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Showing 1 to 10 of 10 for “"Upper West Region"”.
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EMBODIED POLITICAL ECOLOGIES OF HEALTH: A CASE STUDY OF ALCOHOL AND INFECTIOUS DISEASE IN THE UPPER WEST REGION OF GHANA
… within the promulgation of hepatitis b in the Upper West Region of Ghana. Four research objectives are addressed: 1) to describe the nature of alcohol use among adults; 2) to explore local perceptions about hepatitis b held by adults in the region; 3) to examine the nature of health …
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Gendered Power Relations and Household Decision Making in Rural Ghana. A study of Zambo in the Lawra District of the Upper West Region of Ghana
Some Western scholarship on African studies have shown that patriarchy is absolute in many African societies and women are mostly the victims of this system. Such patriarchy has created wide gender gaps between men and women, resulting in women being either overlooked, oppressed, or suppressed. The …
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Assessment of service provider preparedness and concerns in the process of implementing the National Health Insurance Scheme in Ghana : a study of the Upper West Region
… health insurance with specific reference to the Upper West Region. The paper uses both quantitative and qualitative methods to review the level of knowledge of health staff on the concept of health insurance, the availability of health professionals, essential drugs, infrastructure and equipment, …
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A Gendered Perspective On Migrant Women Farmers’ Lived Experiences In The Brong-Ahafo Region Of Ghana
… migrant women in rural areas of the Brong-Ahafo Region (BAR) of Ghana. Notwithstanding the depth of research on internal migrations in Ghana, little is known about women who have migrated from the Upper West Region to rural settlements in BAR to farm. Using 30 in-depth interviews, 5 focus group …
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Determinants of soybean adoption and performance in northern Ghana
… dataset on smallholder soybean producers in the Upper West region of Ghana. I first employ probit and ordinary least squares (OLS) regression models to understand adoption and performance. I then employ a combined spatial-autoregressive with spatial-autoregressive disturbances (SARAR) model using …
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Implementation of initiatives to reform the quality of education in rural Ghanaian junior high schools
… reform in one rural district of Ghana‟s Upper West Region. The research investigated the status of education in Junior High Schools, the impact of Reform 2007 and the factors that influenced the implementation of the reform initiatives. Following analysis of Ministry of Education policy …
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Present and Active: Unpacking The Negotiated Logics of Container Street Traders in the Governance of a Ghanaian city
… of city streetscapes in Wa, a city in the Upper West Region of Ghana. In negotiating access to space by either renting, perching, buying, or constructing container stalls and setting up their trade, they shape the street and its built environment. Providing access to goods and services, …
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Three Essays on the Economics of Health in Developing Countries
… field interventions implemented in the Wa West district of the Upper West Region of Ghana to (a) understand the reasons for low enrollment in SHIs; (b) estimate the effects of insurance coverage on utilization of healthcare services, financial protection and health outcomes, and c) learn …