Aging and demographic transition in Ghana: State of the elderly and emerging issues

M Kpessa-Whyte - The Gerontologist, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Although the population of Ghana is young and generally youthful, there is evidence of rapid
increases in the size of the elderly cohort. Although demographic projections estimate that …

Access to library services and facilities by persons with disability: Insights from academic libraries in Ghana

DA Ayoung, FNA Baada… - Journal of Librarianship …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
A group of the academic library's vast untapped clientele to whom more attention is now
being paid is persons with disability. Drawing from the International Federation of Library …

Effect of natural resources extraction on energy consumption and carbon dioxide emission in Ghana

PA Kwakwa, H Alhassan, G Adu - International Journal of Energy …, 2020 - emerald.com
Purpose Even though many studies have attempted to understand the drivers of carbon
dioxide emission and energy consumption to help tackle environmental issues, not much …

Farmers' perception and adaptation practice to climate variability and change: a case study of the Vea catchment in Ghana

AM Limantol, BE Keith, BA Azabre, B Lennartz - SpringerPlus, 2016 - Springer
Background Rain-fed agriculture remains the source of employment for a majority of
Ghana's population, particularly in northern Ghana where annual rainfall is low. The …

Socio-economic and demographic determinants of under-five mortality in rural northern Ghana

EW Kanmiki, AA Bawah, I Agorinya, FS Achana… - BMC international health …, 2014 - Springer
Background In spite of global decline in under-five mortality, the goal of achieving MDG 4
still remains largely unattained in low and middle income countries as the year 2015 closes …

Burnout syndrome among healthcare workers during COVID-19 Pandemic in Accra, Ghana

KD Konlan, E Asampong, P Dako-Gyeke, FN Glozah - PloS one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Background The emergence of the corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has increased
the workload of health workers particularly those in sub-Saharan Africa predisposing them to …

Prevalence and predictors of depression, anxiety, and stress among adults in Ghana: a community-based cross-sectional study

H Amu, E Osei, P Kofie, R Owusu, SA Bosoka… - PloS one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Introduction Over the past two decades, there have been several global interventions
including the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), aimed at improving health outcomes …

Religious beliefs and practices in pregnancy and labour: an inductive qualitative study among post-partum women in Ghana

L Aziato, PNA Odai, CN Omenyo - BMC pregnancy and childbirth, 2016 - Springer
Background Religiosity in health care delivery has attracted some attention in contemporary
literature. The religious beliefs and practices of patients play an important role in the …

Effects of urbanisation and management practices on pollinators in tropical Africa

S Guenat, WE Kunin, AJ Dougill… - Journal of Applied …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Urban expansion is an increasing threat to biodiversity, especially in tropical Africa where
biodiversity hot spots are being encroached upon by fast‐growing cities. Threatened …

Community-Based Health Planning and Services Plus programme in Ghana: A qualitative study with stakeholders in two Systems Learning Districts on improving the …

M Kweku, H Amu, A Awolu, M Adjuik, MA Ayanore… - Plos one, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Background In 1999, Ghana introduced the Community-Based Health Planning and
Services (CHPS) as the key primary health care strategy. In this study, we explored the …