ABSTRACT The epidemiological and demographic transitions in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) and the accompanying health and economic challenges have resulted into a high burden of disease particularly on households. Urbanisation and poverty are two major drivers of the burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs). Drawing on the concepts of cost-of-illness and biographical disruption, this thesis investigates the burden of NCDs on urban households in the context of poverty. Cross secti...
ABSTRACT Since the commencement of the fourth republic on 7th January 1993, the NDC and NPP have dominated the space of governance. As such, these parties have become major vehicles that drive citizens’ participation in politics. Political participation, therefore becomes complete when all members of the party including women are able to participate at the peak of the party as occupants of the high national executive offices. The thesis seeks to explain why no woman has been able to occupy ...
ABSTRACT Stroke is the principal cause of death globally and lack of knowledge contributes to its rise in incidence (Sallar, Williams, Omishakin, & Lloyd, 2010). It is a main reason for disability and reduced quality of life (Agyemang, Attah-Adjepong, Owusu-Dabo et al, 2012). This study aimed at finding out the knowledge, attitudes and practices of bankers in Accra with regard to stroke prevention. The objectives were to assess the level of knowledge of bankers in Accra on stroke and its prev...
ABSTRACT Background: Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed malignancy and an important cause of cancer death among females worldwide, it accounted for 25% (1.67 million) of the total new cancer cases diagnosed and the fifth cause of overall cancer deaths. Approximately half the breast cancer cases and 14.3% (324,000) of the deaths from cancer are attributed to breast cancer and are expected to occur in poor developing countries of the world (Ferlay et al., 2015). The main aim of this s...
ABSTRACT Reports that emanated from the 2008 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey indicated that anaemia among women in the country stood at 59 per cent, making it a severe public health problem based on the classification of the World Health Organisation. Majority of studies on the aetiology and determinants of anaemia among Ghanaian women were community based and did not permit an understanding of the problem among women of different socio-demographic groups residing in the larger spatial un...
ABSTRACT People are at risk of experiencing unforeseen risks and shocks in the course of their daily lives, which makes it important for them to plan towards managing risks in life. The objective of this dissertation is to investigate how different ethnic groups organize informal security, nature of benefits, who benefits and why within the Ga East Municipality in Greater Accra Region. Altogether 208 members of various ethnic associations were interviewed. In addition, 2 members of executives...
ABSTRACT This thesis examines some aspects of Kaakye grammar within the functionaltypological framework. These aspects primarily concern noun class system and animacy distinctions, relativization, complementation and serialization. Kaakye is one of the least studied Guan (Kwa, Niger Congo) languages, spoken in the northern part of the Volta Region of Ghana. The data collected for the study was mainly based on natural discourse from native speakers in the Kaakye speaking community. The corpus ...
ABSTRACT The literature suggests an important linkage between inter-spousal decision making and contraceptive use. Decision making in a spousal relationship helps to support spousal growth as compromises can be reached on sensitive topics, especially those regarding fertility preference, the type of contraceptive method to adopt, and other reproductive health issues that affect the woman’s overall health and well-being. However, the effect of decision making on contraceptive method choice...
ABSTRACT A major gap in literature on the Ghana Police Service (GPS) is the lack of scholarly work on the Service’s role in international peacekeeping as a means by which Ghana promotes its national interest and foreign policy objectives. This study assessed the GPS’ participation in international peacekeeping operations as a modern tool of foreign policy within the context of its achievements and challenges, through the utilization of primary and secondary data. Major findings of the stu...
Abstract Workers in the informal economy have been identified to be at a higher risk of experiencing poverty as they growth old in developing countries. Due to their attitudes to saving, planning for old age and eroding family support. Well-designed social security programmes can help reduce both the risk by building resilience to shocks – safety nets. Although these exist there are still some challenges considering the rate of enrollment unto the formal social security available. Increas...
ABSTRACT Terrorism is not a new phenomenon which has been in existence for years carried out by individuals and organizations mainly for political reasons. Notwithstanding, due to the activities of these terrorist groups, they will in general debilitate a state's capacity to guarantee the wellbeing and security to its citizens. Using Al-Qaeda as a case study, a group in existence for over 2 decades, the study focuses on their terror acts such as the bombing of train stations in Madrid 2004, a...
ABSTRACT The topic under review examined “Gender-Based Violence in Africa; A critical analysis of Rape Culture in Nigeria”. Gender-based violence (GBV) is ubiquitous, but still the least human right violation in the globe. Gender-based violence is a developmental challenge globally and it affects women and men from despite ethnicity, class, culture and race. Unfortunately, the scourge of rape in Nigeria is one that has been going on for quite a while and has been disregarded, regularly ke...
ABSTRACT In this study, cubanía is to be understood from the focus of Cuba‘s cultural and human identities. From this perspective, the emphasis is laid on the black, his cultural contribution to cubanía as well as the historical context (that is to say, his days of slavery, colonialism and imperialism) that have moulded his human identity. In other words, the black becomes the nucleus in defining the essence of being Cuban. And for the purposes of this study, African religion, rhythm an...
ABSTRACT This research examines the challenges that the youths in South Sudan face in their efforts towards peacebuilding for a post-conflict developed nation. Using the secondary method of analysis the researcher evaluates specific objectives of the study such as the efforts of the youth in peacebuilding in face of an ongoing conflict in South Sudan, the challenges faced by the youths in their endeavor and how they can access the critical resources to achieve post-conflict development. The f...
ABSTRACT Under the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) standards, both men and women should have equal rights and opportunities to everything worldwide, most especially to participate fully in all aspects and at all levels of political processes. In Africa, women constitute over half of the population and contribute in vital ways to societal development generally. This study has investigated gender parity in Nigeria: examining the implementation of national gender policy in the natio...