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Brain and Behavior, Volume 16, Issue 1, January 2026.1.Possessing adequate knowledge about epilepsy could make people treat and act well towards those living with epilepsy. 2.To reduce and eliminate stigmatization against PLWE, mass media awareness campaign about epilepsy on both traditional and social media as well as community‐level information centres should be undertaken. ABSTRACT Background Epilepsy‐
Nana Ama Otua Otabil +4 more
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Nima's “Incomplete” Humans: Storying Adolescents’ Black Inhabitations in Accra
Antipode, Volume 58, Issue 1, January 2026.Abstract In this article, I story adolescents as “incomplete” human beings whose inventive modes of storytelling and inhabiting community space shape a “black sense of place” in the Nima neighbourhood of Accra, Ghana. In collaborative arts‐based research with Spread‐Out Initiative NGO, Nima adolescents share stories and narrate experiences that witness
Victoria Ogoegbunam Okoye
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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 +6 more
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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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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 +5 more
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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 +3 more
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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 +6 more
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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 +4 more
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, 2021 Ghanaian art forms are dominated by symbolism that characterises the socio-cultural, religious and political ideals of the people. These symbols which are often used in religious, and socio-political buildings for educational, aesthetic and religious ...
Oppong, R. A., Adjei, K.
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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 +6 more
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