Browsing by Subject "Ghana"
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Assessing the impact of sea-level rise on a vulnerable coastal community in Accra, Ghana
(AOSIS OpenJournals, 2013)Climate change and its associated sea-level rise are expected to significantly affect vulnerable coastal communities. Although the extent of the impact will be localised, its assessment will adopt a monitoring approach ... -
Beyond the plan: how land use control practices influence flood risk in Sekondi-Takoradi
(OASIS, 2019)Using a pragmatic philosophical underpinning, this article analyses how land use planning actions and inactions contribute to flood risk creation in Sekondi-Takoradi, Ghana. In recent times, the planning system in Ghana ... -
Church expansion through church planting in Ghana : a case study of the Lighthouse Chapel International Model
(2013)Jesus Christ instructed His disciples before His death to limit the preaching of the gospel to the ‘lost sheep of the house of Israel’ (Matt 10:6). After His resurrection, however, He broadened the scope of proselytizing ... -
Cities and floods: a pragmatic insight into the determinants of households’ coping strategies to floods in informal Accra, Ghana
(OASIS, 2019)Floods are common events that confront many cities in the developing world. Ghana, a developing country, is persistently challenged with flood events, especially in its major cities. In informal Accra, for instance, despite ... -
Developments in history education in Ghana
(South African Society for History Teaching (SASHT) under the patronage of the Department of Humanities Education in the Faculty of Education at the University of Pretoria, 2021)This article employs historical records, cultural traditions, and insights from recent interviews with history teachers to trace the beginnings of history teaching and the political landscape that has shaped school history ... -
Effect of Behaviour change communication (BCC) on knowledge and prevention of malaria among women in Ghana
(SAGE, 2023)Behaviour change communication (BCC) remains a central component of theinterventions used in the fight against malaria in Ghana. However, there islimited evidence of its effectiveness. This study evaluated the effects of ... -
Effects of a community-based multicomponent positive psychology intervention on mental health of rural adults in Ghana
(2020)Background There is growing evidence that positive psychology interventions (PPIs) enhance positive mental health and lead to a decrease in symptoms of psychopathology. This study examines the effectiveness of a 10‐week ... -
Following the footsteps: Urbanisation of Wa Municipality and its synergism in risk accumulation, uncertainties and complexities in urban Ghana
(OASIS, 2019)Global demographic characteristics have witnessed a significant shift with more than half of the world’s population crossing the rural–urban threshold in 2008. In Ghana, the 2010 census report revealed 50.9% urban population. ... -
Fruit and vegetable intake behaviour among elderly patients attending routine out-patient clinic: a cross-sectional study
(Karger, 2017)Background and objectives: As human body gets older, it’s nutritional and health needs change due to increasing susceptibility to degenerative diseases. The elderly population is one demographic ... -
Gender in national history narratives in social studies textbooks for Ghana
(The South African Society for History Teaching (SASHT) under the auspices of the School of Basic Sciences, Vaal Triangle Campus, North-West University, 2019)The Ghanaian society is highly patriarchal and one of the immediate outcomes is that assignment of roles and responsibilities are typically based on gender lines. This paper is about gender representation in social studies ...
