Browsing Research Publications by Subject "Ghana"
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Beyond the buzzword: A framework for an indigenous relational evaluation in traditional communities in Ghana
(SAGE Publications, 2021)The notions of indigenous knowledge and cultural philosophies are becoming ubiquitous in many social inquiries and evaluation is no exception. Nonetheless, the pursuit to making evaluation impulses embedded in indigenous ... -
Covid-19 and urban food security in Ghana during the third wave.
(MDPI, 2023)While the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on household food security have been documented, the intensity and forms of food insecurity in urban households in the Global South have not been adequately explored. This is ... -
Demographic factors associated with myopia knowledge, attitude and preventive practices among adults in Ghana: a population-based cross-sectional survey
(BioMed Central Ltd, 2023)Purpose Knowledge, positive attitude and good preventive practices are keys to successful myopia control, but information on these is lacking in Africa. This study determined the KAP on myopia in Ghana. Methods This was ... -
The role of packaged water in meeting global targets on improved water access
(IWA Publishing, 2017)Packaged water (as either refill, bottled, or sachet water) has become an important element of water security in many low- and middle-income countries, owing to poor reliability and lack of piped water infrastructure. ... -
Scaling up improved inpatient treatment of evere Malnutrition: Key Factors and Experiences From South Africa, Bolivia, Malawi, and Ghana"
(Global health, 2022)Severe acute malnutrition (SAM) can have high mortality, especially in very ill children treated in the hospital. Many medical and nursing schools do not adequately, if at all, teach how to manage children with SAM. There ... -
Socio-demographic correlates and trends in the timing of the onset of parenthood among women of reproductive age in Ghana: Evidence from three waves of the demographic and health surveys
(F1000 Research Ltd, 2023)Childbearing is one of the central events in a woman’s life and the age at which this event occurs has important health, socioeconomic and fertility implications for her. Methods: We used three waves of the Ghana Demographic ... -
Women’s use of non-conventional herbal uterotonic in pregnancy and labour: Evidence from birth attendants
(BMC, 2022)Over the years, governments and stakeholders have implemented various policies/programmes to improve maternal health outcomes in low-middle-income countries. In Ghana, Community Health Ofcers were trained as midwives to ...