ABSTRACT This thesis explores the defecation practices and preferences of the people of Ayikuma, a peri-urban community in the Shai-Osudoku District of the Greater Accra Region. The community has few social amenities: There is only one public-private toilet facility serving residents but this facility is hardly patronised. The majority of the people practice open defecation. The study was undertaken against the backdrop that understanding local conditions and specific needs of people is nece...
ABSTRACT The popularity of visible body modification has soared in recent times especially among the millennial generation. However, research on visible body modification has focused predominantly on its health implications. Little is known about the impact of visible body modification in the organizational context. The objective of this study was to examine the perception of visible body modification and experiences of persons with visible body modification. Using a mixed-method approach, ...
ABSTRACT Diabetes as a metabolic disorder predisposes patients to both biomedical and psychological dysfunctions. The aim of the study was to determine the pattern of neuropsychological deficits and quality of life among individuals living with Type 2 diabetes mellitus in Ghana. One hundred (100) participants comprising 50 patients with Type 2 diabetes and 50 healthy controls matched on age and education were recruited. Using a battery of neuropsychological tests and behavioural measures, da...
ABSTRACT The importance of economic growth and development for social welfare improvement cannot be overemphasized. For this reason, every country across the globe, especially, the developing and less developed ones, are making every effort necessary to develop and provide their citizens with an improved standard of living. These efforts include opening up their economies more to the rest of the world through international trade, capital flows and cooperation. Therefore, exchange rate policy...
ABSTRACT The study examines the nature of food Engel curve using total expenditure as a proxy for income. The Working-leser and the quadratic specifications of Engel’s model are employed and modified to include certain demographic characteristics of households. The study uses secondary data from the last four rounds of the Ghana Living Standard Survey. Results from the study show a significant relationship between budget share of food and total expenditure. The budget share of food also va...
ABSTRACT Studies conducted in recent times have indicated that women’s advancement into top echelon positions in organizations has been hindered by the glass ceiling barrier. The present study sought to identify the authenticity of this finding among managerial women in the Ghanaian context and how these barriers can be overcome. Using the Miles and Huberman’s approach, the in-depth interview responses of twelve women managers from four organizations in middle and senior levels were cont...
ABSTRACT Background: Asymptomatic malaria increases the risk of anaemia, stillbirths, spontaneous abortion, premature delivery and low birth weight. The asymptomatic nature of individuals with malaria has led to difficulties in diagnosing, inconsistencies in defining and a general lack of urgency to investigate this particular disease outcome and is a major hurdle for malaria elimination, as infected hosts serve as silent reservoirs for transmission of malaria. This study was aimed at identi...
ABSTRACT The scenario of banking in Ghana has been characterised by low capitalisation which exposes the financial system of the country to severe swallowing, together with widespread bank distress as a result of the prolonged economic crisis. Consequently, bank investments have been hampered. It was therefore imperative for the Bank of Ghana to take drastic measures of bank recapitalisation, which is the core of global bank reforms. The Bank of Ghana, in 2009, issued a directive for all ban...
ABSTRACT This study attempts to assess the effects of management skills on performance of SMEs in Tanzania. The study concentrates on Micro and Small enterprises in Dodoma Municipality where descriptive research design was adopted. A total number of 60 respondents constituted the sample. The sample understudy was Micro and Small enterprises owners/managers. The respondents were interviewed by using structured questionnaire. The analysis was carried out by using descriptive statistics, gross m...
ABSTRACT This study was established to assess the contribution of technology on internal audit in the public sector. The study has examined the perceptions of audit officers in application of information technology in audit issues, explored the contribution made by IT in implementing audit activities and investigated on the challenges facing the application of IT in internal audit issues in the public sector. The research used a case study methodology where multiple cases were taken and colle...
Abstract This paper examined the position and roles of current secondary education planning towards achievement of the new framework of industrial economy in the context of Tanzania. The paper focused on examining: i) the contribution of secondary school graduates towards industrial economy; ii) the influence of modern industrialization in the rural development within the framework of five year development plan 2016-2020 and iii) the role of industrialization process in plummeting rural-urban...
ABSTRACT For the last two decades, HIV/AIDS epidemic has spread all over the Tanzania affecting all segments of life and youth in particular. VCT is one of the important components of HIV prevention which aim at behavior change and ensures HIV/AIDS status of a particular person. The purpose of the study was to determine youth perception and response towards HIV/AIDS and VCT in Higher learning Institutions. For the purpose of this study, University of Dodoma, S.T Johns University and Institute...
ABSTRACT This study aimed to assess the urban growth and environmental solid waste management in Dodoma Municipality. From the data given by National Bureau of Statistics shows that Dodoma Municipal is growing faster. For the purpose of obtaining sufficient data the specific objectives and research questions included: factors responsible for the urban growth and source of solid waste disposal in different parts of Dodoma Municipality, the trend of environmental waste management condition in D...
ABSTRACT Intellectual capital is considered as a knowledge that is of value to the business organization. Despite vast of studies in intellectual capital (IC), the status has remained unknown with regard to Africa, Tanzania in specifics. This research intended to study the influence of intellectual capital on financial performance of manufacturing firms in Tanzania. The study employed quantitative research approach and diagnostic research design to measure the influence of intellectual capita...
ABSTRACT The study was conducted in Zanzibar at ZECO to investigate the factors influencing implementation of performance appraisal system in public organization. The literature review that Performance appraisal system was introduced in July 2004 and was implemented for a minimum of three years all over the country, to all central and local agencies of the government. However, little change can be seen judging by the services delivered by the public sector. From the field data collection was ...