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The Book of Proverbs and Its Relationship to African-Ewe Proverbial Communication, 2011

, 2023
This article is an invitation to scholarship to take another look at the function of ancient Israelite Wisdom Literature; not only as it encroaches on the Pentateuch and Prophetic literature, but also as it relates to African-Ewe (and other) theologies ...
Akoto, Dorothy B. E. A.
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Understanding Cervical Cancer Screening Intentions Through the Lens of Care‐Seeking Behavior: A Cross‐Sectional Study Among Islamic Women in Ghana

Health Science Reports, Volume 9, Issue 2, February 2026.
ABSTRACT Background Cervical cancer screening among Ghanaian women is generally unsatisfactory due to sociocultural norms and poor knowledge, despite its critical role in the early detection of cervical cancer. Due to culturally insensitive healthcare practices in a secular country like Ghana, Islamic women may avoid cervical cancer screening ...
Abdul‐Karim Abubakari, Janet Gross, Emmanuel Adusei‐Poku   +2 more
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African workplace spirituality in South African mines [PDF]

, 2009
Includes bibliographical references (leaves 226-251).This research explores the role of spirituality in an African mining context with specific reference to spinal cord-injured mine workers.
Makgoba, Thabo Cecil
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Spirituality and sustainable lifestyle [PDF]

, 2012
The paper aimed to provide additional insights into the wide and partly uncovered area of interactions among spirituality, happiness, life satisfaction and sustainability, supported by a survey representing the Hungarian society.
Zsóka, Ágnes, Csutora, Mária
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Prior Knowledge of Epilepsy Predicts Positive Attitudes and Practices Toward Persons Living With Epilepsy

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, Abdala Mumuni Ussif, Francis Tanam Djankpa, Kwasi Agyen‐Mensah, Daniel Lawer Egbenya   +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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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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Children’s Voices on Harmful Traditional Practices in Ghana: Examining Justifications for Continuation or Discontinuation

Health &Social Care in the Community, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.
A cross‐sectional convergent parallel mixed‐method design was used to collect data from 5024 8–17 year olds from all areas of Ghana, 51.1% boys and 48.9% girls. The study examined children’s views on harmful traditional practices (HTPs) and their reasoning for continuing or discontinuing them. The results show 88% of children know about HTPs.
Sylvester Kyei-Gyamfi, Frank Kyei-Arthur, Zita Kyei-Gyamfi, Jilly Phillipa Joel Premkumar, Richard Akuetteh Adjetey, Emmanuel Boateng, Saphia Tamimu   +6 more
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Revisiting Home in Ghanaian Poetry: Awoonor, Anyidoho and Adzei [PDF]

, 2019
The idea of “home” is a significant occurrence in postcolonial literature, as it connects to other ideas as identity, nationhood, and culture. This paper discusses “home” in Ghanaian poetry focusing on three well-regarded poets: Kofi Awoonor, Kofi ...
Gabriel Edzordzi Agbozo, Agbozo, Gabriel Edzordzi   +1 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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