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Fayemi, Ademola Kazeem. "African Sartorial Culture and the Question of Identity: Towards an African Philosophy of Dress." Uchenie zapiski Instituta Afriki RAN, no. 2 (June 30, 2021): 66–79. http://dx.doi.org/10.31132/2412-5717-2021-55-2-66-79.
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This paper is a critical interrogation of the apparel culture as a marker of African identity in traditional and contemporary Africa. The article philosophically discusses the sartorial culture of sub-Saharan Africans in the light of its defining elements, identity, and non-verbal communicative proclivities. Focusing on the Yoruba and the Ashanti people, the author argues that African dress expresses some symbolic, linguistic, and sometimes hidden, complex and immanent meaning(s) requiring extensive interpretations and meaning construction. With illustrative examples, he defends the position that the identity of some cultural regions in Africa can be grouped together based on the original, specific techniques and essence of dress that they commonly share. Against the present absence of an African philosophy of dress in the African sartorial culture and knowledge production, he argues the imperativeness of an African philosophy of dress, its subject matter, and connections to other cognate branches of African philosophy, and the prospects of such an ancillary African philosophy.
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Dwumah, Peter, Kofi Osei Akuoko, and Eric Henry Yeboah. "Family Networks’ Support to Employment Paths of Rural Youth in a Ghanaian Community." International Journal of Social Science Studies 6, no. 2 (January 5, 2018): 32. http://dx.doi.org/10.11114/ijsss.v6i2.2577.
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The study examined family networks’ support to rural young people’s past and present employment as well as their employment aspirations since research on these issues especially in African and Ghanaian context is rare. The research analysed whether or not rural youth expect and receive employment support from their family networks. Mixed method approach for collection and analysis of data from young people in Amankyea a rural community in the Atwima Nwabiagya district of Ashanti region in Ghana was used. Three (3) focus group discussions and interviews of 20 young people who were purposively selected were conducted. Questionnaires were also administered to 270 randomly selected young people in the rural community. Social capital theory was used as theoretical framework for the study. It was found that majority of the rural youth did not expect, and receive employment support from their family networks. Though rural youth did not expect support from their family networks generally, female rural youth expected and received support from their male partners. The study recommends the need to encourage family networks through workshops and seminars to prioritize employment support to rural young people to reduce reliance on government of Ghana.
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Sipyinyu, Njeng Eric. "Audre Lorde and the Archetypal Back to Africa Movement." International Journal of Culture and Religious Studies 4, no. 3 (December 12, 2023): 28–41. http://dx.doi.org/10.47941/ijcrs.1571.
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Purpose: This paper examines how Audre Lorde, one of the most prominent black woman poets of the 21st century, is concerned about the horrors of racism and attempts to erode it through her poetry. As a black, she is excluded from the dominant white society. As a black woman, she is "other" in a patriarchal culture.
Methodology: The paper employs the Myth and Archetypal Approach propounded by Carl Jung, Northrop Frye, and Mircea Eliade to examine how Lorde seeks to create a community among blacks using African archetypes. In this regard, Lorde uses a pantheon of mythological and legendary archetypes from the ancient Kingdoms of Dahomey, Ashanti, and Benin to create self-esteem and unity in her people. These archetypes can serve as sources of intellectual enlightenment and models for ritual and cultural behavior.
Findings: Lorde sees mythical archetypes as an authentic form of ancestral worship more accommodating than the Christian culture of the West. Such archetypes allow blacks to understand identifiers that contravene Western culture's xenophobia and create unity among blacks across the world. She invokes primordial history to show that blackness and femaleness are not "other" but affirming qualities. Recognizing that blacks had assumed the polarised dialectics of Western culture, Lorde tries to reconnect them to their lost spiritual cord. The archetypes she invokes would appeal to blacks because archetypes are innate.
Unique contributor to theory, policy and practice: Thus, by invoking African mythic archetypes, she brings the black community into contact with their lost spiritual history. The paper ends with the caveat that the Back to Africa movement, which has seen a boost in momentum in the last two decades, is a result of the work of poets like Lorde, who, through their poetry, triggered the search for the lost link between blacks in the diaspora and the African continent.
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Skinner, Kate. "‘It Brought Some Kind of Neatness to Mankind’: Mass Literacy, Community Development and Democracy in 1950s Asante." Africa 79, no. 4 (November 2009): 479–99. http://dx.doi.org/10.3366/e000197200900103x.
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This article is concerned with mass education in late colonial Ghana. The first part examines how people in the Ashanti Region interpreted and responded to a policy that was conceived in the period of power sharing between an African nationalist legislative assembly and a civil service that was still dominated by British expatriates. Literacy campaigns and related community development activities were shaped by the expectations and ideals of the Asantes who participated as learners, tutors, volunteer leaders and salaried employees. Mass education was popular partly because new skills, techniques and materials could be used to pursue older ideals about enlightenment, progress, cleanliness and good character. Government policy indicated that literacy campaigns and community development activities would help to build democracy from the grassroots, yet, in spite of its popularity, mass education remained beyond the control of elected local government. The later part of this article focuses on the small town of Kwaso in order to establish why this was so and what one local resident was able to do about it.
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Piot, Charles. "Of Slaves and the Gift: Kabre Sale of Kin During the Era of the Slave Trade." Journal of African History 37, no. 1 (March 1996): 31–49. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0021853700034782.
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While numerous reports in the ethnographic and historical literature on West African societies document the sale of kin into slavery during the era of the Atlantic slave trade, theorists of the trade have not dealt with the logic of selling close relatives. This article examines an instance of such sale among a Voltaic people, the Kabre, located in the hinterland of Dahomey and Ashanti, and attempts to theorize its meaning as a way of maneuvering between complementing sets of values, both human and material, that emerge at the intersection of the local Kabre ‘gift’ economy with the larger regional political economy of slaving. The essay thus examines Kabre prestational forms – and the complex conceptions of value, wealth, alienation and personhood that accompany them – and the ways in which they interacted with the currencies and slaving practices, and the distinctive forms of alienation these entailed, that entered the area during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Understanding such local forms and practices, however, requires us to depart from neoclassical modes of analysis like those typically employed by economic historians of the slave trade.
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Adam, Konadu, Margaret Makafui Tayviah, and Obeng-Asare Bismark. "The Impact of Religious Diversity on Socio-Ethical Behaviour: Case Study of the Kotei Community in Ghana." Asian Research Journal of Arts & Social Sciences 22, no. 4 (April 10, 2024): 13–22. http://dx.doi.org/10.9734/arjass/2024/v22i4526.
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The influence of religious diversity on the socio-ethical behaviour of the Ghanaian society is the subject of the research. The study aims at exploring how Ghana’s religious variety has impacted the socio-ethical behaviour of the people in Ghana with a particular reference to the people in the Kotei community in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. The study highlights the fact that the Ghanaian people’s way of life is defined and informed by their respect and tolerance of the religious other. Thus, recognition and tolerance for different religions is be found in nearly every area of the people’s lives. There are three main religious groups situated in the Kotei Community: African Indigenous adherents, Muslims and Christians. These religious groups are pluralistic with several divisions and denominations. This study therefore explores how the prevalence of several religions have affected the people’s way of life. It also discusses how religious tolerance and cooperation among the various religious groups in the area has gotten positive and negative effects on the people. The study does so using primary data derived from fieldwork in the said community and secondary data from the intern, published and unpublished literature in the form of books, newspapers and journal articles. The researchers adopted the qualitative method of research for the study. It is the expectation of the researchers that, after reading this material, readers will get to have an overview of the nature of religious diversity evidenced in Ghana and its effects on the socio-ethical behaviour of Ghanaians. The study will serve as precedence for future research on the nature of Interfaith relations and encounters in Africa especially in Ghana and the resourceful means of ensuring interreligious peace and harmonization in Ghana.
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Boateng, Ernest, and Dr Emmanuel Kumah. "ASSESSING THE RATE OF ANTIRETRO VIRAL THERAPY ADHERENCE AMONG PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV/AIDS IN THE ATWIMA NWABIAGYA MUNICIPAL - ASHANTI REGION." International Journal of Multidisciplinary Studies and Innovative Research 7, no. 7 (October 10, 2021): 428–39. http://dx.doi.org/10.53075/ijmsirq3356760.
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At the end of 2018, HIV remains a significant worldwide medical problem and has claimed over 32 million lives. Around 37.9 million individuals were living with the condition at the end of 2018. The pervasiveness of HIV among African adults (15–49 years) was 3–multiple times higher in 2018. When properly followed, ART has been shown to slow the progression of HIV and enable HIV-positive people to live longer, more productive lives. A treatment regimen of at least three antiretroviral (ARV) medications is typically used. Adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) is insufficient. Therefore, the study aimed to assess the ART adherence among PLHIV in the Atwima Nwabiagya Municipality to suggest efficient and effective strategies to maximize adherence. A cross-sectional study was employed using quantitative methods to assess the associations between ART adherence and socio-demographic and socioeconomic factors. The site for this study was the ART Clinic at Nkawie Government Hospital, with a study population of all AIDS patients at the ART Clinic. The 450 PLHIV sample included females (n = 323, or 71.8%), while the males were 127 (28.2). Of the 450 participants, 215 (47.8%) reported adherence of 95%. The mean adherence index was 91.3%. Again, the study showed that those who took a single (137; 30.4%) ART dose was more comfortable than those who took multiple doses (313; 69.6%). Discomfort with the ART regimen, financial restrictions, forgetting to take medicine, lack of family support, social stigma, and antiretroviral therapy side effects were all major barriers to adherence in this study. Adherence, as stated by the participants, appeared to be below. Non-adherence is linked to both medical and behavioural factors, such as pausing ART or feeling ART discomfort. Atwima Nwabiagya Municipality, adherence to antiretroviral therapy is low. Before starting antiretroviral treatment, all patients can receive intensive adherence counselling.
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Adjei, David N., Karien Stronks, Dwomoa Adu, Erik Beune, Karlijn Meeks, Liam Smeeth, Juliet Addo, et al. "Cross-sectional study of association between socioeconomic indicators and chronic kidney disease in rural–urban Ghana: the RODAM study." BMJ Open 9, no. 5 (May 2019): e022610. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2018-022610.
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ObjectivesStudies from high-income countries suggest higher prevalence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) among individuals in low socioeconomic groups. However, some studies from low/middle-income countries show the reverse pattern among those in high socioeconomic groups. It is unknown which pattern applies to individuals living in rural and urban Ghana. We assessed the association between socioeconomic status (SES) indicators and CKD in rural and urban Ghana and to what extent the higher SES of people in urban areas of Ghana could account for differences in CKD between rural and urban populations.SettingThe study was conducted in Ghana (Ashanti region). We used baseline data from a multicentre Research on Obesity and Diabetes among African Migrants (RODAM) study.ParticipantsThe sample consisted of 2492 adults (Rural Ghana, 1043, Urban Ghana, 1449) aged 25–70 years living in Ghana.ExposureEducational level, occupational level and wealth index.OutcomeThree CKD outcomes were considered using the 2012 Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes severity of CKD classification: albuminuria, reduced glomerular filtration rate and high to very high CKD risk based on the combination of these two.ResultsAll three SES indicators were not associated with CKD in both rural and urban Ghana after age and sex adjustment except for rural Ghana where high wealth index was significantly associated with higher odds of reduced estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) (adjusted OR, 2.38; 95% CI 1.03 to 5.47). The higher rate of CKD observed in urban Ghana was not explained by the higher SES of that population.ConclusionSES indicators were not associated with prevalence of CKD except for wealth index and reduced eGFR in rural Ghana. Consequently, the higher SES of urban Ghana did not account for the increased rate of CKD among urban dwellers suggesting the need to identify other factors that may be driving this.
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McCaskie, T. C. "People and animals: constru(ct)ing the Asante experience." Africa 62, no. 2 (April 1992): 221–47. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/1160456.
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AbstractThe Asante (Ashanti) are a forest-dwelling people of West Africa, now located in the Republic of Ghana. This article deals with the Asante perception of forest animals within a broad cultural and historical context. Such animals were ubiquitous in Asante life and thought, and the article offers an analysis of the readings—phenomenological and ontological—placed upon them. The article also explores the ways in which the constructions placed upon animals were linked to Asante understandings of selfhood and the person, and to readings of myth and history.
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Sinitsina, Irina. "African Legal Tradition J. M. Sarbah, J. B. Danquah, N. A. Ollennu." Journal of African Law 31, no. 1-2 (1987): 44–57. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0021855300009232.
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The Systematic study of African customary law and of the establishment of its role in the legal systems of African states was initiated, above all, by works of A. N. Allott. The scholar gives unflagging attention to the local legal schools which laid a serious basis for the present-day comparative study both of customary law and of national legal systems, for clarifying the possible ways of their development, and for a search for optimal legal forms which would take due account of the interests of small ethnic groups. The formation of national legal systems of African states has aroused a major interest in the customary law of ethnic groups. A. N. Allott correctly observed that it was necessary to pay heed, in particular, to the historical aspect of customary law.The most vivid example of the high level of development of autochthonous legal institutions and of their study by local legal scholars is furnished by the legal school of the ethnolinguistic group known as Akan (the Gold Coast, later Ghana).Present day Ghana in the pre-colonial period formed the states of the Akan peoples—Fanti and Ashanti—and of the inhabitants of the Birim-Volta river region—Akim and Akuapem. Screened by a tropical forest from the north and facing the Gulf of Guinea, the region remained isolated from external influences for many long epochs, creating specific systems of state law. The types and forms of their customary law mechanism characterize the level of development and specific features of appropriate societies.
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Dartey, Anita Fafa, and Ellemes Phuma-Ngaiyaye. "Physical Effects of Maternal Deaths on Midwives’ Health: A Qualitative Approach." Journal of Pregnancy 2020 (April 1, 2020): 1–6. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/2606798.
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Grief does not only affect human emotions but also impacts their physical health. Understanding physical grief of people can bring to bear the grip of its daunting nature, a situation where routines become challenging. A qualitative explorative descriptive research method was used. A purposive sample of 18 ward supervisors and 39 ward midwives was used to ascertain the physical effects of maternal deaths on these caregivers in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. Data were collected through semistructured and focus group discussions. Data analysis was done parallel with data collection till saturation was reached. Ethics was obtained from the University of the Western Cape, South Africa, and Ghana Health Service. The findings indicated that generally, as a result of grieving over the deaths of their patients, midwives experienced physical health sufferings. Therefore, reported depression is expressed as insomnia, appetite loss, exhaustion, and social isolation. There is the need to reduce the physical effects of patients’ death on caregivers in Ghana and therefore, the study recommends that all hospitals in Ghana utilize employee assistance programmes, a workplace intervention programme designed for such purposes.
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Fredrick Larbi Kwapong, Cornelius Normeshie, Cherita Eghan, Henry Adjei- Mensah, and Kwabena Obiri- Yeboah. "Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices of people in Bosomtwe district towards traditional medicine use and their early healthcare-seeking behavior in Ashanti region, Ghana." World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews 15, no. 1 (July 30, 2022): 128–37. http://dx.doi.org/10.30574/wjarr.2022.15.1.0667.
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Introduction: Traditional medicine has been practiced for many decades and is found in most countries worldwide. The demand for its services is increasing. In Africa, up to 80% of the population uses traditional medicine one way or the other. Method: A cross-sectional study was conducted in Bosomtwe district of Ashanti Region, Ghana. The study consisted of 150 respondents who were conveniently sampled. The eligibility criteria were participants aged 18 years and above who lived in Bosomtwe district. The respondents were interviewed using a questionnaire, and data were collected to assess the people's knowledge, attitude, and practice toward traditional medicine use and their early healthcare-seeking behavior. In addition, chi-squared analysis was used to determine the association between age, gender, educational status, and traditional medicine usage. Result: All the respondents interviewed had heard about traditional medicine, and 58% of them knew the composition of traditional medicine. Most information about traditional medicine in the community was through the media and relatives. 76% of the respondents sought traditional medicine as their preferred primary healthcare option. In comparison, up to 78.7% of the respondents use or have used traditional medicine before, demonstrating higher patronage of traditional medicine use in the communities. The most typical route of administration of traditional medicine among the respondents was via the oral route (44.7%). 46.6% of the respondents use traditional medicine before seeking early medical care and mainly delay at home for one month. 19.5% of the respondents use traditional medicine without medical treatment, and 16.1% use traditional medicine along with hospital treatment. 17.8% use traditional medicine only when medical treatment fails. There was no significant association between age, gender, educational status, and traditional medicine usage. Conclusion: Traditional medicine plays a vital role in the health practices of individuals in the Bosomtwe district and, as such, needs to be educated on the adverse effects, drug-to-drug interactions, and the need to seek hospital treatment early before the illnesses progress to chronicity.
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Amoateng, Emmanuel, Wireko Bannor Manasseh, Augustine Yaw Assah, and Henry Sakyi Opare-Addo. "Assessment of Effective Geriatric Care Services Among Health Care Practitioners in Ashanti Region Protocol of a Cross-sectional Study." Journal of Science and Technology (Ghana) 1, no. 1 (May 29, 2024): 62–69. http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/just.v1i1.5s.
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BackgroundIn Africa, the elderly population is increasing at the fastest rate and this has become a burden as the rate is not proportional to the investment in health to meet their deteriorating health needs. Together with poor health care services, this creates discrepancies in access to health due to the financial limitations of the aged. Poor care services are related to poor knowledge, and bad perception hence this study seeks to explore the health practitioners’ level of knowledge, attitude, practice (KAP), and perception toward geriatric care.MethodsUsing a convenient sampling technique, 257 participants consisting of medical doctors, nurses, and physician assistants will be recruited within two months from three (3) polyclinic hospitals in the Ashanti Region (Tafo Government Hospital Suntreso Government Hospital and Kumasi South Hospital). A structured questionnaire will be used to assess KAP. Knowledge will be accessed by the use of the Knowledge about Older Patients Quiz (KOP-Q) while perception uses and attitude utilizes Nolan and Kogan’s attitude towards old people scale.ResultsThe study will provide insight into the current state of geriatric care in the country especially among health practitioners. It will provide insight into the unique factors contributing to the quality of care health professionals give to the aged. Again, the study will offer the management of the respective hospitals the enormity of the problem (health professional’s knowledge, attitude, and practice of geriatric care) and put in measures to address them
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Abdulai, Ratif, Samuel Addo Akwetey, Olayinka Oladunjoye Ogunbode, and Benjamin Aboagye. "Consequences of Type-2 diabetes mellitus and Malaria co-morbidity on sperm parameters in men; a case-control study in a district hospital in the Ashanti Region of Ghana." PLOS ONE 18, no. 9 (September 28, 2023): e0286041. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0286041.
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Type-2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and malaria infection are highly prevalent in Africa particularly, in the Sub-Saharan Region. A greater number of people in the Ghanaian population who have T2DM are also reported to harbor malaria parasites. This study aimed to investigate the influence of T2DM & Malaria co-morbidity on sperm parameters among patients in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. This hospital-based cross-sectional analytic case-control study comprised 254 adult male study participants comprising 80 T2DM & Malaria co-morbidity, 80 T2DM only, and 94 normal controls. A blood sample (10mL) was drawn from each participant to measure FBG, HbA1c levels, Testosterone levels, Total cholesterol, and determination of Malaria parasite density. Seminal fluid was also collected from each participant for semen analysis. Sperm kinetics of the T2DM & Malaria co-morbidity group particularly; total motility, rapid progressive motility, and slow progressive motility were negatively affected compared to both T2DM only (p<0.0001) and the Normal control (p<0.0001). Normal sperm morphology was significantly affected in the co-morbidity group compared to T2DM only (p<0.0001). Sperm vitality was also statistically significantly reduced in the T2DM & Malaria co-morbidity than in T2DM only (t (64) = -8.62; p<0.001). There was a significant decline in testosterone levels in the T2DM & Malaria co-morbidity group than in the T2DM only (p<0.0001) and the control (p <0.0001). In conclusion, T2DM and malaria infection have a stronger propensity to alter sperm morphology and lower sperm motility and vitality.
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Wiafe, Yaw Amo, Mary Yeboah Afihene, Enoch Odame Anto, Richmond Ashitey Nmai, Lois Amoah-Kumi, Joseph Frimpong, Francis D. Dickson, Samuel O. Antwi, and Lewis R. Roberts. "Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and Liver Fibrosis in Persons with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Ghana: A Study of Prevalence, Severity, and Contributing Factors Using Transient Elastography." Journal of Clinical Medicine 12, no. 11 (May 29, 2023): 3741. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcm12113741.
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Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a metabolic disorder characterized by hyperglycemia, insulin resistance, and pancreatic islet cell dysfunction. T2DM is associated with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) because of impaired glucose metabolism in both conditions. However, it is widely assumed that people with T2DM in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) have a lower prevalence of NAFLD than in other parts of the world. With our recent access to transient elastography, we aimed to investigate the prevalence of, severity of, and contributing factors to NAFLD in persons with T2DM in Ghana. We performed a cross-sectional study recruiting 218 individuals with T2DM at the Kwadaso Seventh-Day Adventist and Mount Sinai Hospitals in the Ashanti region of Ghana using a simple randomized sampling technique. A structured questionnaire was used to obtain socio-demographic information, clinical history, exercise and other lifestyle factors, and anthropometric measurements. Transient elastography was performed using a FibroScan® machine to obtain the Controlled Attenuation Parameter (CAP) score and liver fibrosis score. The prevalence of NAFLD among Ghanaian T2DM participants was 51.4% (112/218), of whom 11.6% had significant liver fibrosis. An evaluation of the NAFLD group (n = 112) versus the non-NAFLD group (n = 106) revealed a higher BMI (28.7 vs. 25.2 kg/m2, p = 0.001), waist circumference (106.0 vs. 98.0 cm, p = 0.001), hip circumference (107.0 vs. 100.5 cm, p = 0.003), and waist-to-height ratio (0.66 vs. 0.62, p = 0.001) in T2DM patients with NAFLD compared to those without NAFLD. Being obese was an independent predictor of NAFLD in persons with T2DM than known history of hypertension and dyslipidaemia.
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Yeboah, Prince Osei, Ernest Owusu, and Emmanuel Obimpeh-Quayson. "The Influence of African Traditional Beliefs and Practices on Neo-Prophetic Christianity: An Analysis." E-Journal of Religious and Theological Studies, April 5, 2024, 85–96. http://dx.doi.org/10.38159/erats.20241043.
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The rapid expansion of the neo-prophetic strand of Pentecostal and Charismatic churches in Africa has resulted in much public and academic scrutiny against the backdrop of perceived appropriation of elements of indigenous African faith. Even though African countries have retained secularism in place of a state religion, many African states, notably Ghana, have remained steadfastly committed to their traditional religions, sometimes even working in tandem with monotheistic Abrahamic religions like Islam and Christianity. Unquestionably, indigenous African religious beliefs have had a significant impact on African mental matrixes, which in turn has affected the practice of Christianity. Thus, the purpose of this study was to investigate how Ghanaian Christianity was impacted by traditional African beliefs and customs. In particular, a study of neo-prophetic churches at Manso Dome-Beposo within the Ashanti Region of Ghana was employed. The data for the study was gathered using interview guidelines and qualitative approaches. The data collected was thematically analyzed in line with the reviewed literature. The study found that most prophetic explorations involve the use of rituals, artefacts, and stylistic forms, which are similar to Abisa in the Akan spiritual cosmology. The study found out again that, there are several elements suggestive of African traditional religious influence on Christianity. For instance, it was observed that the notion of the existence of evil spirits in Akan cosmology has strongly influenced contemporary prophetism in Ghana. The study concluded that although the idea that Christianity has been affected by African traditional religion may not have empirical validity, there are plenty of visible indicators to back up this assertion. It has been recommended that with the evidence of possible syncretism, a clear distinction should be made between the culture and the religious activities of the people since at times the church wrongfully accuses members even when they are performing culturing duties. This will help the church authorities to inculturate Christian liturgy. Keywords: Inculturation, African Traditional Religion, Syncretism
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Utsu, Pauleson. "Billboard Advertisement and Racial Perception in Ghana." E-Journal of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, March 25, 2022, 54–65. http://dx.doi.org/10.38159/ehass.2022333.
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This paper examines why business people in Ghana prefer using images of white people on their billboard outdoor advertisements. To attain the study’s objective, a cross-sectional survey was used. Data was collected from only a section of retail and wholesale businesses within the Ejisu and Juaben districts in the Ashanti Region of Ghana which use images of white people on their billboard outdoor advertisement. The survey findings show that retail and wholesale businesses use images of white people on their outdoor billboard advertisements because they are more attractive than images of black people. Also, the use of images of white people indicates a seal of professionalism, desirability, and quality services. The survey’s discovery reveals the racial perceptions of the white race in comparison with the black race by most African business people. The usage of the images of white people as the symbolic representation of ideal beauty, attractions, quality products and services, and model of authentic marketization has unfolded some of the factors that stymie the utilization of the images of the black people on an outdoor billboard advertisement. This paper contends that there is a necessity for a balanced moral reasoning and constructive racial perception of images of black people and self-identification. Keywords: advertisement, billboard advertisement, racial perception, people of colour.
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Ampofo, Charles Owusu. "An Analysis of the Traditional Religious Thought and its Impact on Poverty: A Case Study of the Amansie Traditional Area, Ashanti Region, Ghana." E-Journal of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, January 20, 2021, 1–8. http://dx.doi.org/10.38159/ehass.2021211.
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It is important to stress that, the Akan amongst many other cultures in Africa by their beliefs and practices, emphasize the individual and the societal wellbeing. Primarily, their idea of wholeness is seen to have been focused on mostly the material and spiritual needs of the human; that is, the complete satisfaction of all members of the community. The people of Amansie West Traditional Area, therefore, view poverty as undesirable and is frowned upon by society. However, the communities should help ease the stress and trauma of the poor. Such insight conforms with an old adage, wo yƆnko da ne wo da, which could in a way be literary translated as, “A friend in need is a friend indeed.” It is essential, then, to probe into the relationship that ever existed between the religio-cultural thoughts on poverty and the perceptible impact of poverty on the living conditions of the people in Amansie. The study consequently applied both qualitative and quantitative methods to extract relevant data from respondents. Semi-structured questionnaires were administered to relevant persons; an interview guide was developed to facilitate the personal interviews conducted with traditional leaders, townsfolks, religious leaders, opinion leaders, and other stakeholders. The findings among others were that poverty has a religio-cultural dimension; it is a spiritual and moral misfortune. The study recommends a Religio-Cultural Renaissance as a possible avenue to resuscitate and strengthen what otherwise looks like a dearth of religio-cultural practices of the community. A collaborative effort is therefore required by religious leaders and adherents, opinion leaders and townsfolks for sensitizing the people against cultural practices that promote poverty. Keywords: Poverty, African Traditional Religion, Traditional leadership, Natural resources and Amansie West
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E, Shanees. "Marburg Virus Disease." International Journal of Nursing Education and Research, November 16, 2022, 403–5. http://dx.doi.org/10.52711/2454-2660.2022.00091.
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Marburg virus disease (MVD) is a rare but severe hemorrhagic fever which affects both people and non-human primates. MVD is caused by the Marburg virus, a genetically unique zoonotic (or, animal-borne) RNA virus of the filovirus family1. The six species of Ebola virus are the only other known members of the filovirus family. Marburg virus was first recognized in 19671. Two fatal cases of Marburg virus disease (MVD) were reported from Ashanti region, Ghana. On 28 June 2022, these cases were notified to health authorities as suspected viral hemorrhagic fever (VHF) cases and tested positive for Marburg virus on 1 July 20222. The reservoir host of Marburg virus is the African fruit bat, Rousettus aegyptiacus. Marburg virus is the causative agent of Marburg virus disease (MVD), a disease with a case fatality ratio of up to 88%, but can be much lower with good patient care. Marburg and Ebola viruses are both members of the Filoviridae family (filovirus). Though caused by different viruses, the two diseases are clinically similar1. The incubation period (interval from infection to onset of symptoms) varies from 2 to 21 days2. Many patients develop severe haemorrhagic manifestations between 5 and 7 days, and fatal cases usually have some form of bleeding, often from multiple areas. It can be difficult to clinically distinguish MVD from other infectious diseases such as malaria, typhoid fever, shigellosis, meningitis and other viral haemorrhagic fevers. Currently there are no vaccines or antiviral treatments approved for MVD2. However, supportive care – rehydration with oral or intravenous fluids – and treatment of specific symptoms, improves survival. Healthcare workers caring for patients with suspected or confirmed Marburg virus should apply extra infection control measures to prevent contact with the patient’s blood and body fluids and contaminated surfaces or materials such as clothing and bedding2.
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Dwumah, Peter, Kofi Osei Akuoko, Eric Henry Yeboah, Nelson Gyasi- Boadu, and Mary Sefa Boampong. "Youth Employment Paths in a Ghanaian Rural Community." E-Journal of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, March 8, 2023, 196–211. http://dx.doi.org/10.38159/ehass.2023433.
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Rural youth engage in different employment activities. Due to the scarcity of literature on the employment activities and aspirations of youth in rural communities especially in Africa, the study examined the past, present and future employment of the out-of-school youth in Amankyea, a rural community in the Atwima Nwabiagya district of Ashanti Region in Ghana. Three (3) focus group discussions and interviews with 20 rural youth who were purposively selected were conducted. Questionnaires were also administered to 270 randomly selected young people in the rural community. The data analysis revealed that the rural youth engage in farming, formal employment, employment in informal enterprises, informal self-employment and family employment. Although the majority of young people were farming, most of them indicated their interest in informal self-employment as their future employment aspiration. The study recommends that farming should be made more attractive for the rural youth to choose as an employment aspiration. Rural youth should also be given skills training to enable them pursue self-employment. Keywords: rural youth, employment, aspirations, Ghana
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Simister, Sam, Nicholas Flint, Joshua Webb, Obed Nyarko, Aaron Secrest, Bethany Lewis, and Ty Dickerson. "Exploring the knowledge, attitude, and practices of over-the-counter medical sellers in Ghana." Journal of Public Health in Africa, April 19, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.4081/jphia.2023.2122.
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Background and objectives: Rural areas in sub-Saharan Africa face a high prevalence and morbidity of skin disease while also lacking access to dermatologists. In Ghana, where approximately twenty-five licensed dermatologists are available for twenty-five million people, community pharmacies, called over-the-counter medical sellers (OTCMS), were established to respond to accessibility inequities, albeit without equitable training. Our study evaluates the dermatologic knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) of OTCMS in Ghana’s Ashanti Region. Methods: To assess dermatologic KAP, we created a standardized questionnaire and recorded thirteen interviews with OTCMS in seven communities. Interviews were completed with help from Ghanaian translators and transcripts were transcribed verbatim, then analyzed qualitatively to determine common themes for analysis. Results: Our analysis identified six major themes: 1) prescriber qualifications; 2) diagnostics; 3) therapeutics; 4) economics; 5); health systems integration; and 6) care-seeking behavior. Analysis of these themes outlined many cultural roles and challenges of OTCMS, including serving as the primary contact for the dermatologic conditions for rural communities. While possibly necessary due to the lack of accessible dermatologists, this raises concerns for potential harm in diagnostic error and misuse of therapeutics due to the lack of formal dermatology training. Conclusion: In rural parts of Ghana, the KAP of OTCMS play a pivotal role in assessing and treating skin disease for those who might otherwise lack access to adequate dermatologic management. Furthermore, although our study identifies potential issues related to the roles played by OTCMS, it also suggests strategies to improve dermatologic health of many Ghanaians by enhancing education and healthcare delivery in rural areas.
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Mohammed, Hidaya, Martha Suntah Kebir, Comfort Obiribea, Mainprice Akuoko Essuman, and Bright Opoku Ahinkorah. "Knowledge of HIV transmission during pregnancy among women of reproductive age in Ghana." BMC Infectious Diseases 24, no. 1 (May 21, 2024). http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-024-09325-w.
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Abstract Introduction Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) remains a significant health challenge affecting many people including those from sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Even though HIV can be transmitted through various means, mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) remains the major route of transmission in children under the age of five. This study examined the correlates of knowledge of HIV transmission during pregnancy among reproductive-age women in Ghana. Methods Data for this study were obtained from the 2014 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey. The sample consisted of 9,106 women aged 15 to 49 years. We conducted both descriptive and multivariable logistic regression analyses to determine the prevalence and factors associated with knowledge of HIV transmission during pregnancy. The results were presented using frequencies, percentages, and adjusted odds ratios (aOR) with their corresponding 95% confidence intervals (CI). Results Approximately, 69.41% of women of reproductive age knew of HIV transmission during pregnancy. Women who had two (aOR = 1.32, 95% CI [1.01, 1.72]) or three (aOR = 1.37, 95% CI [1.07, 1.76]) births were more knowledgeable of HIV transmission during pregnancy. Women who read the newspaper (aOR = 1.56, 95% CI [1.31, 1.86]), listened to the radio (aOR = 1.23, 95% CI [1.05, 1.45]), lived in rural areas (aOR = 1.30, 95% CI [1.09, 1.54]) or ever been tested for HIV (aOR = 1.20, 95% CI [1.05, 1.37]) were more likely to be knowledgeable of HIV transmission during pregnancy than their counterparts in the reference categories. Compared to those in the Western Region, women in the Upper East (aOR = 0.45, 95% CI [0.32, 0.63]), Upper West (aOR = 0.54, 95% CI [0.35, 0.85]), Ashanti (aOR = 0.75, 95% CI [0.58, 0.97]) and Greater Accra Regions (aOR = 0.74, 95% CI [0.56, 0.98]) were less knowledgeable of HIV transmission during pregnancy. Conclusions The study highlights a gap in the knowledge of HIV transmission during pregnancy among women in Ghana. Continuous public education is required to educate women on HIV transmission from mothers to their children during pregnancy and how this may be interrupted. Such programs should involve the use of the media and take into consideration the demographic and geographic characteristics highlighted as determinants in this study. This will ultimately contribute to the reduction of MTCT of HIV in Ghana.