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Cities, 2003 Accra, the capital and major economic city in Ghana, is undergoing a major restructuring of much of its infrastructure and, more important, its physical form and appearance.
Richard Grant
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Accra's Sounds and Sacred Spaces
International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, 2008AbstractThis article explores the sonic sacralization of urban space in the multicultural city of Accra. In Ghanaian cities today religious groups increasingly vie for public presence. It is especially the religious manifestation in the urban soundscape, most forcefully by charismatic‐Pentecostal churches and preachers, that has of late generated ...
Marleen de Witte
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Social Disabilities of Epileptics in Accra
Epilepsia, 1970SUMMARYThe social disabilities of 140 patients attending the epileptic clinic in Accra are discussed. The causes of social difficulties, the degree of social disability, factors influencing prognosis and prevention are discussed.RÉSUMÉLes troubles de l'adaptation sociale de 140 patients fréquentant la clinique pour épileptiques de Accra sont discutés ...
B B, Edoo, D R, Haddock
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The Health of the “Older Women” in Accra, Ghana: Results of the Women’s Health Study of Accra
Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology, 2011The health of women residing in the developing countries is not limited to reproductive health conditions or infectious diseases. While these illnesses remain serious threats to a healthy life, as the population ages, the prevalence of illnesses considered to be of significance only in industrialized nations also increasingly afflicts the residents of ...
Duda, Rosemary B. +5 more
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Introduction to the Accra School: An Overview of Health, Poverty, and Place in Accra
2013Most of the future growth of population in the world is expected to take place in cities of developing countries. This fact alone provides a rationale for this volume, but there are also broad policy and programmatic reasons for our interest in the demography, health and well-being of urban centers in low income countries.
John R. Weeks +2 more
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2017
This thesis focuses on Ghanaian young professionals and entrepreneurs whose lives unfold at the interstices of the capital Accra's private sector business scenes. By following professionals to the realm of family, friendship, workplace, religious community and the urban public culture, I show how professional status, and the quality of 'professionalism'
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This thesis focuses on Ghanaian young professionals and entrepreneurs whose lives unfold at the interstices of the capital Accra's private sector business scenes. By following professionals to the realm of family, friendship, workplace, religious community and the urban public culture, I show how professional status, and the quality of 'professionalism'
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Canine spirocercosis in Accra, Ghana
Tropical Animal Health and Production, 1977The prevalence of canine spirocercosis in the Accra region of Ghana was found to be 18 per cent, lesions being found in the oesophagus and in several other sites. In two of the 96 cases, the dogs had died of aortic rupture, probably caused by this parasite.
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Fertility and Family Planning in Accra
Journal of Biosocial Science, 1986SummaryData from a sample interview survey conducted in Accra in 1982 show that there is a very high level of knowledge of contraceptive methods among mothers aged 25–39 years (92%). However, only about 41% of the women had ever used any form of contraception, and only 18% were using modern methods at the time of the study. This is low for a city where
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The American Historical Review
Abstract Between 1886 and 1888, a series of dramatic events took place in the West African town of Accra, marking an escalation of colonial control and imperial state formation. This essay investigates three previously unknown, but profoundly important, political events through the perspective of narrative history.
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Abstract Between 1886 and 1888, a series of dramatic events took place in the West African town of Accra, marking an escalation of colonial control and imperial state formation. This essay investigates three previously unknown, but profoundly important, political events through the perspective of narrative history.
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