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Families' Perception of Cognitive and Emotional Support From Healthcare Professionals Across the Maternal and Newborn Care Continuum

Nursing in Critical Care, Volume 31, Issue 1, January 2026.
ABSTRACT Background During the perinatal period, women and newborns require high‐quality supportive care. While cognitive and emotional care support is central to family systems care, few quantitative studies have explored this in sub‐Saharan Africa. Aim We investigated families' perspectives on the support provided by healthcare professionals during ...
Christina Schuler, George Edward Ntow, Wisdom Kudzo Axame, Emmanuel Bansah, Barbara Preusse‐Bleuler, Riccardo E. Pfister, Agbozo Faith   +6 more
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Trade Networks and Consumer Practices in Amedeka, Ghana: Negotiating “Nkudzedze” From the Late 19th to Mid‐20th Centuries

American Anthropologist, Volume 127, Issue 4, Page 757-776, December 2025.
ABSTRACT This paper examines local taste practices in the era of “legitimate trade” when the trade in botanical (e.g., palm oil, palm kernel oil, and cocoa) and nonbotanical (e.g., ivory, textiles) commodities replaced the trade in enslaved Africans. Following the 1807 British abolition of the Atlantic trade in enslaved people, the locus of the trade ...
Dela Kuma
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Urban Informality, Housing Insecurity and “Bulldozer Urbanism” in Global South Cities: Evidence From Selected Slum Communities in Accra, Ghana

Growth and Change, Volume 56, Issue 4, December 2025.
ABSTRACT In Accra, state‐led eviction mirrors ongoing processes of socio‐spatial inequality and exclusion. While evictions are rooted in neoliberal ideals, the outcomes of such processes have been particularly devastating for residents of slums and informal settlements.
Reforce Okwei, Elmond Bandauko, Desmond Adjaison, Lina Adeetuk, Thelma Akyea, Godwin Arku   +5 more
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Overcoming barriers to interreligious peace: Determinants of preferences for religiously similar others in Togo and Sierra Leone

Political Psychology, Volume 46, Issue 6, Page 1440-1459, December 2025.
Abstract Preferences to interact with similar others are a barrier to positive intergroup contact and, thus, peaceful intergroup relations. A growing literature investigated what shapes contact preferences but more research on changeable factors that can be targeted by interventions is needed.
Julia Köbrich, Tobias H. Stark, Borja Martinović, Yawo Seyram Adiakpo   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Insects as Food and Feed Source: A Comprehensive Review on Nutritional Value, Food Safety Concern, Environmental Benefits, Economic Potential, Technological Innovations, Challenges, and Future Prospects

Food Frontiers, Volume 6, Issue 6, Page 2591-2646, November 2025.
Edible insects offer a sustainable protein source, requiring fewer resources than traditional livestock. Despite challenges, they have the potential to enhance food security and sustainability for a growing global population. ABSTRACT As the world faces an escalating protein crisis amid climate change, population growth, and resource scarcity, edible ...
Anil Gautam, Ishwari Gyawali, Sushma Poudel, Sachin Devkota, Rabin Acharya, Milan Kandel, Deepak Subedi   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Ghanaian values in motion: A content analysis of slogans on commercial vehicles in Accra [PDF]

Slogans on commercial vehicles are a common sight in Ghana. These material artefacts can provide insight into beliefs and values about the sociocultural, spiritual, and political experiences of life in the contemporary Ghanaian context. In this study, we
Asamoah-Gyadu, Kwabena, Dzokoto, Vivian, Kenin, Abraham, Osei-Tutu, Annabella   +3 more
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Understanding the oppression of Black girls and women within the global context: Illustrations from Ghana and the United States

International Journal of Social Welfare, Volume 34, Issue 3, July 2025.
Abstract Throughout sub‐Saharan Africa and the African diaspora, there is documented oppression of girls and women. While many policies and laws have been created to improve the well‐being of this population, many of them are ineffective, oftentimes due to harmful cultural practices enshrined by systems of oppression.
Abigail Williams‐Butler, Portia Nartey, Antoinette Y. Farmer, Vyda Mamley Hervie, Augustina Naami   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Experiences of People Who Self Harm in secure settings [PDF]

, 2022
This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: [Dake, A., Murphy, N., & McAndrew S. (2022). Self-harm in secure settings: Exploring the Lived Experiences of people who self-harm in secure hospitals.
Dake, Andy, McAndrew, Sue, Murphy, Neil
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Knowledge of Children on Harmful Traditional Practices, the Types and Regulations in Ghana

Reproductive, Female and Child Health, Volume 4, Issue 2, June 2025.
ABSTRACT Background The paper aimed to examine children's awareness of harmful traditional practices (HTPs), the various types they are familiar with, the reasons for their persistence, and the effectiveness of national responses. Methods This study is a secondary analysis of both quantitative and qualitative data obtained from the Ministry of Gender ...
Sylvester Kyei‐Gyamfi, Frank Kyei‐Arthur, Kwami Sefa‐Kayi, Emmanuel Yeboah‐Djan, Robert Kwame Degraft Agyarko, Evans Sakyi‐Boadu, Afisah Zakariah   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Perceived Barriers to Hypertension Control: A Cross‐Sectional Study Among Healthcare Providers in the Ashanti Region of Ghana

Health Science Reports, Volume 8, Issue 4, April 2025.
ABSTRACT Background and Aims Uncontrolled hypertension (HPT) is a major public health challenge in Ghana. This study investigated the impact of government health system, and healthcare provider‐level barriers on hypertension management in the Ashanti region.
Francis Sambah, Kristin McBain‐Rigg, Abdul‐Aziz Seidu, Theophilus I. Emeto   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source