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Rising Above Misinformation or Fake News in Africa: Another Strategy to Control COVID-19 Spread

Ahinkorah, Bright Opoku; Ameyaw, Edward Kwabena; Hagan Jr, John Elvis; Seidu, Abdul-Aziz; Schack, Thomas (University of Cape Coast, 2020-06)

Misinformation related to the COVID-19 pandemic is gradually gaining much popularity and amplifying the threat facing humanity about the continuous spread of the virus regardless of one’s location. Although some of the ...
Rationalization of Self-Reported Aggression among Male and Female University Soccer Players

Mintah, Joseph Kwame (University of Cape Coast, 2017-08)

The purpose of this study was to find out the type of aggression used by university male and female soccer players and the rationalizations they give for the use of each type of aggression. Sixty-four university soccer ...
Psychosocial Safety Climate Predicts Health and Safety Status of Ghanaian Fuel Attendants

Ansah, Edward W.; Mintah, Joseph K.; Ogah, Joseph K. (University of Cape Coast, 2018)

The purpose of this study was to determine the level of psychosocial safety climate (PSC) at fuel stations in Accra and test the paths via which PSC predicts health and safety of the attendants. We surveyed 876 conveniently ...
Psychosocial Determinants of Marijuana Utilization among Selected Junior High School Students in the Central Region of Ghana

Hormenu, Thomas; Hagan Jnr., John Elvis; Schack, Thomas; Pollmann, Dietmar (University of Cape Coast, 2018-08)

Marijuana utilization among school aged adolescents is major public and mental health concern in Ghana and other developing countries, with the rate of usage soaring high among school going adolescents. The objective of ...
Integrating pre-game rituals and pre-performance routines in a culture specific context: Implications for sport psychology consultancy

Hagan Jnr., John Elvis; Schack, Thomas (University of Cape Coast, 2017-02)

Common unorthodox pre-game rituals (PGR) are prevalent in sports, especially soccer, in Ghana and other Sub-Saharan states, yet research literature on how to draw valuable insights from these superstitious rituals to ...
Predictors of cervical cancer screening intention of HIV-positive women in the central region of Ghana

Ebu, Nancy Innocentia; Ogah, Joseph Kwesi (University of Cape Coast, 2018)

Cervical cancer affects women, especially those with HIV-positive status. This study hypothesised that more HIV-positive women with high cues about cervical cancer screening, high perceived susceptibility to cervical cancer, ...
Predictors of alcohol consumption among inschool adolescents in the Central Region of Ghana: A baseline information for developing cognitive-behavioural interventions

HormenuI, Thomas; Hagan Jnr, John Elvis; Schack, Thomas (University of Cape Coast, 2018-11)

Despite a recent shift in school going adolescents’ engagement in health compromising behaviours and their related socio-economic implications on developing societies, it is surprising that baseline information for planned ...
Pre-and-In-Class Practical Lesson Habits of Selected University Physical Education Students in Ghana: Implications for Health and Physical Education

Ansah, Edward W.; Menyanu, Elias K.; Agyei, Michael (University of Cape Coast, 2014)

Habits formed during schooling are probably the strongest that influence individuals throughout life. It is always the intention of curriculum planners that, habits formed by students as a result of schooling be positive ...
Perception of pregnant women on barriers to male involvement in antenatal care in Sekondi, Ghana

Annoon, Yvonne; Hormenu, Thomas; Ahinkorah, Bright Opoku; Seidu, Abdul-Aziz; Ameyaw, Edward Kwabena; Sambah, Francis (University of Cape Coast, 2020-07)

Getting men to be actively involved in Antenatal Care (ANC) has been acknowledged by the World Health Organisation as a key indicator for better maternal health outcomes. We investigated the perception of women about ...
Pre-service teachers’ content knowledge and pedagogical content knowledge in teaching geometric transformation

Pinamang, Isaac; Cofie, Penrose O. (University of Cape Coast, 2017)

This study investigated pre-service teachers’ content and pedagogical knowledge in teaching geometric transformation. Eighty-two pre-service teachers from two Colleges of Education in the Ashanti region of Ghana consisted ...
Passion Play: Embracing New Scientific Perspectives for Improved Sport Psychology Consulting

Hagan Jnr, John Elvis; Schack, Thomas; Koester, Dirk (University of Cape Coast, 2018-01)

Despite recent advancements in sport sciences and technology across professional boundaries through research, education and training, it is remarkable that sport psychology consultants have not fully tapped into recent ...
One Year after 9/11: The Impact of Global Terrorism on Public Health Education

Ogah, Joseph K. (University of Cape Coast, 2002)

As we mark one year after the September 11 (9 /11) attack of the World Trade Center in New York, and the killing or traumatizing of thousands of innocent persons, global terrorism remains an issue of concern for political ...
One novel virus, different beliefs as playmakers towards disease spread in Africa: looking at COVID-19 from a religious lens

Ameyaw, Edward Kwabena; Hagan, John Elvis; Ahinkorah, Bright Opoku; Seidu, Abdul-Aziz; Schack, Thomas (University of Cape Coast, 2020-08)

Religious and spiritual observances that draw large people together are pervasive in many parts of the world, including Africa. With the recent emergence of COVID-19, these mass religious gatherings may pose significant ...
Nurses/Midwifery Trainees’ Knowledge, Attitudes and Utilisation of HIV Testing/Counselling Service in the Central Region of Ghana

Sambah, Francis; Hormenu, Thomas; Ahinkorah, Bright Opoku; Hagan Jr, John Elvis; Schack, Thomas (University of Cape Coast, 2018)

Background and purpose: Despite HIV testing and counselling (HTC) being recognized as important elements of any effective prevention, detection, care, and management programmes across many societies as part of their primary ...
Not just numbers: beyond counting caesarean deliveries to understanding their determinants in Ghana using a population based cross-sectional study

Seidu, Abdul-Aziz; Hagan Jr., John Elvis; Agbemavi, Wonder; Ahinkorah, Bright Opoku; Nartey, Edmond Banafo; Budu, Eugene; Sambah, Francis; Schack, Thomas (University of Cape Coast, 2020)

The increasing rate of caesarean deliveries (CD) has become a serious concern for public health experts globally. Despite this health concern, research on factors associated CD in many low- and -middle countries like Ghana ...
The Profile of Mood States and Athletic Performance: Two Meta-analyses

Beedie, Christopher J.; Terry, Peter C.; Lane, Andrew M. (University of Cape Coast, 2015-06)

The present study comprised two meta-analyses of published studies that used the Profile of Mood States (POMS) to investigate relationships between mood and athletic achievement (n = 13) and between mood and performance ...
Metabolic characteristics of Africans with normal glucose tolerance and elevated 1-hour glucose: insight from the Africans in America study

Briker, Sara M.; Hormenu, Thomas; DuBose, Christopher W.; Mabundo, Lilian S.; Chung, Stephanie T.; Ha, Joon; Arthur, Sherman; Tulloch-Reid, Marshall K.; Bergman, Michael; Sumner, Anne E. (University of Cape Coast, 2019-12)

Risk of insulin resistance, dyslipidemia, diabetes and cardiac death is increased in Asians and Europeans with normal glucose tolerance (NGT) and 1-hour glucose ≥8.6 mmol/L. As African descent populations often have insulin ...
Mediating Effect of Psychosocial Safety Climate and Job Resources in the Job Demands-Health Relation: Implications for Contemporary Business Management

Ansah, Edward Wilson; Mensah, Joseph Kwarteng Ofosuhene (University of Cape Coast, 2020-08)

The ojective of this study was to investigate the mediating effect of psychosocial safety climate (PSC) and job resources (JR) on the relationship between job demands (JD) and health of the fuel customer attendants in ...
Mass Media Exposure and Women’s Household Decision-Making Capacity in 30 Sub-Saharan African Countries: Analysis of Demographic and Health Surveys

Seidu, Abdul-Aziz; Ahinkorah, Bright Opoku; Hagan Jr., John Elvis; Ameyaw, Edward Kwabena; Abodey, Eric; Odoi, Amanda; Agbaglo, Ebenezer; Sambah, Francis; Tackie, Vivian; Schack, Thomas (University of Cape Coast, 2020-10)

Women’s household decision-making capacity is an essential component of their empowerment which include decisions related to personal health care, large household purchase and family visitations. Despite research evidence ...
Managing Overweight and Obesity in Ghana from a Cultural Lens: The Complementary Role of Behaviour Modification

Hagan Jnr., John Elvis; Nsiah-Asamoah, Christiana; Hormenu, Thomas; Pollmann, Dietmar; Schack, Thomas (University of Cape Coast, 2018-05)

Extant epidemiological and social diagnosis information shows an alarming upsurge in the prevalence of overweight and obesity over the last decade in developing countries including Ghana. Despite literature on the dangers ...

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