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Correlates of stunting among children in Ghana

Darteh, Eugene Kofuor Maafo; Acquah, Evelyn; Kumi-Kyereme, Akwasi (University of Cape Coast, 2014)

Background: Stunting, is a linear growth retardation, which results from inadequate intake of food over a long period of time that may be worsened by chronic illness. Over a long period of time, inadequate nutrition or its ...
Coping With Stress: Strategies Adopted by Students at the Winneba Campus of University of Education, Winneba, Ghana

Esia-Donkoh, Kweku; Yelkpieri, Daniel; Esia-Donkoh, Kobina (University of Cape Coast, 2011)

The purpose of the study was to investigate if students of the Winneba Campus of UEW (University of Education, Winneba), have appropriate strategies to cope with stress. Four hundred students who were selected based on ...
Coping in silence: Challenges faced by pregnant-students at the University of Cape Coast, Ghana

Esia-Donkoh, Kobina; Esia-Donkoh, Kweku; Asare, Hagar (University of Cape Coast, 2014-07-28)

Post Beijing Conference has seen tremendous efforts by governments especially in developing countries such as Ghana to improve access to education at all levels and most critically to females. Over the last two decades, ...
Context matters: fostering, orphanhood and schooling in Sub-Saharan Africa

Hampshire, Kate; Porter, Gina; Agblorti, Samuel; Robson, Elsbeth; Munthali, Alister; Abane, Albert (University of Cape Coast, 2015)

A growing body of research suggests that orphanhood and fostering might be (independently) associated with educational disadvantage in Sub-Saharan Africa. However, literature on the impacts of orphanhood and fostering ...
Conforming to partnership values: a qualitative case study of public private mix for TB control in Ghana

Amo-Adjei, Joshua (University of Cape Coast, 2016-01-05)

Public-private mix (PPM) can supplement public sector initiatives, including public health. As National Tuberculosis Control Programmes around the world embrace PPM, conforming to the four key principles of partnership ...
Community participation in the Ghana poverty reduction strategy in the Twifu-Heman-Lower Denkyira District

Kumi-Kyereme, Akwasi (University of Cape Coast, 2008)

The World Bank and the International Monetary Fund in 1999 approved the Poverty Reduction Strategies Paper (PRSP) approachto reducing poverty for the Highly Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC). One of the underlying principles ...
Community and household determinants of water quality in coastal Ghana

McGarvey, Stephen T.; Buszin, Justin; Smith, David C.; Rahman, Zarah; Awusabo-Asare, Kofi; White, Michael J. (University of Cape Coast, 2013)

Associations between water sources, socio-demographic characteristics and household drinking water quality are described in a representative sample of six coastal districts of Ghana’s Central Region. Thirty-six enumeration ...
Collective influence of household and community capitals on agricultural employment as a measure of rural poverty in the Mahanadi Delta, India

Berchoux, Tristan; Watmough, Gary R.; Johnson, Fiifi Amoako; Hutton, Craig W.; Atkinson, Peter M. (University of Cape Coast, 2019)

The main determinants of agricultural employment are related to households’ access to private assets and the influence of inherited social–economic stratification and power relationships. However, despite the recommendations ...
Coerced first sex among adolescent girls in sub-saharan Africa: Prevalence and context

Moore, Ann M.; Awusabo-Asare, Kofi; Madise, Nyovani; John-Langba, Johannes; Kumi-Kyereme, Akwasi (University of Cape Coast, 2007)

Coercive experiences at sexual debut have been shown to be associated with other sexual risks throughout the life course. Using nationally representative surveys from 12–19 year old girls in Burkina Faso, Ghana, Malawi, ...
Classroom implementation of national sexuality education curricula in four low- and middle-income countries

Keogh, Sarah C.; Leong, Ellie; Motta, Angélica; Sidze, Estelle; Monzón, Ana Silvia; Amo-Adjei, Joshua (University of Cape Coast, 2020)

School-based comprehensive sexuality education (CSE) can help adolescents acquire crucial knowledge and skills to achieve their full potential, particularly in low- and middle-income countries with higher rates of negative ...
Child-rearing practices among student-mothers at University of Cape Coast, Ghana

Esia-Donkoh, Kobina (University of Cape Coast, 2014)

It has been argued that countries can achieve most Millennium Development Goals if female education becomes a priority. Although Ghana has reduced the gender gap in education over the last two decades, less emphasis has ...
Challenges to implementing national comprehensive sexuality education curricula in low- and middle-income countries: Case studies of Ghana, Kenya, Peru and Guatemala

Keogh, Sarah C.; Stillman, Melissa; Awusabo-Asare, Kofi; Sidze, Estelle; Monzo´n, Ana Silvia; Motta, Angelica; Leong, Ellie (University of Cape Coast, 2018)

chool-based comprehensive sexuality education (CSE) can help adolescents achieve their full potential and realize their sexual and reproductive health and rights. This is particularly pressing in low- and middle-income ...
Challenges of scaling-up of TB-HIV integrated service delivery in Ghana

AnkuI, Prince Justin; Amo-Adjei, Joshua; Doku, David; Kumi-Kyereme, Akwasi (University of Cape Coast, 2020-07-09)

Integration of tuberculosis and HIV services in many resource-limited settings, including Ghana, has been far from optimal despite the existence of policy frameworks for integration. A previous study among programme managers ...
Cervical cancer knowledge, perceptions and screening behaviour among female University students in Ghana

Binka, Charity; Nyarko, Samuel H; Doku, David T (University of Cape Coast, 2016)

Cervical cancer is becoming a leading cause of death among women in developing countries. Nevertheless, little is known regarding knowledge and perception of cervical cancer and screening behaviour particularly among female ...
Bicycles: An answer to mobility needs of rural children?

Amoako-Sakyi, Regina Obilie; Owusu, Samuel Asiedu (University of Cape Coast, 2012)

Many Sub Saharan African countries still have dire transport needs. Children in particular are faced with mobility constraints in their quest to access, education, health and recreation. This study investigated the ownership ...
Beyond science: Traditional concept of preservation and biodiversity in Ghana: Focus on two traditional areas in Central Region

Kobina, Esia-Donkoh (University of Cape Coast, 2000)

Since time immemorial, indigenous knowledge systems of different geographical environments across the globe have been used to protect and conserve groves. Presently, while some of these edifices are being preserved for ...
Beyond fragmentary: A proposed measure for travel vaccination concerns

Adongo, Charles Atanga; Amenumey, Edem Kwesi; Kumi-Kyereme, Akwasi; Dube, Eve (University of Cape Coast, 2019)

The travel medicine literature points to travelers’ concerns as significant promoters of their under-vaccinations. Therefore, this study researches the hitherto understudied concept of vaccination concern and its theoretical ...
Baseline malaria vector transmission dynamics in communities in Ahafo mining area in Ghana

Dery, Dominic B; Asante, Kwaku P; Zandoh, Charles; Febir, Lawrence G; Brown, Charles; Adjei, George; Antwi-Dadzie, Yaw; Mahama, Emmanuel; chum, Kofi; Dosoo, David; Amenga-Etego, Seeba; Adda, Robert; Mensah, Christine; Owusu-Sekyere, Kwabena B; Anderson, Chris; Krieger, Gary; Owusu-Agyei, Seth (University of Cape Coast, 2015)

Malaria vector dynamics are relevant prior to commencement of mining activities. A baseline entomology survey was conducted in Asutifi and ano (referred to as Ahafo) in the Brong-Ahafo geo-political region of Ghana during ...
Barriers to the uptake of cervical cancer screening and treatment among rural women in Ghana

Binka, Charity; Nyarko, Samuel H.; Owusabo-Asare, Kofi; Doku, David T. (University of Cape Coast, 2019-10-13)

This study sought to explore the barriers to the uptake of cervical cancer screening and treatment in the North Tongu district of Ghana. Methods. Twenty-five in-depth interviews were conducted, while three focus group ...
Barriers to and facilitators of nurses’ political participation in Ghana

Afizu, Alhassan; Siakwa, Mate; Kumi-Kyereme, Akwasi; Wombeogo, Michael (University of Cape Coast, 2020)

All aspects of nursing practice are regulated by politics and affected by changes in public policy. For that reason, nurses need to be active in the political process through which they may influence public policies on ...

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