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This study is aimed at finding out the distribution of depression, anxiety and stress among nurses at Pantang hospital with regards to demographic characteristics such as age, gender, rank, duration and hospital unit worked. A sample of 57 Nurses of Pantang Hospital was randomly selected for the study. ANOVA tests were used to analyze the data. The results indicated that there was a significant difference in all the emotional states of depression, anxiety and stress with regards to the a...

This study investigated the attitudes and practices of nursing mothers on exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) in the Bolgatanga municipality using a qualitative approach. A total of 12 nursing mothers recruited from the Antenatal clinic of the Bolgatanga Regional Hospital were interviewed on their attitudes and practices on EBF. Results indicated that participants did not appropriately and effectively practice EBF. Results include late initiation of EBF, inappropriate positioning of babies duri...

This study explores the biopsychosocial factors that affect the decision of Ghanaian men to use sexual enhancers/aphrodisiacs. The study was qualitative in nature and made use of thematic content analysis as its main tool of analysis. Two focus groups involving ten (10) participants were used in the study. Participant age ranges was between 25 – 59 years. Findings indicated that the decision to use an aphrodisiac involve a complexity of interactions between social, psychological and biol...

Character strengths are important personal qualities that are proposed to be productive and critical for lifelong optimal human development. This study investigated the distribution of the Values in Action character strengths among high school students and their relationship with satisfaction with life of the students. Using data from a sample of 210 students, results indicated that the top seven strengths were forgiveness, self-regulation, kindness, leadership, hope, love of learning and...

This article is based on a study that examined and compared the attitudes of students from education discipline versus other disciplines (Physics, Chemistry, Biology and others) of Gomal University towards the teaching profession in Pakistan. The design of the study was quantitative survey. A sample of 292 students (178 males & 114 females) participated in the study. The findings of the study showed that the attitudes of the students towards the teaching profession were generally positive. ...

This study investigated the knowledge and beliefs of nursing mothers on exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) in the Bolgatanga municipality using a qualitative approach. A total of 12 nursing mothers recruited from the Bolgatanga Regional hospital were interviewed on their knowledge and beliefs on EBF. Results indicated that participants had basic and inadequate knowledge of EBF though their source of information was primarily from health personnel at the antenatal clinics. Participants’ knowle...

This study employed a qualitative approach and used in-depth interviews to explore the experiences of nursing mothers in the Bolgatanga municipality regarding psychosocial factors influencing their practice of EBF. From the interviews, psychosocial factors influencing the practice of EBF include the health of the mother, public attitude, work and customs and beliefs of society .Very important findings also emerged indicating the poor efforts put in by health workers in the promotion of th...

The deterioration of buildings hampers its ability to perform adequately, thus it is important to ensure proper maintenance to prevent deterioration. Public senior high school buildings in Ghana represent significant investment of the tax payers' money and therefore maintaining these buildings is important. However, there seems to be paucity of studies on maintenance of public buildings in general and Wa Municipality in particular. This research seeks to bridge this knowledge gap by anal...

This research examined how perception of procedural justice relates to organisational commitment of survivors of layoffs. It also examined the effects of locus of control and self esteem on perception of procedural justice. Two hundred and nineteen (219) participants (Survivors of layoffs) were made to complete survey items on perceived procedural justice, locus of control, self-esteem and organisational commitment. Pearson Product- Moment correlation, Hierarchical Multiple regression an...

Successful and sustainable agriculture mainly depend on people’s participation, particularly the involvement of the most active and creative section of the population such as the youth. Nevertheless, issues relating to the youth and agriculture still remain largely unknown, especially in the Wa West District of Ghana. This study examined, inter alia, the benefits, challenges and prospects of youth participation in agriculture in the Wa West District by the application of the theory of pl...

This study assessed the use of Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EBA) to climate change by smallholder farmers in the Wa West District. Climate change impacts greatly on smallholder farmers due to their dependence on rain-fed agriculture. Ecosystem-based Adaptation proves to be a cost-effective adaptation strategy with the potential to increase farmer resilience to climatic stresses. The study specifically investigated the EbA practices adopted by farmers in the study area. The benefits of Eb...

Small-scale mining (SSM) continues to pose complex environmental, health and livelihood problems among rural folks in mining communities (Hayes, 2008; Kumah, 2006). One of the most subtle impacts of SSM on the environment is its implications on rural livelihoods. However, studies regarding SSM and the environment, sideline their implications on rural livelihoods of residents mining communities and how affected communities cope with such effects. The purpose of this study is to examine th...

Smallholders' knowledge exists and this has sustained their operations since time immemorial. Agricultural development efforts, in terms of technology development and introduction had not been within the reach of the farmer, resulting in the poor adoption rate of borrowed or introduced technologies. This report documents a survey, which entailed the use of questionnaires at individual levels and group discussions, to examine the interplay of indigenous knowledge (1K) and "modernized" te...

The premise of this thesis was that the educational reforms in Ghana for the past decades have failed to integrate the scientific indigenous knowledge systems into the science curriculum of basic schools. The study, therefore, sought to find out the possible ways of integrating of scientific indigenous knowledge systems in the school curriculum of the basic schools in the Upper West Region, especially in the Nadowli District. A qualitative method was employed. Purposive sampling was use...

Beef contamination with Salmonella and their resistance to antibiotics is a concern and a threat to the public health. This study determined the knowledge of ruminant farmers and veterinary officers in antibiotic usage, and the presence of antibiotic residues in beef samples in the Wa Municipality of Ghana. The microbiological quality and prevalence of resistant Salmonella spp. in the beef samples were also determined. Two hundred and fifty ruminant farmers and six veterinary officers we...

Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) is an infection in any part of your urinary system, caused by the presence of bacteria in the urinary tract (UT). Data on the prevalence of urinary tract infections and multidrug resistance of uropathogens are limited in the Northern Region of Ghana. The aim of this research was to determine prevalence of UTI among patients and the resistance patterns of uropathogens isolated from patients in a secondary and tertiary health care hospital in the Northern Regi...