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Showing 1 to 19 of 19 for “"Kumasi"”.
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The integration of housing and economic activites: a case study of low-income settlements in Kumasi, Ghana
… households in four low income settlements in Kumasi, the second largest city in Ghana, integrate their economic survival strategies into the design and use of their housing. The study analyses the extent to which income, settlement type (i.e., informal or government built estates) and location …
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An investigation of the protective effect of alpha+-thalassaemia against severe Plasmodium falciparum amongst children in Kumasi, Ghana
Background: The alpha+-thalassaemias are the most common monogenic disorders of humans, characterised by microcytic and hypochromic anaemia. heir high frequency reflects selective advantage against death from Plasmodium falciparum malaria. The most common type of alpha+-thalassaemia amongst people …
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An examination of the implementation of an ecological sanitation project as an instrument of the Environmental Sanitation Policy of Ghana: the case of Kumasi Metropolis
… in the implementation of ecosan projects from Kumasi metropolis. The secondary data, on the other hand, were from books, journals and websites. From the research analysis, it emerged that the policy allows the implementation of many sanitation projects including ecosan. Secondly, stakeholders …
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Towards an African perspective of urban sustainability: evidence from Ghana.
… development comparatively in two urban areas (Kumasi and Obuasi), and sustainable city development in Ghana (Appolonia City project). In order to achieve the aim of the study, published data were used to assess overall sustainable development and urbanisation patterns in Ghana. In doing so, …
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An Assessment of Youth Perceptions of Youth Employment Initiatives and Attachment to Community as Determinants of Migration Decisions Among the Youth in Keta Municipality of Ghana
… Ghana, particularly to cities like Accra, Tema, Kumasi, and Takoradi continues to rise, despite ongoing efforts to improve youth employability and reduce urban influx. This study examined the extent to which youth attachment to community and participation in employment initiatives predict …
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DYNAMIC GEOSPATIAL MODELLING AND SIMULATION OF PREDOMINANTLY INFORMAL CITIES: AN INTEGRATED AGENT-BASED AND CELLULAR AUTOMATA MODEL OF URBAN GROWTH
… to analyse the evolving spatial structure of Kumasi city-region (Ashanti region) of Ghana. The third, also the overarching objective, develops TI-City model (The Informal City model), an integrated ABM and CA model for simulating urban residential growth of predominantly informal cities in …
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Assessing customary land administration systems for peri-urban land in Ghana
… peri-urban customary tenure in Accra and Kumasi, the fastest growing cities in Ghana, are assessed. A model for assessing functionality for peri-urban customary systems has been developed. The results indicate that functional customary systems adhere to the principles of good governance in …
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Understanding the Co-emergence of Urban Location Choice and Mobility Patterns: Empirical Studies and an Integrated Geospatial and Agent-based Model
… Using a case study design and selecting the Kumasi Metropolis, a medium-size metropolis of nearly two-million inhabitants in Ghana, West Africa as the case study area, two main objectives, which reflect research trends and gaps in both the empirical literature and simulation model development …
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The Long Road to the Bank of Ghana, 1825-1966
… Department’s collections in Accra, Kumasi, and Cape Coast and the National Archives at Kew Gardens in London. Also consulted were several collections of private papers including those of Balogh, Arthur Lewis, Oliver Sprague, Andrew Brimmer, Nicholas Kaldor, and Paul Warburg. The …
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Empowering women in logistics for circular economy transformation in Ethiopia and Ghana
… Datenerhebungen in Workshops in Addis Abeba und Kumasi. Diese werden mithilfe der Nominal Group Technique (NGT, eine strukturierte Methode zur Ideen- und Entscheidungsfindung, die die gleichberechtigte Beteiligung unterschiedlicher Expert:innen sowie die gemeinsame Priorisierung von Ideen …
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Determinants for the adoption of climate change policies for urban Africa: A study of urban local governments in Ghana
… a focus on 3 metropolitan urban areas of Accra, Kumasi and Tamale. Results suggest that the government of Ghana has instituted directives for climate change considerations in metropolitan development plans. The national urban policy has a climate change component. An investigation of metropolitan …
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FACTORS INFLUENCING GERIATRIC SPECIALIZATION INTENTION. A CROSSSECTIONAL STUDY OF CLINICAL MEDICAL AND NURSING STUDENTS IN GHANA
… at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital in Kumasi, Ghana, voluntarily participated in this cross-sectional study. The survey was administered online via Qualtrics. Sub-study 1: Data were analyzed using Poisson multiple regression (N=314). For medical students, personal interest was the best …
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Social Networks, Social Support and the Working Lives of Self-Employed Young People in Ghana and Nigeria
… with self-employed youth in Ibadan, Nigeria and Kumasi, Ghana as well as a survey administered to 1010 self-employed youth in both cities. This study found that family ties were critical to providing monetary, material, informational and emotional support to self-employed youth though men, those …
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The social meanings of a child with sickle cell disease in Ghana: Fathers' reactions and perspectives.
… SCD in rural Africa died before 5 years old. In Kumasi, the second city of Ghana, where 2% of all babies born have SCD, the newborn screening programme has a survival to five years old of over 95%. Extensive information is available on the clinical aspects of SCD, but there is limited …
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Factors contributing to primary care givers' delay in presenting children with chronic kidney disease for medical care in Ghana
… Renal Unit of Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital in Kumasi, Ghana, to participate in the study. Semi-structured interviews and field notes were used to collect data. The thematic data analysis approach of Colaizzi (1978) was used, and the ecological model of Schneider (2017) assisted in organising …
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Lived experience of the non-medical use of tramadol among people in Ghana: an interpretative phenomenological analysis.
… at drug rehabilitation and support facilities in Kumasi and Accra. Audio-recorded interviews were simultaneously transcribed and translated, and then analysed using the foundational principles and procedures of the IPA methodology. Four superordinate themes emerged during the data analysis: (i) …
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Sankofa: A virtual Exploration of the Besease Shrine
As a teenager growing up in Ghana, whenever I traveled to my hometown, I saw old, abandoned traditional buildings made of earth and timber frames. I have always wanted to know why old traditional buildings look so unique and different from our present-day buildings. They usually appear to be weak …