ABSTRACT Malnutrition is a major public health and human development problem especially in developing countries. Worldwide, FAQ estimates that, mainly as a result of high food prices, the number of chronically hungry people in the world rose by 7 5 million in 2007 to reach 923 million. This study attempts to explain the women autonomy and nutritional status in North West Nigeria. Individual women s data from the Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey 2013 were used for the study. Data were an...
ABSTRACT The study examined the predictors of men's participation in family planning in Ikole Local Government Area, Nigeria. The study considered a total of 250 men and analysis was done at three levels - univariate analysis was done using frequency table, bivariate analysis using chisquare and multivariate analysis using binary logistic regression to access the relationship between the dependent and independent variables. The study observed that 60% do not participate in choosing family pl...
Abstract: Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) has been strongly associated with single nucleotide poly morphisms (SNPs) in the TCF7L2 gene. This study investigated the association between rs12255372, rs7903146 in the TCF7L2 gene and T2DM in a Ghanaian population. A case-control study design was used for this study. A total of 106 T2DM patients and 110 control participants were selected. Basic data collected included body mass index, blood pressure and socio-demographics. Fasting blood samples wer...
The research paper showed that the major causes of boat and ferry accidents in Nigeria include human factor errors, natural factors, and technical factors. The safety of life and navigation at sea are important to coastal, flag states and the entire international shipping community in sustaining the growth of global sea trade. National governments and indeed the Federal government of Nigeria have committed substantial resources and efforts on programmes aimed at redu...
ABSTRACT Sexual and reproductive health is fundamental to the development of human capital. However, early age at sexuality exposes adolescents to the health risk of early pregnancy and childbearing, sexually transmitted infections, unsafe abortions, lost of socio-economic benefits and thereby affecting the realization of their human capital potentials. Descriptive cross-sectional design, questionnaire and interview schedules were the methods employed in data collection. Probability and non-p...
ABSTRAC The Non-Formal Education Division was established under the Ministry of Education, Ghana in 1991 and mandated to eradicate illiteracy in Ghana by the year 2015. Unlike formal education institutions which have standardized processes, procedures and certification systems that enable and facilitate monitoring and evaluation of programmes, non-formal education systems, by virtue of their peculiar characteristics, are relatively difficult to monitor and evaluate. This study sought to asse...
ABSTRACT The aim of this study was to find out the relevance of auditing and assurance services to the public institutions in Ghana. The objective of the study was to examine the relevance of auditing and assurance services in the public institutions in Ghana. The research instrument used to collect data was questionnaires. The questionnaires was administered to three (3) public institutions where 100 employees were given questionnaires. A sample of 100 respondents was selected randomly fro...
ABSTRACT The study set out to examine food vending hygiene practices among food vendors in the Bolgatanga municipality. The specific objectives were to examine the factors that influence the choice of location for food vending, examine the sanitary conditions of the physical environment of food vending, analyse the safety of food handling practices of food vendors, examine the institutional set-up governing safe practices of food vendors, and analyse the microbial content of food served by fo...
ABSTRACT Although nursing education has evolved over the years to better prepare nurses for quality nursing care, the standards of nursing care is still dwindling in Ghana. Studies have shown that improving the quality of nursing care will require the application of the nursing process in patient care. The Nursing Process is a systematic scientific approach to direct nurses in caring for patients effectively. This study sought to explore the application of the nursing process and the qualit...
ABSRTACT Various governments of Ghana both past and present have to deal with one labour unrest or the other most times. The problem is even worst at the education sector, where such unrest affects teaching and learning in schools, colleges and even universities, leading to time lost on academic calendar which can never be regained. To verify these concerns, views were sampled from union members and leadership of NAGRAT through a structured questionnaire, the internet, the press and related s...
ABSTRACT This case study was conducted at Kukurantumi in the Eastern Region of Ghana. The population of the research involved the artisans (welders) comprising of workshop owner, master welder and the apprentices. In reference to the diagnostic test conducted, the analysis in chapter four showed relatively the poor observance of safety in the welding and fabrication in the workshops. The researcher used 60 people for the sample size and simple random sampling technique was employed. The study...
ABSTRACT The study was a descriptive survey aimed at finding out the challenges facing teachers of RME in the junior secondary schools. The target group was Shama Ahanta East Metropolis in the Western region of Ghana. Being a descriptive study, the instruments used to collect data from the respondents were survey questionnaire and observation. Teaching of the subject has been a major problem plaguing junior secondary schools in Ghana. It was therefore the desire of the study to focus on teach...
ABSTRACT This is an exploratory and descriptive study that examined staff motivation as a factor in water and sanitation services delivery in Community Water and Sanitation Agency in Two Districts of the Eastern Region. The objectives of the study were to examine the satisfaction of staff of CWSA in terms of motivation, the effectiveness of the motivational processes on staff members and the stakeholder’s role and satisfaction in the service delivery process. Questionnaires and interviews...
ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was to examine impact of the COMBAT community policing project on domestic violence in Brong Ahafo region of Ghana. The mixed-method approach, also known as methodological triangulation, was chosen for this study. Specifically, the descriptive case study design was adopted and a total of 89 respondents participated in the study. These included 31 police personnel, 30 COMBAT volunteers, 18 community residents, and 10 key informants. Data collection techniques ...
ABSTRACT This case study was conducted at Kukurantumi in the Eastern Region of Ghana. The population of the research involved the artisans (welders) comprising of workshop owner, master welder and the apprentices. In reference to the diagnostic test conducted, the analysis in chapter four showed relatively the poor observance of safety in the welding and fabrication in the workshops. The researcher used 60 people for the sample size and simple random sampling technique was employed. The stud...