ABSTRACT Studies have shown that the Igbo are one of the most migratory ethnic groups in Nigeria with more than half of the internal migrants being women. Most Igbo internal migrants go to the western part of the country of which Lagos is the most preferred destination. Although studies exist on internal migration in Nigeria, negligible attention has been paid to female migration and the associated motivating factors. This study, therefore, examined the determining factors as well as the con...
ABSTRACT Information communication technology (ICT) usage is a global phenomenon and has caught up with users in the African continent. In view of this, Ghana as a country in realizing the importance of ICT in the lives of its citizens as a potential in enhancing development rolled out a policy for the use of ICT. This policy has seen the study of ICT as a subject in both the basic and second cycle levels of the educational institution. One major barrier arising in terms of ICT usage is what ...
ABSTRACT Up until June 2007, spouses in Ghana had immunity from the criminal consequences of (non-consensual sexual acts) marital rape, a phenomenon which until recently was viewed as too private to be probed. In 2003, a coalition of individuals and Human Rights Advocates in Ghana fronted the repeal of Section (42)g which exempted spouses from marital rape prosecution. Consequently marital rape is prosecutable under: The 732 Act of the Parliament of the Republic of Ghana entitled- Domestic Vi...
ABSTRACT The study examined factors affecting solid waste management in Mamobi community. Specifically, it sought to: (i) identify perceptions and attitudes of people and institutions towards waste management; (ii) ascertain the types of waste management practices the people engaged in; (iii) examine the challenges confronting the people and institutions on waste management in the community; and (iv) recommend policy interventions to address the sanitation situation. The study dwelled on the ...
ABSTRACT Medicines are important commodities and their use in households continues to generate interest. In developing countries, medicines form about 30-40% of health expenditure. Most of these medicines are bought by individuals for self-medication and rarely bought on prescription. Yet as chemical products their uncontrolled use could be dangerous. It is therefore important to understand how individuals use medicines especially at the household level, and how the context influences their a...
ABSTRACT The most important drawback to successful control of malaria is the development of resistance by Plasmodium species to commonly used antimalarial drugs. To enhance effective treatment, many African nations including Ghana changed its malaria treatment policy from monotherapy to combination treatment with Artesunate + Amodiaquine (AS+AQ). The policy specifies AS+AQ as the first line treatment for uncomplicated malaria. There has been public outcry due to the perceived side effects of ...
This study is based on the influence of gender on employment opportunities for women (A study of Enugu East Local Government Area). The survey research design was adopted and a sample size of 400 (four hundred ) was got using Taro Yamane formula out of the population of a total of (367,958) residents. 400 questionnaires were administered to the respondents and 330 was returned, which was used for the data. The data for the study was gathered using a questionnaire. An in-depth interview was ...
ABSTRACT Dipo is an initiation rite performed among the Krobos to usher in adolescent girls into adulthood. The practice has undergone many changes over the years. This study was aimed at exploring Krobo’s perception of contemporary dipo in Ghana with emphasis on the practice of initiating under age girls before their adolescence. These young girls who have become the subject of dipo at the pre-adolescent stage have rather been exposed to teenage pregnancy, which is contrary to the ideals o...
ABSTRACT The aim of this research was to investigate into the issue of sexual harassment against female students in Senior High Schools the Kumasi Metropolis, in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. The descriptive survey research design was used for the study. A multi-stage sampling procedure was used to select the participants. A total of 540 female students were selected from six co-educational Senior High Schools. The main instrument used for the data collection was a questionnaire. The results s...
ABSTRACT This study was carried out to assess the training practices in the Ghana Police Service at the National Police Training School, Accra and the Winneba Police Command and Staff College, Winneba. It examines the curriculum, scope of training and pedagogical practices employed by police trainers in Ghana, how well the trainees apply their training to Police work, the challenges the training academies face and feasible measures to address these challenges. Methodologically, the study empl...
ABSTRACT In Ghana as in many developing countries, the quest to provide quality professional health care for patients in the hospital is confronted with many challenges. However, the challenges are evidently articulated in the ward where all the medical challenges coalesce. In Ghana, beside other medical challenges, shortage of professional staff is a great barrier to providing quality patient care. The desire to fill this professional lacuna has, by default, resulted in the use of lay caregi...
ABSTRACT Africa, in the last two decades, has witnessed a surge in foreign interests in land acquisitions. These acquisitions being mainly for agricultural purposes have largely been blamed on these foreign interests as being the sole perpetrators responsible for these acquisitions and its consequent effects. Land which was hitherto (and still is) a communal property from which the entire community derived benefits is now being commercialized and individualized thereby limiting the communal b...
ABSTRACT The study investigated football as a quasi-religion among Accra Hearts of Oak fans. The study specifically sought to (i) identify the beliefs fans attach to their clubs, (ii) explore the significance of the club‟s beliefs to the fans, (iii) investigate the significance of the rituals to the fans, (iv) explore the significance fans attach to the club, club rituals, beliefs and totems (v) assess the social functions of the club. The research sites for the study were Nima and Kokomlem...
ABSTRACT Although studies that examine the uses and influence of new media in Africa have always focused on national trends and mainstream groups, the peculiar appropriation of the new media by subcultural groups has received little attention.
ABSTRACT Reduction in neonatal mortality has been steadily slow in most African countries including Ghana and remains a public health concern. ―Asram‖, a locally known neonatal disease among the Akan speaking communities in Ghana has been identified as a major cause of neonatal mortality. Generally, this thesis sought to explore the knowledge, beliefs, and perceptions of ‗asram‘ and how it is managed among families in Adamorobe in the Akwapim South District of the Eastern Region of Gh...