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Malaria control in Northern Ghana: a scoping review. [PDF]

Malar J
Despite the achievements of the Ghana Health Service and its partners in reducing malaria morbidity and mortality in Ghana, the disease still poses a significant public health problem and a huge expenditure on the National Health Insurance Scheme and the economy.
Zankawah MM, Issakah MA, Yakubu E, Tiwaa-Boateng NA, Baatiema L, Moomin A, Banchani JS, Chimdi IE, Edusei AK, Ordinioha B.   +9 more
europepmc   +3 more sources

The perceived effectiveness of agricultural technology transfer methods: Evidence from rice farmers in Northern Ghana

Cogent Food & Agriculture, 2018
This study examined the effectiveness of various agricultural technology transfer methods using primary data collected from 543 rice farmers in the Northern and Upper East regions of Ghana. We employed descriptive statistics supported by Kendall’s W-test
Shaibu Baanni Azumah, Samuel A. Donkoh, Joseph A. Awuni   +2 more
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Assessing the sustainability of vegetable production practices in northern Ghana

International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability, 2017
Urban vegetable production is an intensive agricultural strategy through which urban dwellers secure income and improve their livelihoods. An ethnographic study was conducted in Tamale, Northern Ghana, to understand whether vegetable gardening was a ...
Eileen Bogweh Nchanji, Imogen Bellwood-Howard, Nikolaus Schareika, Takemore Chagomoka, Johannes Schlesinger, Drescher Axel, Glaser Rüdiger   +6 more
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Attitude of Students Towards the Study of Physics: A Case of Tamale College of Education, Ghana. [PDF]

Journal of Education and Learning Technology, 2021
The study examined the attitude of third-year science and mathematics students towards the study of Physics in the Tamale College of Education, Ghana.
Moses Kojo Asare Mabee, Tahiru Zingani Haruna, Abdallah Salifu   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Accessing Healthcare Services Among Deaf Students: A Case Study of the Savelugu School for the Deaf, Northern Region-Ghana [PDF]

Journal of Education and Learning Technology, 2023
Individuals with disabilities are among the most disadvantaged in many communities. There are pieces of evidence that individuals with disabilities across the globe face distinctive obstacles when accessing healthcare facilities, and have worse health ...
Akuvi Amenyeku, Mary Asare Boafoa, Benjamin Nyarko, Mansuru Iddrisu   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Developing and Validating an Instrument to Measure Students’ Experiences in a Further Mathematics Classroom [PDF]

E-Journal of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, 2023
The purpose of this study was to develop an instrument for measuring students’ perception of teaching and learning variables in a Further Mathematics classroom with high psychometric properties of internal-consistency reliability and construct validity ...
Osei Yaw , Haadi Agani
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Predictive signs and symptoms of bacterial meningitis isolates in Northern Ghana

Scientific Reports, 2023
Cerebrospinal meningitis (CSM) is a public health burden in Ghana that causes up to 10% mortality in confirmed cases annually. About 20% of those who survive the infection suffer permanent sequelae. The study sought to understand the predictive signs and
Enoch Weikem Weyori, Braimah Baba Abubakari, Bernard Nkrumah, Abass Abdul-Karim, Hilarius Asiwome Kosi Abiwu, Eugene Dogkotenge Kuugbee, Adadow Yidana, Shamsu-Deen Ziblim, Benjamin Nuertey, Benjamin Asubam Weyori, Etowi Boye Yakubu, Stebleson Azure, Valentine Cheba Koyiri, Richard Kujo Adatsi   +13 more
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Consumer understanding and use of food labels in Ghana: A review of the evidence

World Nutrition, 2023
Background Creating a supportive environment can help manage the growing burden of obesity and diet-related non-communicable diseases (DR-NCDs) through informed diet choices.
Matthew Yosah Konlan, Paul Konka, MPH, Benedict O. Appiah, Felicia K. A. Danso, Braimah B. Abubakari, Hilarius Asiwome Kosi Abiwu, MD, MPH   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Christianity in Northern Ghana: Missionary Impact [PDF]

E-Journal of Religious and Theological Studies, 2020
The impact of Christianity in Northern Ghana regarding the subject of development and the promotion of human lives have not been duly recognized. This article brings to light the contributions of some missionary groups in Northern Ghana who for some ...
Paul Kang-Ewala Diboro
doaj   +1 more source

Males' Preference for Circumcised Women in Northern Ghana [PDF]

African Journal of Reproductive Health, 2006
Female genital mutilation (FGM) still remains one of the challenges facing women in many countries around the world. Efforts to eradicate the practice are on going but the results are still modest due to, among other things, ingrained cultural traditions that expose women to serious health consequences.
Sakeah, E, Doctor, H V, Beke, A, Hodgson, A B   +3 more
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