ABSTRACT The simplest and most basic census item age, mostly present difficulties with regard to its accuracy in statistically underdeveloped countries where civil registration coverage is limited in terms of its accessibility. The study aimed at evaluating and adjusting age data of the population and housing census of Ghana. Several evaluation tools were used to examine the errors. These include visual inspection of the data and at the same time graphing the single age data which revealed h...
The popularity of social network sites (SNS) is increasing among all age groups. Since shared leisure is considered to be one of the key factors that contribute to the stability and quality of marriage and family and life satisfaction, the interplay between the use of SNS by family members, their leisure and their marital and family satisfaction should be examined. The objectives of this study were to: (1) Explore how the use of SNSs by family members influences and is influenced by family le...
ABSTRACT Adolescent pregnancy is a social issue of public health importance that has received attention from many program designers, policy makers and most population researchers globally. It plaques both developed and developing countries, but it is more prevalent in developing countries especially those in Sub-Saharan Africa. Many factors such as early marriage, peer influence, religious and cultural beliefs, adolescent sexual behaviour and socioeconomic status have been linked to the prev...
Abstract/Overview Lake Flies are edible insects with the potential of contributing to food security in that they are an alternative protein and micronutrient food source in freshwater lake regions. The main challenge in exploiting the lake flies is the difficulty in the collection. This study was conducted to identify sustainable traditional collection practices and forecasting techniques of lake flies and was implemented in Rusinga and Mfangano Island in Kenya. The ethnographic study emp...
ABSTRACT The rights of persons affected by leprosy (PALs) have been violated over the years and it appears policies and measures put in place to protect them have not been working. The specific objective of this study is to determine the extent of stigmatisation and discrimination against PALs. This thesis seeks to find out the factors and effects of stigma and discrimination and how public institutions are accessible to PALs. It further seeks to determine the relationship that exists between...
ABSTRACT Teenage pregnancy has become an enormous global reproductive health problem as the rates continue to increase. Early pregnancy both within and outside marriage is a common experience throughout the world. Teenage pregnancy and the subsequent teen motherhood is a major societal problem confronting sub-Saharan Africa, including Ghana. This study determined the prevalence and determinants of teenage pregnancy at Kpone-on-Sea in the Tema Municipality of the Greater Accra Region of Ghana....
ABSTRACT The performance and adherence of Ghanaian customs and traditions are cherished by society. The Dipo Rite among the Krobos is one such cherished traditions conducted to prepare adolescent girls into womanhood. The study sought to explore modified designs of Dipo costumes for the contemporary Ghanaian society. A descriptive survey was adopted for the study. Qualitative and quantitative techniques were adopted and sample size of 68 (organizers) and 60 (community and other stak...
ABSTRACT This study examine the factors affecting girl child education in Dabaa Community in the Atwima Nwabiagya District. The objective of the study was to establish the socioeconomic factors, socio-cultural factors and school -based factors that affects girl child education in the Darbaa Community. Descriptive survey design using mixed method approach was adopted for the study. Purposive sampling technique was used to select seventy (70) participants comprising of 62 students, 4 teachers ...
ABSTRACT The study of this report is about the factors influencing pre-school drop outs in Navakholo division, Kakamega district. It is directed by three objectives and these include: causes of the drop out, to identify the roles of NGO in fighting school drop out, and to estimate effort of government in promoting education. The study was descriptive where stratified sampling was used to select population. It employed a total sample of 50 respondents as in chapter four. Data were analyzed a...
ABSTRACT Religion is a core component in the social, political and economic sphere of mankind. The impact of religion on child welfare has been underplayed, despite it being the opium of society. The Johane Marange apostolic sect has only gained the limelight for negative reasons, as it has been widely castigated for undermining the basic human rights of its members especially children .Several NGOs have found it difficult to work with the sect, which in reciprocation does not cooperate in th...
One characteristic of God emphasized in the Scriptures and necessary for believers in their relationshipwith Him today is His holiness, and His requirement of them to be holy as well. Believers must approach God with reverence to be acceptable before Him. This has always been the case. He told Israel long ago, “'For I am the Lord, who brought you up from the land of Egypt, to be your God; thus you shall be holy for I am holy" (Leviticus 11:45). Israel always sufferedterriblywhenever theydis...
ABSTRACT The aim of the study was to investigate the relationship between an individuals’ religiosity and their attitudes towards Assisted Reproduction to resolve infertility in Ghana. The study also examined the relationship between socio-demographic variables and the acceptance of assisted reproductive techniques among participants of the study. The relationship between an individual’s cultural estrangement and his attitude towards assisted reproduction was also examined. Many Assisted ...
ABSTRACT Men living with indwelling urethral catheters encounter lifestyle changes that affect their perception of quality of life. This study sought to explore the quality of life of men living with an indwelling urethral catheter, The Response Shift Model of Sprangers and Schwartz (1999) was the organizing framework for this study an explorative descriptive design was employed. A purposive sampling technique was used and data was gathered from 13 participants using a semi-structured interv...
ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was to identify the causes and the effect of rural students’ dropout in selected secondary school in Geita District. The sampled school were 6. They were mixed day schools whose 30 students were selected from form two to form four. Further the study included 30 class teachers, 6 heads of school, 15 parents, 12 victims drop out, 6 WECs, and 1 DEO, a total of 100 sampled population. The data collection instrument used were questionnaires for class teachers a...
ABSTRACT The aspect this study is to assess the dowry system in Tanzania paid at the time of marriage between families involved. Also, this study is an attempt to fulfill the desire to shed light on the significance of dowry in Tanzania particularly in Karagwe district. In particular, the researcher examines how dowry in Karagwe district is significantly associated with better outcomes in terms of family wealth, particularly for physical assets and land. The instruments employed was b...