Commodity-Based Trading Associations at the Agbogbloshie Market in Accra, Ghana [PDF]
, 2019 The decentralisation policy in Ghana ensures urban governance is controlled at the local levels. Rules set by state institutions in many cases lack the ability to penetrate into the locality for lack of trust and proper enforcement measures. It is common to find non-state organisations teaming up with the state or independently governing their ...
Danso-Wiredu, Esther Yeboah +1 more
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Factors Associated with Malaria Infection among Head Porters in Agbogbloshie Market in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana [PDF]
Journal of Parasitology Research, 2020 Background. Head porters constitute the mobile population who are at an increasing risk of being infected with malaria. They move around the city to carry out their duties with no accommodation.
Patience Kwofie +3 more
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Unveiling the e-waste management situation in Agbogbloshie, Accra Ghana [PDF]
This master's thesis delves into the e-waste management scenario in Agbogbloshie, Accra, Ghana, a region grappling with the consequences of informal e-waste recycling. The study begins by defining e-waste according to the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) guidelines which state that it comprises information and communication technologies (ICT ...
Ntow, Stephen, Maria, Cristina
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Annals of Global Health, 2020 Background: A walk through the Agbogbloshie e-waste recycling site shows a marked heterogeneity in the spatial distribution of the different e-waste processing activities, which are likely to drive clustering of health conditions associated with the ...
Abenaa Adusei +17 more
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Personal exposure to particulate matter and heart rate variability among informal electronic waste workers at Agbogbloshie: a longitudinal study [PDF]
BMC Public Health, 2021 Background Informal electronic waste recycling activities are major contributors to ambient air pollution, yet studies assessing the effects or relationship between direct/continuous exposure of informal e-waste workers to particulate matter and ...
Afua A. Amoabeng Nti +9 more
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Sexual and reproductive health education and its association with ever use of contraception: a cross-sectional study among women in urban slums, Accra [PDF]
Reproductive Health, 2022 Plain Language summary Sexual and reproductive health education among girls and women has several reproductive health benefits, including improved contraceptive knowledge, contraception use at first intercourse, increased chance of contraceptive use in a
Abdul-Aziz Seidu +6 more
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Integrative Modeling of Urinary Metabolomics and Metal Exposure Reveals Systemic Impacts of Electronic Waste in Exposed Populations [PDF]
MetabolitesBackground: Informal electronic waste (e-waste) recycling practices release a complex mixture of pollutants, particularly heavy metals, into the environment.
Fiona Hui +6 more
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Accra’s Old Fadama/Agbogbloshie settlement. To what extent is this slum sustainable?
African Geographical Review, 2020 Slum conditions associated with squatter settlements pose major challenges in African cities. In the city of Accra, Ghana, municipal officials traditionally addressed squatter settlements through d...
Benjamin Effah Oppong +2 more
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Cross-shift changes in pulmonary function and occupational exposure to particulate matter among e-waste workers in Ghana [PDF]
Frontiers in Public HealthIntroductionLittle is known on the association between cross-shift changes in pulmonary function and personal inhalation exposure to particulate matter (PM) among informal electronic-waste (e-waste) recovery workers who have substantial occupational ...
Zoey Laskaris +5 more
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Geo: Geography and EnvironmentLittle is known about the complex power and governance dynamics within e‐waste hubs in the Global South. Taking the example of Sodom‐Agbogbloshie, Mortuary‐road, Ashaiman and Ashaiman New Town in Ghana's capital Accra, we explore their role as catalysts ...
Khiddir Iddris +4 more
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