world is to provide uninterrupted power supply to all its consumers at all times. But in developing countries like Ghana, the electric power generated does not meet the demands of the growing number of consumers of electricity hence there is inadequate power supply which results from frequent power outages. This does not promote development in the public and private business sectors it has left many people without electricity. ...
ABSTRACT The development of micro-enterprises in rural off grid areas in Ghana is linked with the increase in access and use of solar PV electricity services, leading to changes in micro-enterprises, and changes in livelihood characteristics of entrepreneurs, employees and community members in areas where these enterprises located. The thesis was to evaluate the impact public of solar PV in micro-enterprises in off grid rural areas. Convinience sampling techniques was used for this study, 60...
ABSTRACT The study explored the prospects and challenges in the informal auto-mechanic sector focusing on auto-mechanics enterprises within the Kumasi Metropolis. Specifically, the study sought to examine the prospects of the auto-mechanic enterprises, examine the challenges facing auto-mechanic enterprises, and the preparedness of auto-mechanics to exploit the potential prospects to their advantage. By adopting the quantitative approach to research, the researcher administered a survey to ...
ABSTRACT The main purpose of the study was to assess liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) performance and maintenance of motor vehicles in Ghana with particular reference to Sunyani Municipality. This study adopted the case study design. The researcher used both qualitative and quantitative approaches because quantitative approach helped to gather information that could be easily analysed using statistical means whiles qualitative information can be easily evaluated using thematic analysis. The po...
ABSTRACT The rationale for this write up generally enlighten the students and especially the practical lecturers and instructors to have a broader perspective about ascertaining the competencies of students performance level of conventional lathe machine usage in the Polytechnics, the various competencies and strategies adopted in teaching the practical skills and to discover the reasons for the low performance of Higher National Diploma (HND) graduate in the industries on the use of convent...
ABSTRACT The main aim of this study was to explore the challenges in maintaining Government Vehicles in Senior High Schools. Basically, the research examined the maintenance culture of Government Vehicles in Senior High Schools in the Akim –Oda Municipal Assembly in the Eastern Region. A survey was conducted with a sample size of forty (40) mainly Headmasters, Assistant Headmasters and school drivers. The research design that was used in the study is a descriptive survey and document...
ABSTRACT It is an undeniable fact that the world is now being ruled by technology. Without IT, our lives in this modern world will be miserable. The purpose of the study was to find out the state of ICT infrastructure in our schools, what teachers believe are the barriers to computer technology use in their classroom instruction and what suggestions they had to offer in order to bridge the barriers. Descriptive survey design was used. Teachers in public JHS in the Keta municipality were used....
ABSTRACT Road traffic accident records indicate that Ashanti Region is the second highest in fatalities in the country and in the Region; the Kumasi–Dunkwa road records the highest road traffic accidents in all the trunk roads. This prompted the researcher to investigate the driver attitudes and the vehicle characteristics that account for this and to suggest appropriate remedial measures to curtail it. The study was necessary and important since road accidents are mostly blamed on road u...