ABSTRACT Financial institutions play a vital role to enhance the socio-economic development of any country. Despite being a key player in socio-economic development, large group of people is still isolated in accessing formal financial services. Saving and Credit Cooperative Societies (SACCOS) are type of Microfinance Financial Institutions (MFIs) that came to solve the problem of isolating many people in attaining financial services. Loan default is a big challenge that causes weak performan...
Abstract The current fertility rate(FR) reporting in developing and under developed countries of the globe has drawn the attention of national and demographic planners in seeking for solution to reduce the population growth and its attendant global consequences. It is in this light that this study seeks to determine some significant demographic characterization responsible for influencing fertility behavior and differentials. Using a random sample of 570 mothers both from a rural and urban e...
ABSTRACT The training, development and education of employees at all levels within organisations is now considered a vital component in maintaining competitiveness in the international arena. The objectives of the study were to describe the purposes of training and development programmes, determine the commitment of the bank and examine the effectiveness and challenges of training and development programmes. The study involved 120 junior, senior and management staff respondents from the Kuma...
ABSTRACT Background: The introduction of antiretroviral therapy by the global scientific community has been a breakthrough in the fight against Human Immuno-Deficiency Virus and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome. In Ghana, about 195 facilities were said to be rendering Anti-retroviral therapy as at 2015 ending with 119,600 people being put on Antiretroviral medicines. However, defaulting of antiretroviral therapy by patients on medication, remains a threat to this otherwise successful healt...
ABSTRACT Background: Over 50% of postpartum women have the risk of developing postpartum anaemia in the world. Postpartum anaemia contributes to maternal morbidity and mortality. In Tanzania, maternal anaemia contributes to 8.8% of all maternal deaths. The prevalence of postpartum anaemia is unknown in the country as little attention is given on it. This study aimed to assess the prevalence and risk factors of postpartum anaemia among postnatal women in Dodoma City, Tanzania. Method: A cross-...
Abstract/Overview In Kenya, value addition in Irish potatoes provides farmers with substantial income. However, the adoption of value addition practices is still low among farmers. Currently, there is a dearth of information on the factors affecting the adoption of value addition practices among smallholder Irish potato farmers in Bomet County. Using single cross-sectional data from 200 randomly selected respondents, the study determined factors affecting the uptake of value addition prac...
ABSTRACT In today‟s global turbulences and increasing competition, organisations cannot do well in isolation as collaborations between different organisations have become the major input in achieving organisational goals and objectives. Green Supply Chain Management (GSCM) refers to management of activities that attempts to improve the environmental performance of purchased inputs, or of the suppliers who provide them. The purpose of the study was to determine the effect of GSCM practices ...
This work investigated the anaerobic digestion of cow-dung and cassava peels, the effect of co digestion in biogas production and purification process for biogas upgrade. The biogas experiments were carried out in five different anaerobic digesters which contained cow-dung and cassava peels slurry in the (wt-wt%) ratios of (100:0), (75:25), (50:50), (25:75), (0:100) and were incubated for a 30-day period at ambient temperature. Combined absorption and adsorption process was used to purif...
Abstract: Information on significant contributions of agroforestry practices for natural resource conservation and factors affecting adoption of these practices by farmers in the North Bench district, Bench Maji Zone, is scant. Therefore, this study was conducted with the objective to assess the factors affecting adoption of agroforestry practices by farm households. Farm household head data on demographic, socio-economic, institutional and psychological and physical factors were collected f...
ABSTRACT The situation of waste management in emerging cities of developing countries is challenging. This study was undertaken to establish the underpinning causes of poor waste management in the Wa Municipality and to suggest options to deal with the challenges. The study adopted a descriptive research design through the use of questionnaire surveys; and in-depth interviews. The study reveals that residents have been dumping waste improperly and indiscriminately within the study area. Also...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this dissertation was to examine the effect motivation has on staff retention in public second cycle institutions in Cape Coast Metropolis. The study adopted the explanatory research design using quantitative approach for the data collection and analysis. The study moreover, employed the quota and simple random sampling procedures to select 205 respondents for the study. The statistical tools employed were statistical product and service solutions (SPSS), the chi-squar...
ABSTRACT The bivariate Bernoulli model was used to estimate covariate parameters for conditional as well as marginal models for the NIDs datasets. This is a follow- up research on one conducted by Islam et al. (2012) which introduced the use of the bivariate Bernoulli model to properly specify the dependence among bivariate binary responses. The covariate parameters were estimated by first expressing the proposed model in the exponential family form, finding the log-likelihood function and th...
ABSTRACT Background: Family planning in Ghana began in 1956; however very little is known about male involvement in family planning in Ghana. The study examined male involvement in family planning in the Sunyani Municipality. Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted among adult males in Sunyani, from May to June 2015. Systematic sampling was used to recruit a total of 403 participants using an interviewer-administered questionnaire. The statistical package for social science...
ABSTRACT Rapid urbanisation, population growth, introduction of environmentally unfriendly materials like plastics and changing lifestyles have created serious environmental problems in most districts and localities within the Greater Accra Region especially in the area of solid waste disposal, management and financing. This study analyses the factors that influence household’s payment for solid waste disposal in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana. Using the Ghana Living Standard Survey ...
ABSTRACT Non-Governmental Organisations’ (NGOs’) access to funds has remained a problem despite several interventions focusing on improving it. The main objective of this study was to assess NGO funding and its implication for delivery of services. Specifically, the study sought to examine funding patterns for NGOs’ service delivery, analyse determinants of access to funding by NGOs, determine attitude of beneficiaries towards service delivery and to determine linkages between access to...