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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine how consumers’ concern for food safety and income levels influence vegetable consumption patterns and expenditure in Tamale, Ghana.Design/methodology/approach – Using data from a survey of 300 urban consumers, quantile regression analyses are used to examine how food safety consciousness, income and other factors influence vegetable expenditure across different quantiles Findings – Whereas protein-rich foods take smaller proportion, vegetables...

Background: The type of farming practices employed within an agro-ecosystem have some effects on its health and sustainable agricultural production. Thus, it is important to encourage farmers to make use of ecosystem-friendly farming practices if agricultural production is to be sustainable and this requires the identification of the critical success factors. This paper therefore examined the factors to consider in promoting sustainable agriculture production in Africa through ecosystem-based...

It is an undeniable fact that large scale land acquisition for agricultural production and urban development in Ghana is on the upsurge.The receiving end of the effect of land acquisition on household livelihoods are those living on or proximal to the acquired lands. Using primary data collected from four districts in the northern region of Ghana, this study estimated household livelihood security(HLS) index for households living in communities with and without large scale land acquisition. H...

The upsurge of land deals in Northern Ghana is a concern to many stakeholders. In order to reduce the effects of land deals on livelihoods, farmers resort to adopting semi-intensive, intensive or low intensive farming systems. Using a multinomial logit model, this study assessed how land deals influence the decision of a farm household to choose any of the farming regimes. Factors that influence farmers’ decision to choose intensive as against semi-intensive methods of farming are farm size, ...

Mensah BA, Kyerematen R, Annang T, Adu-Acheampong S. 2018. Influence of human activity on diversity and abundance of insects in three wetland environments in Ghana. Bonorowo Wetlands 2: 33-41. The Wetland environment is unique with unique biota that includes insects. Insects serve as indicators of environmental health, nevertheless, the recent spate of human encroachment on wetlands is likely to affect its unique biotic composition, and this phenomenon poses a threat to the wetland environmen...

Literature tells us that adoption of agricultural innovations mostly occurs when market conditions are right. Unfortunately for Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), a wide variety of inefficiencies exists in the resource markets and constrained farmers from accessing resources for adoption of these innovations. Meanwhile, few studies have partially incorporated these inefficiencies in analysis of agricultural technology adoption. By way of contribution in filing this gap, this study analysed the r...

Background. Although several studies have been conducted on the lived experiences of persons with spinal cord injury (SCI) in high income countries, there is no published data on such experiences in Ghana.The purpose of this study was to explore the lived experiences of persons with SCI in the Tamale Metropolis of the Northern Region of Ghana. Material and Methods. A qualitative descriptive design involving hirteen participants was conducted at the Tamale Metropolis-Ghana. A purposive samplin...

Background. Knowledge of the Glasgow Coma Scale(GCS) is recognized as an asset to all clinical nurses.However,many studies in different countries have reported low levels of knowledge of the GCS among nurses. Little is known about this subject in Ghana. Objectives.The aim of this study was to assess the knowledge of Ghanaian nurses about the Glasgow Coma Scale and identify factors associated with their knowledge. Method.This was a descriptive cross-sectional study involving a convenience samp...

Background. Efforts to reduce under-five mortality across the globe are being hindered by a disproportionately high rate of neonatal deaths. About a quarter of these neonatal deaths are caused by birth asphyxia. Available evidence shows that effective neonatal resuscitation delivered by providers skilled in and knowledgeable about neonatal resuscitation can significantly reduce neonatal mortality rates. Objectives. This cross-sectional study was conducted to determine knowledge and experience...

Many nursing scholars, professional nursing organizations, and other health-focused organizations, expect and encourage nurses to engage in socio-political activities. Yet, studies have shown that nurse participation in political activities remains low. A descriptive cross-sectional survey was used to collect data from 225 registered nurses in three hospitals and two nursing training schools in Tamale, Ghana, using a structured questionnaire. Study findings suggested that nurses are generally...

Introduction: Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a devastating condition that creates unique challenges to affected persons and family because of its inherent physical and psychosocial consequences. In spite of these consequences, little efforts have been made by African researchers to explore the psychological adjustment strategies of persons with SCI in Africa, and the majority of studies in this regard were carried out in developed countries such as the United States of America and the United Kin...

This study examined the adoption of rice cultivation technologies on farmers’ technical efficiency in Sagnarigu District. The stochastic frontier model was used to estimate the determinants of output and technical inefficiency while pro-pensity score matching was also used to analyse the average treatment effect (ATE) and the average treatment effect on the treated (ATT). A total of 120 respondents comprising 60 adopters and 60 non-adopters were randomly selected from six com-munities in the ...

There is a connection between urban land use planning and urban sanitation management. The rationale of land use planning is to protect and create attractive urban environments. However, despite the land use planning rationale, there is a sanitation mess in the built environment of the Wa Municipality. This study investigates the implications of land use planning on the provision and management of public sanitation facilities in the Wa Municipality. The study adopted the mixed metho...

This paper examines the socioeconomic determinants of farmer livelihood diversification and its effects on welfare. We selected 184 farmers in the Wa West District of the Upper West Region of Ghana through a comprehensive, multistage process based on agro-ecological, engineering, and socioeconomic resilience/vulnerability profiles. A simultaneous equation model was estimated using the two-stage least squares method. The results suggest that the number of livelihood activities is highest for f...

Investing in education that is gender inclusive is indispensable to economic empowerment of the people. Even though gender inclusive education is at the heart of international conventions and protocols, the desired quality is yet to be achieved. Consequently, the study seeks to investigate the implementation of gender inclusive educational strategies and practices in SHSs in the Berekum Municipality of Brong Ahafo Region. A convergence mixed method design was adopted for the study...

This paper examined households’ willingness to pay for improved solid waste management service in the Tamale Metropolitan Area in Northern Region of Ghana. The contingent valuation method (CVM) was used to identify the willingness to pay (WTP), while an ordered probit model was estimated to determine the factors influencing such willingness to pay. We found that a significant number of the respondents were willing to pay for the improved services, the amount ranging from GH₵ 2 to GH₵ 25 per ...

Background & Aim: The majority of studies on the facilitators and barriers to functioning in spinal cord injury (SCI) focussed on physical and psychosocial barriers/facilitators, with little emphasis on barriers and facilitators related to the health care system. The purpose of the present study was to explore the barriers/facilitators in the health care system to the functioning of persons with SCI. Methods & Materials: The present study was a qualitative descriptive design that was conducte...

The purpose of this study was to examine the nature and causes of solid waste crime at Damongo in the Northern region of Ghana. The research used mixed method approach. Among the data collection tools used included interviews, observation, questionnaire and review of official documents. A sample of 97 households and other key stakeholders concerned with and connected to solid waste management in the District were covered in the data collection. The results show that a combination of chan...

Most young people are ignorant about issues of their sexuality (Alter, 2002). Studies aimed at improving the understanding of young people about their sexuality have mostly been targeted at young people themselves. This study sought to find out how teacher training influences sex education in basic schools and how this contributes to improvement in the sexual attitude of young people. The study explored how sexuality education is taught in basic schools, the adequacy of training tea...