Dissertations / Theses: 'Kumasi Kumasi'

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Maia, Marta Ferreira. "Impact of insecticide treated nets protecting cattle in zero-grazing units on nuisance and biting insects in the forest region of Kumasi, Ghana /." Berlin : Mbv, 2009. http://d-nb.info/998087114/04.

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Adu-Sarkodie, Yaw Amankwaa. "Epidemiology of trichomoniasis in Kumasi, Ghana." Thesis, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (University of London), 2005. http://researchonline.lshtm.ac.uk/682329/.

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Estimates from the WHO indicate that Trichomonas vaginalis (TV) infection is the most common curable sexually transmitted infection world wide. Unfortunately compared to other curable sexually transmitted infections, not much attention has been given to its control. This, however, is changing due to recent reports linking Trichomonas vaginalis infection to adverse birth and reproductive health outcomes and also its facilitation of acquisition of the Human immuno deficiency virus. Studies in this thesis address aspects of the epidemiology of Trichomonas vaginalis infection with a view to enhancing control programmes. Pregnant women attending antenatal clinics in Kumasi, Ghana, participated in the study. Data on socio-demographic characteristics, sexual behaviour, ano-genital hygiene, and partner behaviour were taken. Genital examinations were also done. Vaginal swabs were taken for the detection of Trichomonas vaginalis by 6 methods; latex agglutination, wet prep microscopy, culture, enzyme immuno-assay, polymerase chain reaction, and lateral flow. Women infected with TV were treated with standard 2g metronidazole single dose and had tests of cure done after a week. Four main findings are highlighted; socio-demographic, behavioural and clinical factors independently associated with TV infection were; young age, neither being of Akan nor northern origin, having no religious faith, and douching. Also, not using toilet roll for menstrual hygiene, complaining of a vaginal discharge, clinical detection of vaginal discharge and a vaginal pH more than 5 were independently associated with infection. However, these factors either singly or in combination, could not predict TV infection. using a combination of morphologically based traditional TV diagnostics (wet prep and culture) and molecular techniques (PCR), no evidence for the involvement of rectal and oral trichomonads in the aetiology of vaginal trichomoniasis as speculated recently, was found. iii. a developing country- friendly TV diagnostic, the latex agglutination test, compared favourably with culture, the gold standard in TV diagnosis. With 91% sensitivity and 99% specificity, it is easy to train to use, easy to use, enables same day treatment, and does not require any equipment. It is apparently stable in field temperatures and relatively cheap. iv. the use of 2g single dose metronidazole therapy by a directly observed strategy is feasible. It was well tolerated and had a cure rate of 99.4% after I week. These findings contribute some new information to the epidemiology of TV infection. Such attributes of the latex agglutination test and the excellent clinical efficacy of single dose metronidazole therapy should make the control of TV infection feasible.

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Kusi-Mensah, Kwaku. "Challenges encountered by functionally illiterate consumers in the Kumasi metropolis, Ghana." Master's thesis, Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze, 2017. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-359229.

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This study is concerned with how illiteracy impact consumers when navigating through the market place to have their needs met.These effects are researched in the Kumasi metropolis in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. The overall goal of the thesis is to investigate the problems that functionally illiterate consumers encounter when navigating through the Marketplace.The results show that functionally illiterate consumers at the Kumasi metropolis do face problems when navigating through the market place and that these problems are related to the retail marketing mix such as product, price, place, people, promotion and process.

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Aakumiah, Prince Osei. "Water Management and Health in Ghana : Caes Study - Kumasi." Thesis, Linköpings universitet, Tema vatten i natur och samhälle, 2007. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-15239.

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There have been multiple cases of drinking water related diseases in Ghana, particularly the cities. Kumasi, the second largest city is recording high figures of drinking water related diseases. The Ghana water and sewage company is supposed to provide adequate safe drinking water to the people. However, the company has failed to provide this service effectively. Various reasons have been given by the company on its inability to perform efficiently. Meanwhile the government decided lately to privatise water in the cities to facilitate access to quality water through what is called “FULL COST RECOVERY”. This attracted a lot of international companies to Ghana but this has also generated protest and demonstrations. The argument is that these foreign companies are basically profit oriented and considering the fact that most of the affected people are very poor, suggesting they cannot afford it. The study is aimed at finding out the relationship between water management and health in the study area and how effective water management through full community participation could help provide adequate safe drinking water. The study was a non-interventional descriptive type using both qualitative and quantitative methods. It was conducted in Kumasi, the second largest city in Ghana. A total of 100 residents from the communities was selected through systematic sampling and interviewed. This includes 86 local residents and 14 key informer interviews. The study also relied on observation as well as some selected literature. The results confirmed that drinking water related diseases is on the increase with the most affected people being the poor living in shanty and informal areas of the city. It was also found that most people in the city are willing to render any services to provide safe drinking water. But in relative terms, most of these people are very poor with high percentage of illiterates and may only contribute if there is a good relation and trust among all. It however appears that community participation is a good option for the city provided that stakeholders are made to play effective roles.

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AKUMIAH, PRINCE OSEI. "WATER MANAGEMENT AND HEALTH IN GHANA : CASE STUDY- KUMASI." Thesis, Linköping University, Department of Water and Environmental Studies, 2007. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-15239.

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Boakye, Kwadwo Adu. "Emergency Fire Response in Ghana: The Case of Fire Stations in Kumasi." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2017. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc984222/.

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Comprehensive emergency management and response is crucial for disaster prevention and health emergencies. However, in African countries with an abundance of natural disasters and a rising surge in cardiovascular and obstetric emergencies, little research exists on emergency response. This study examines the fire emergency response in Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA), Ghana's second largest city. We use Geographic Information Systems (GIS) tools including location -allocation modeling to evaluate the existing system of fire facilities, identify gaps in service, and suggest locations for new fire stations to maximize population coverage. Our results show that fire stations within KMA are poorly distributed and large portions of the metropolis are underserved, a situation that is partly responsible for the huge losses of lives and property during fire outbreaks.

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Martin-Peprah, Ruby. "The genetic susceptibility to hyperreactive malarial splenomegaly in Kumasi, Ghana." Thesis, University of Liverpool, 2005. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.423934.

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Sharma, Veena. "The strengths and weaknesses of blood services in Kumasi, Ghana." Thesis, University of Liverpool, 2017. http://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/3022292/.

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Limited research has been conducted in the area of blood transfusion policy in Africa. Prior to this study, it was unclear how many countries had a national blood policy in place, if they differed from other policies and if so to what extent. The aim of this study was, therefore, to better understand the Ghanaian national blood policy in an African context, identify its strengths and weaknesses and make appropriate policy recommendations. Following a literature review, WHO policy documents and African national policies were obtained via a web search in French and English, and by contacting representatives of national blood services. Policy documents were analysed qualitatively, and a list of commonly accepted policies was generated and compared with the evidence. Guidelines relating to blood donation, blood screening, blood grouping and component usage were common to more than half of the national blood policies reviewed. The common recommendations listed above were compared to current blood transfusion service practices at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, and areas of policy requiring further research, to improve policy implementation and better meet the local population's needs, were identified. As a result, the following sub-objectives were identified: 1) Determine the most common reasons for donor deferral 2) Determine what information donors are interested in receiving during pre and post-donation counselling to improve donor satisfaction and potentially increase blood supply; 3) Better understand component demand and usage and its influencing factors as well as determine whether current component production rates are appropriate; 4) Understand the patient experience in obtaining a blood transfusion and securing a replacement donor. Results from this study showed that blood donors were most commonly deferred due to a low haemoglobin level or hepatitis B infection. Blood donors seek more information regarding their health and whether their blood is found to have any infections. In addition, they would like to know more about the blood donation process ahead of time, such as what steps are involved, if donating will be painful and how long the entire process will take. Based on interviews with clinicians and data obtained from the blood bank, while component production was found to be increasing at KATH, there were still instances when demand of blood components exceeded supply. In spite of this, patients did not find it difficult to obtain blood for their transfusion, but some expressed interest in learning more about the risks and benefits of transfusion. Clinicians and policy makers should therefore work together to determine whether certain biological criteria currently implemented can safely be adjusted to be more inclusive and maximise the number of blood units donated. Future donor counselling sessions should aim to better communicate with donors the blood donation process and reassure blood donors of their health status. Component production should continue to increase at KATH given its demand, but only providing the blood bank has the resources to maintain production without affecting supply and patient outcomes. Finally, clinicians should increase their efforts to maintain good communication with their patients regarding transfusions, their risks and benefits, and ensure consent is always sought.

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Mohammed, Suraj. "Urbanization and Water Resources Vulnerability in the Kumasi Metropolitan Area, Ghana." Thesis, Linköping University, Department of Water and Environmental Studies, 2004. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-2422.

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Most urban areas of developing countries were hitherto experiencing unprecedented growth in their population, the phenomenon commonly referred to as urbanization, which in this study can be said to be the proportion of urban population relative to the total population of a region.

This phenomenon has opportunities vis-à-vis challenges, whose impact on natural resources in general and water resources in particular, cannot be over- emphasized. It is within the context of these urban challenges that this study attempts to look into and possibly assess the situation in the urban and peri- urban areas of Kumasi Metropolitan Area (KMA) in Ghana, whose urbanization processes is prejudiced by this study to be increasing rapidly.

The study specifically attempted to assess thechanges in the urbanization patterns and the possible future urbanization trend of the area within a specific time frame. The study also attempts to look at the causes of this urbanization, and its impact on water resources in the Area, both qualitatively and quantitatively, envisaged to be the results of socio-economic activities taking place in the Area. Finally, the study attempts to look into the measures put in place to curb these challenges.

Amid paucity of data, however, the study reveals that the most single contributor of urbanization processes in the area has been migration from the countryside, and in particular from the northern part of the country. The study also reveals the fact that even though the general quality standard of some water resources is better, the largely uncontrolled socio-economic activities, coupled with the deplorable sanitary conditions in the KMA, has potential to degrade the water resources in the KMA. In addition, the study reveals that little attention is given, in terms of policy formulation to curb this urbanization processes and to protect water resources in the area.

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Engelhardt, Felix. "Creating an Environmental Geographic Information System for the City of Kumasi, Ghana." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Institutionen för geovetenskaper, 2012. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-187607.

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The city of Kumasi in Ghana struggles with a number of environmental issues, including excessive road traffic, air and water pollution, flooding, and inadequate solid waste management. If there is a group that is directly affected by these issues, it certainly is the city’s population. At the same time, the people of Kumasi—who are the constituents of the local administration, called KMA—have few to none means of obtaining objective information about the state of the urban environment, and therefore no way of holding the city administration accountable concerning environmentally relevant decisions. This case study aims to explore the possibility of alleviating this transparency issue by creating an ‘environmental information system’ (EIS) for the city. The term EIS in this context denotes an information system which can be used to publish environmental information on the web, to be utilised by students, professionals, NGOs, and the general public. The case study seeks to provide answers to two research questions: What are the software requirements for an EIS for Kumasi? And: How can free software be used to satisfy these requirements? The case study takes an approach based on Soft Systems Methodology and agile software development techniques to explore the software requirements. As part of the study, a prototype of the EIS was developed in order to explore the requirements even more, and in order to determine the applicability of currently available free software. The results of the requirements analysis include the following observations: geographical information is essential in presenting the city’s environmental issues, therefore the EIS is based on geographic information system (GIS) software and techniques; the information should be presented to the public in an easy-to-use and easy-to-understand way in order to reach the largest possible percentage of the target group; the environmental information that is available at local institutions (such as the largest local university KNUST, the city administration, and the Environmental Protection Agency) is scarce and semantically and syntactically heterogeneous—therefore, the EIS must be able to consolidate such information in order to present it in an easy-to-understand way; many of the involved actors have no or little knowledge in GIS techniques, therefore the EIS must be usable without such knowledge. In the implementation process, heavy use was made of free software components: GeoServer for publishing geographical data using WMS and WFS; PostgreSQL with the PostGIS extension for data storage; JPA/Hibernate for storing metadata in PostgreSQL; Spring MVC, jQuery UI and many other libraries for creating a user-friendly web application; OpenLayers for displaying and editing geographical data in the web application; GeoTools for handling geographical data on the server-side. During implementation, actual environmental information was entered into the EIS in order to provide a realistic semantic environment for the agile development process. The study concludes that—while the implemented prototype does not include all of the features which were identified as required, and while a ‘full’ soft systems analysis (as opposed to the ‘soft systems perspective’ which was applied) would have led to a more complete picture of the software’s organisational environment—the implementation of an environmental information system for Kumasi, based solely on free software, is viable in the current technical and organisational environment. KNUST is foreseen to be an adequate organisation to manage the development and operation of the system, since the necessary technical knowledge is available. The successful operation of the EIS relies on environmental information being provided by data producers such as the KMA, the EPA, the Ghana Statistical Service, and various departments at KNUST.

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Owusu, Evelyn Tawiah. "Women, sexual rights and HIV in the Kumasi metropolitan area of Ghana." Thesis, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Department of Geography, 2007. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:no:ntnu:diva-1527.

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This study is about women, HIV/AIDS and sexual rights in the Kumasi Metropolitan Area in Ghana. The study aimed at discovering the factors that undermine women’s ability to negotiate safe sex and consequently become exposed to HIV infection and the subsequent stigmatisation and discrimination.

The study applied ideas generated mainly from the theories of risk, stigmatisation and discrimination and feminist geography to explain its findings. However, some ideas were also utilised from the empowerment approach. Of particular importance is that concepts like worry, risk perception, risk assessment, risk tolerance, risk optimisation, risk reduction, stigma, discrimination, gender inequality, gender identity and gender relations were applied in the interpretation of the findings.

The study focused mainly on women within the age group of 20 to 39. They included women whose HIV/AIDS status are not known, prostitutes, and HIV/AIDS positive women. In addition, the study included a few men within similar age group, key informants and stakeholders. A total number of 111 informants participated in the study. 80 women were selected for the questionnaire survey using semi-random sampling by age and sex and the remaining informants were purposely sampled. Both quantitative and qualitative methods were used for data collection and data analysis. Methods used for collecting primary data include questionnaire, in-depth interview, and direct observation. Secondary data were also collected from documentary sources. Univariate, bivariate, and multivariate methods were used.

The study revealed that gender inequality in HIV/AIDS persists in the study area. It further reveals that most women are worried for contracting HIV. Also it found out that women have higher perception about HIV and this has influence on their behaviour. However, there is exceptional case where some women with high perception about HIV still engage in risky behaviour. The study also reveals that HIV risk tolerance is generally high at both the local and national level. Caution was revealed as the most preferred measure for risk reduction. Low income or low economic status was revealed as the most important factor undermining women’s inability to negotiate for safe sex. Most women also favour that women are given some form of control over their sex. Furthermore, the study reveals that gender inequality which is evident through biological, economic, socio-cultural and political subordination of women make them vulnerable to HIV, stigmatisation and discrimination.

The study recommends measure such as expanding women’s access to sexual and reproductive health, expanding public education programmes, promoting and protecting women’s right, empowering women, giving women access to antiretroviral treatment and political commitment for reducing women’s vulnerability to HIV, stigmatisation and discrimination.

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Owusu, Miriam Sekyere. "Lymphedema, post breast cancer treatment at Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Kumasi, Ghana." Thesis, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11838/2262.

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Thesis (MTech (Nursing))--Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2011.
To determine the incidence, risk factors and the treatment of lymphedema after breast cancer treatment at the oncology unit of KATH, Kumasi, Ghana from 01 January 2005 to 31 December 2008. Descriptive retrospective survey was used. Using a data capture sheet, data was collected from the medical records of the breast cancer patients. Breast cancer and lymphedema-related variables were collected. Data was analyzed as descriptive statistics. Chi-square test was applied to determine whether or not two variables are independent variables. Among 313 patients treated for breast cancer between 2005 and 2008, 31 (9.9%) developed lymphedema after treatment. A chi-square test showed that axillary lymph node dissection was statistically a significant risk factor of lymphedema (Chi-square test value=7.055, P value=0.008). Radiation and late stage of breast cancer diagnosis may have contributed in development of lymphedema despite having P value> 0.05. Age, body mass index (BMI) and hypertension were also not associated with lymphedema.

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Korsah, Nana N. "Prevalence of Renal Impairment in Diabetics with Hypertension in Ghana." Case Western Reserve University School of Graduate Studies / OhioLINK, 2010. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1278702992.

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Korboe, David. "The low-income housing system in Kumasi : an empirical examination of two neighbourhoods." Thesis, University of Newcastle Upon Tyne, 1992. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.316062.

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Adjei, Mensah Collins. "Sustaining urban green spaces in Africa : a case study of Kumasi Metropolis, Ghana." Thesis, University of Birmingham, 2015. http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/6122/.

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Urban green spaces are useful natural assets that support the development of cities in diverse ways. However, statistics show that these spaces are under severe threat with the situation in Africa been critical. This study sought to assess the governance of urban green spaces and develop sustainable strategies to address problems affecting the development of urban green spaces in the context of Africa. The case study design was used and Kumasi Metropolis (Ghana) was selected as the study area. Different qualitative research techniques were employed whilst representatives of green spaces organisations and the local people constituted the study population. The study revealed that there is poor state of urban green spaces in Kumasi with factors such as urbanisation, poor enforcement of development controls, conflicting land ownership rights on green spaces, and lack of priority to green spaces being among the major causes for that. This problem was further exacerbated by complexity in the governance of green spaces, poor regulation of power among stakeholders, lack of community participation, and lack of consensus in decisions on green spaces. Sustainable strategies recommended to address the situation include controlling encroachment of green spaces, prioritising green spaces and building stronger collaborative governance for green spaces.

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Nyadu-Larbi, Kwasi. "The slum problem of urban Ghana : a case study of the Kumasi Zongo." Thesis, Glasgow School of Art, 2001. http://radar.gsa.ac.uk/4066/.

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Hagan, Doris. "Factors that influence parents’ decisions on childhood immunizations at Kumasi metropolis in Ghana." Thesis, University of the Western Cape, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/11394/3998.

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Magister Public Health - MPH
This study sought to explore and describe factors that influence parents’ decisions on childhood immunizations at Kumasi Metropolis in Ghana. Based on the Health Belief Model used as the theoretical framework guiding this study, immunization decision making is influenced by one’s knowledge on immunizations, perception on immunizations and sociodemographic factors. With an exploratory descriptive quantitative cross-sectional survey, a sample of 303 parents was obtained from five district hospitals in Kumasi metropolis. This was done through convenience sampling of participants at immunization sessions. Structured questionnaires were developed in line with the study’s objectives, literature review and theoretical framework. Data obtained from the survey were analysed with the computer-based facility of SPSS version 21 software. This enhanced the application of descriptive and inferential measures to present the results in graphs and tables. Findings from the study showed that most parents were aware of immunization but had limited knowledge on vaccines and immunization schedule. It also revealed that antenatal nurses constituted the most accessible source of information. Furthermore, the study established a high percentage of complete immunization, influenced by parents’ fear of their children contracting vaccine preventable diseases. However, the few parents who could not complete the immunization schedule for their children referred to challenges such as forgetfulness and lack of personnel or vaccine at the centre. Whereas the socio-demographic variables considered did not influence their decision on immunization, it was established that the percentage of complete immunization increased with increasing schooling level of parents. It was higher among Christians than Muslims. The study concluded that knowledge on immunization could not influence immunization decisions. However, the main factors that influence parents’ decision on childhood immunizations in Kumasi metropolis were parents’ fear of vaccine preventable diseases, awareness on the benefits of immunizations and sources of vaccine information

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Kwarteng, Kwabena Anane. "Duties & Responsibilities of Children in Ghana : Perspectives of Children and Adults in Kumasi." Thesis, Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet, Norsk senter for barneforskning, 2012. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:no:ntnu:diva-17555.

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International children’s rights actors and activists view children and childhood as a special time set aside for school and play without due regard to the duties and responsibilities borne in society. In this way, children under 18 years are characterised by the ideal of the work-free childhood which is now infiltrating notions of proper childhood in many countries including Ghana. On the contrary, children in Ghana are valued for their socio-economic roles and duties that they undertake within the family. As a result, the study aimed at exploring views of children and adults on the duties and responsibilities of children in Ghana. It draws inspiration from the Social Studies of Children and Childhood which proposes children as social actors and active participants in their own lives and in the society. Therefore, this study positioned children as competent social actors and involved them as the principal research participants. As a qualitative study, data were collected using multiple participatory methods such as semi-participant observations, focus groups, story writings, and semi-structured interviews. The fieldwork was conducted in a Junior High school in Kumasi with six boys and six girls as young participants as well as six teachers in the same school. In addition, six parents were interviewed as part of the adult participants. At the heart of the thesis is the gap between rights-based policy discourse that empower children as right-holders and the actual lived experiences of children where they are dutiful human beings. In Ghana, children fulfil multiple roles and duties that are shaped by age, gender, competence, and social maturity. Consequently, they grow up holding multi-faceted responsibilities which they execute within the family. They do not only carry out domestic activities such as cooking, washing utensils, cleaning and so on. But some children especially those from poor families contribute immensely to family income. Children’s perspectives of responsibilities revealed that they appreciate and are appreciated by their families for fulfilling their childhood duties. The study also depicted that poverty coupled with unemployment made a lot of families vulnerable. Therefore, children are required to engage in economic activities to raise money for the survival of the family. Culturally, three values that sufficed from the research were respect, reciprocity and responsibility. These values underlie adult-child relationships and sense of responsibility in Ghana, and create interdependencies within the family. In this context, children do not see themselves as autonomous individuals but as part of the family. Lastly, the study showed that children are able to integrate the three activities in their childhood namely; work, play and school.

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Fosu, Augustine. "Housing development and customary land tenure systems in Ghana: A case study of peri-urban Kumasi." University of Western Cape, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/11394/8031.

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Magister Philosophiae - MPhil
This research examines the ways in which the rapid commoditisation of land in Ghana’s peri-urban areas is transforming local customary tenure systems. The research focuses on two selected research sites in Ghana’s peri-urban Kumasi, namely Aburaso and Kromoase. Rapid urbanisation has resulted in an increase in demand for housing land. Consequently, wealthy migrants are moving to peri-urban areas in search of relatively affordable residential land. This has accelerated the commoditisation of customary land in most peri-urban areas of Ghana. Customary forms of tenure are increasingly being converted into individual or private systems of land ownership. Evidence from this study shows that traditional authorities are increasingly alienating customary land without the consent of their subjects. The commoditisation of customary land in Aburaso and Kromoase has resulted in the decline of agrarian production as agricultural land is parcelled out to wealthy outsiders.

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Kuranchie, Francis Atta. "The potential of energy efficiency measures in micro and small scale businesses in Kumasi-Ghana." Thesis, Linköpings universitet, Industriell miljöteknik, 2011. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-69204.

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In industry, energy efficiency reduces operating cost and emissions to the environment whiles enhancing energy security. In order to ensure the sustainability of micro and small scale businesses in a developing country such as Ghana, measures that can ensure energy efficiency are therefore essential for these businesses to have a productive and economical operation that will ensure their sustainability. In this study, the potential of energy efficiency measures for micro and small scale businesses have been examined by performing industrial energy systems analysis on some selected micro and small scale businesses in Kumasi-Ghana through a practical study and administering of questionnaire about their energy consumption. Legislative instruments that are linked with energy use in Ghana were looked into. Some possible energy efficiency measures that could be adopted by these businesses have been analyzed. In this study it is established that energy supply to these businesses is not reliable and it is continuously becoming expensive. In addition, other findings were that value could be added to the processes of these businesses if they incorporate energy efficiency measures in their operations. The main driving force that will encourage these businesses to incorporate energy efficiency measures in their operation is the energy prices increase; therefore, their interest is the measures that could reduce their energy cost rather than the positive impacts that will come to the environment. In doing this renewable energy has the greatest potential in ensuring energy efficiency to these businesses. Finally, it is established that there are no specific legislations on energy use that will bring negative effects to these businesses and this could create enabling environment for private investors of energy efficiency.

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Wesström, Therese, and Jenny Andersson. "Pharmaceutical pollution in irrigation water : A Minor Field Study in Chirapatre Estates in Kumasi, Ghana." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Institutionen för geovetenskaper, 2014. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-244849.

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In Ghana, wastewater is frequently used as a source of irrigation water for crops in urban areas, due to water scarcity and an increasing population growth. The water contains high amounts of nutrients, but also other unwanted constituents such as heavy metals, pathogens and pharmaceutical residues and is a potential health risk for the consumers. This study aimed to determine the status of pharmaceutical pollution in irrigation water used in Chirapatre Estates, a suburb to Kumasi, Ghana. Chirapatre Estates is located on a hill sloping towards a stream, with a network of sewer lines connected to a Waste Stabilization Pond (WSP). Problems regarding disposal of pharmaceutical waste, frequently used medications in the area and water quality of irrigation water was analyzed through interviews and water analysis. The interviews were made with households, farmers and pharmacies and the water samples were collected at farms and the maturation pond, the final treatment in the WSP. The analysis focused on the water quality parameters; pH, Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD), Total Suspended Solids (TSS), total phosphorus, phosphate, total nitrogen and nitrate. The empirical study showed high use of malaria treatment medication and paracetamol for adults as well as children. No instructions of disposal of unused medications were expressed through the pharmacy or by the government, causing the majority of the inhabitants to dispose their leftovers in the trash. One can speculate that there might be a possible risk of finding some pharmaceutical residues in the aquatic environment, especially for the types of pharmaceuticals that can be persistent. The results indicated that the water quality from the WSP and at the farming sites was acceptable when compared to the Ghana Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) guidelines, except for TSS and total phosphorus. Further treatment of the water is still suggested, since adjacent farms use the water frequently and the EPA guidelines are not fulfilled. Future studies are recommended to establish the pharmaceutical residues present in the stream water.

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Öberg, Hanna. "A GIS-based study of sites for decentralized composting and waste sorting stations in Kumasi, Ghana." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Institutionen för geovetenskaper, 2011. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-161158.

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Developing countries are facing a great challenge to collect, treat and dispose their waste in a more sustainable way. Today, most of the produced waste ends up on landfills, where they pose a great threat to the environment and human health. Kumasi, the second largest city in Ghana, faces the same issues as other cities in developing countries; waste management is run poorly and most waste ends up on the cities largest landfill, Dompoase, which will be full in a few years time. Issues such as low financial resources, bad urban planning and a growing population aggravate the implementation of a more sustainable development. Since most solid waste in developing countries is organic, composting is a good option towards a more sustainable waste management. There are numerous amounts of articles stating that decentralized composting is the best option for developed countries. Decentralized compost facilities are less costly to install and maintain, they require less technology and decrease the cost of waste transportation. Transportation poses a large expense when it comes to waste management in developing countries. There is an advantage in integrating a more sustainable waste management in to the existing waste infrastructure since cities often are densely built up and there is a shortage of land. Therefore this thesis has investigated the possibilities of having waste sorting stations and decentralized compost facilities at public dumping sites in the Bantama area, one of ten sub--‐metros in Kumasi. Based on literature and observations during field visits in the Bantama area, a classification scheme was developed. The classification scheme was designed to simplify identification and differentiation of the sites. It contains thirteen criteria to consider when planning for organic waste sorting stations and decentralized compost facilities. Suitable sites for sorting stations and decentralized compost facilities were selected by a SQL analyzes in a Geographic Information System (GIS). The analyzes was based on the classification scheme. The result shows that of twenty--‐one public dumpingsites, seven were suitable as sorting stations and two sites were suitable for a decentralized compost facility. The expectation is that in due time and with infrastructure improvements, more than only seven communal sites can become sorting stations. When it comes to sites for composting the result reveals an issue in many cities there is just not enough land to build as many decentralized facilities as would be necessary to recycle all organic waste. However, due to the advantages of having decentralized facilities, the recommendation is that Kumasi should start with a decentralized approach and as finance and technological skills exists the organic waste management can extend to also include larger facilities. Further this thesis shows the advantage of having decentralized composting when it comes totransportation costs. A transport analyzes was done in a GIS, which showed the difference intransportation distances between having decentralized and centralized composting. The result showed that waste recycled close to its source, i.e. having decentralized waste management, is transported shorter distance compared to having centralized composting and thus saving on cost for transportation.

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Konlaan, Leedip Boinkum, and Justice Antwi Boasiako. "ADOPTION OF INTERNET BANKING FROM A CUSTOMERS' PERSPECTIVE IN GHANA(The study of Standard Chartered Bank-Kumasi)." Thesis, Mälardalen University, School of Sustainable Development of Society and Technology, 2009. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mdh:diva-6367.

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COURSE: Master Thesis in Business Administration 15 ECTS

Research problem

To what extent do customers' at Standard Chartered Bank in Kumasi adopt internet banking?

Purpose of the study

The purpose of this study is to explore barriers and drivers to the adoption of internet banking among customers at the Standard Chartered Bank-Kumasi.

Research Question

Are customers at Standard Chartered Bank-Kumasi aware of the existence of internet services in their bank?

What factors may motivate Standard Chartered Bank-Kumasi customers to adopt internet banking?
What factors may impede the adoption of internet banking by the customers of Standard Chartered Bank-Kumasi?

Methods

The authors adopted the qualitative method which seeks in-depth information from respondents. The authors also relied on both primary and secondary data. The primary data is obtained through telephone interview. The secondary data use includes books and journals as well as internet sources. The principal theories used are the diffusion of innovation by Rogers (2003) and the hierarchy of effects model by Evans et al. (2006).

Conclusion

The analysis from the study has shown that, many factors such as education, need age, etc are the driving force that influence customers in our study to adopt internet banking. Other factors include the perceived ease of use and perceived usefulness is important for the customers to adopt internet banking. The study has revealed that, most customers consider the adoption of internet banking as associated with high cost, complexity to use internet and lack of security as well as low awareness are some of the factors hindering the adoption of internet banking among the customers in our case study.

Keywords: adoption, internet banking, Ghana, information and communication technology.

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Jach, Regina. "Migration, Religion und Raum : ghanaische Kirchen in Accra, Kumasi und Hamburg in Prozessen von Kontinuität und Kulturwandel /." Münster : Lit, 2005. http://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb399089713.

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Diko, Stephen K. "Barriers to Urban Greenspace Planning in the Kumasi Metropolis: Implications and Hints for Climate Change Interventions in Ghana’s Urban Areas." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2019. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1563527687449757.

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Opoku-Okrah, Clement. "An investigation of the protective effect of alpha+-thalassaemia against severe Plasmodium falciparum amongst children in Kumasi, Ghana." Thesis, University of Westminster, 2012. https://westminsterresearch.westminster.ac.uk/item/8z421/an-investigation-of-the-protective-effect-of-alpha-thalassaemia-against-severe-plasmodium-falciparum-amongst-children-in-kumasi-ghana.

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Background: The alpha+-thalassaemias are the most common monogenic disorders of humans, characterised by microcytic and hypochromic anaemia. Their high frequency reflects selective advantage against death from Plasmodium falciparum malaria. The most common type of alpha+- thalassaemia amongst people of African descent is the -α3.7 deletional type and affects 26-33% of Ghanaians. Plasmodium falciparum malaria is a major cause of mortality amongst children in sub-Saharan Africa. Unlike HbAS, HbAC and G6PD deficiency there remains debate about whether alpha+- thalassaemia protects against malaria and the mechanism for the protection. Methods: 1672 children of ≤10 years were recruited and individuals with G6PD deficiency, HbAC and Hb AS reported to protect against malaria were excluded. 732 children with Plasmodium falciparum were tested for Hb, RBC, MCV, MCH and parasite density. The subjects were then categorised into normocytic and microcytic using a cut off MCV value of 76fL and normochromic and hypochromic using a cut off MCH value of 25 pg. Microcytic hypochromic individuals were genotyped by Polymerase Chain Reaction for the -α3.7 deletional thalassaemia mutation. Results: The frequency of Plasmodium falciparum malaria in the studied population was 54.1%. There was a frequency of 21.0% for the heterozygous (-α/αα) and 8.3% for the homozygous (-α/-α) alpha+-thalassaemia, resulting in a carriage rate (α/αα & -α/-α) of 29.3%. Among the microcytic patients, geometric mean parasite density (GMPD) values were lower in the presence of an alpha+- thalassaemia genotype (-α/αα GMPD 9015, n=126 and -α/-α GMPD 6852, n=49) compared to normal genotype (αα/αα GMPD 51794, n=358) (p<0.001). Severe malaria (GMPD ≥100000/μL) was less prevalent in microcytic patients with an alpha+-thalassaemia genotype (-α/αα 11.9% and -α/-α 16.3%) than either normocytic patients or microcytic patients with a normal genotype (32.9% and 53.6% respectively) (p<0.03). GMPD values were lower in hypochromic alpha+-thalassaemia genotypes (-α/αα GMPD 1728, n=44 and -α/-α GMPD 7160, n=23) compared to normal genotype (αα/αα GMPD 48997, n=141) (p<0.001), and individuals with Hb > 5 g/dL had lower GMPD compared to the severely anaemic (Hb ≤ 5 g/dL) (p<0.001). The differences in severe Plasmodium falciparum parasitaemia as well as the GMPD between children ≤ 60 and > 60 months for both the homozygous and heterozygous alpha+-thalassaemia were not significant at p=0.399 and p=0.207 respectively. Conclusion: The severity of Plasmodium falciparum parasitaemia measured, as either GMPD or prevalence of severe parasitaemia was significantly lower in both the -α/αα and -α/-α- groups compared to microcytic individuals with normal genotype. Even though GMPD differed significantly amongst all alpha+-thalassemia genotypes, it was not driven by hypochromasia. Among the homozygous and heterozygous alpha+-thalassaemias, children with severe anaemia had a significantly high GMPD than their counterparts who were not severely anaemic making them more susceptible to severe malaria anaemia. No loss of protection was seen in children younger or older than 60 months and therefore the protective effect from severe malaria might not wane with age. The mechanism of protection from severe Plasmodium falciparum malaria is not clear, however the influence of microcytosis and hypochromasia on parasite density requires more research.

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Asamoah, Edward. "Children’s migration and engagement in load carrying activities: The case of the girl child in the Kumasi Metropolis, Ghana." Thesis, Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet, Norsk senter for barneforskning, 2011. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:no:ntnu:diva-13870.

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It is indeed true that one does not have to be old to become wise. This African Proverb provided a starting point for a journey into children‘s migration and engagement in load carrying activities. The study explores what goes into the girl child‘s migration from a rural area in Ghana to the city of Kumasi- the Capital of the Ashanti region to engage in the carrying of load for a fee. This study aims at getting knowledge about the girl child‘s lived experiences in the phenomenon. These kinds of experiences are deemed relevant in understanding the child‘s migration and work. The perspectives of the affected children on the phenomenon- they themselves telling their experiences, is the means by which the above aims have been achieved. The theoretical perspectives mainly rooted in the New Social Studies of Childhood will guide the focus of the study. Against the backdrop of these theoretical perspectives, the study examines the following- the girl child as a social actor in the exercise of agency, the girl child as both a ―being and becoming‖, the social structural child and a host of others. Several qualitative methods such as participant observation, semi structured interviews, informal focus group discussions, storytelling are employed to collect data. In all, 20 girls will be used as informants. The data will be analyzed and conclusions drawn. The study identifies that the girl child is a social actor, she is both ―being and ―becoming‖ however, she has limitations to the exercise of agency. The principal limitation the study identifies is poverty. Poverty at both national, regional, local levels pose a limitation to these girls in the exercise of their agency. . For instance, it has limited them on their schooling. It has also influenced them to migrate from home and has ultimately forced them to do the kind of job they are engaged in. Implications of the findings of this study are thoroughly discussed to serve as a guide for future study

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Asante, Lewis Abedi. "The Politics and Activism of Urban Governance in Ghana: Analyzing the Processes of Market Redevelopment in Kumasi and Cape Coast." Doctoral thesis, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.18452/21129.

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Stadterneuerung in Ghana ist seit Jahren auch durch den Widerstand von Bürgerinnen und Bürgern geprägt. Auf der Grundlage einer qualitativen Analyse und Fallstudie zur Sanierung von Marktinfrastrukturen in Kumasi und Cape Coast zeigt diese kumulative Dissertation, dass es zum besseren Verständnis der Ursachen von zivilem Widerstand insbesondere Aufmerksamkeit für die Qualität der Governance-Prozesse selbst bedarf. Marktsanierungsprojekte in Ghana sind durch fünf Prozessphasen geprägt: Scoping, Planung, Finanzierung, Standortverlagerung und -zuweisung. In allen Phasen lassen sich jeweils anders gelagerte Kombinationen aus staatlichen Praktiken des Klientelismus und Neoliberalismus, des Aktivismus nichtstaatlicher Akteure sowie externer, globale und entwicklungsorientierter Investitionspraktiken internationaler und bilateraler Agenturen beobachten. In jeder Phase der Stadterneuerung spiegeln sich städtische Governance-Politiken, auf die wiederum stadt-politische Akteure mit Interventionen reagieren, um diesen Politiken entgegen zu wirken. Konzeptionell trägt die vorliegende Studie zu verschiedenen Diskursen bei: eine multidimensionale analytische Rahmung der geographischen Handelsforschung mit Fokus auf Märkte; eine Betrachtung von Aktivismus als zusätzlicher Dimension der städtischen Governance; die Auseinandersetzung mit politisch induzierter Verdrängung durch staatliche Handlungsweisen als alternativem Konstrukt zur Analyse von marktinduzierten Verdrängungsprozessen; und einen Beitrag zu Debatten um städtische Effekte ausländischer Direktinvestitionen. Die Ergebnisse können integrative Stadtentwicklung und eine nachhaltige Existenzgrundlage urbanen Zusammenlebens im anglophonen Westafrika fördern. Weitere Forschung wird empfohlen, um ein Verständnis für die Governance-Prozesse und die Dynamiken städtischer Infrastrukturentwicklung in der Subregion zu generieren.
Citizen resistance has characterized urban regeneration in Ghana for many years. Previous studies have indicated that resistance against urban regeneration is caused by non-payment of compensation, lack of participation and the failure of the state to provide relocation sites. Through a qualitative analysis of market redevelopment in Kumasi and Cape Coast, this dissertation argues that we should pay more attention to the politics and activism rooted in the urban governance processes, if we are to understand citizen resistance against urban regeneration in Ghana. Market infrastructural redevelopment in Ghana are implemented through the process of scoping, planning, financing, relocation and allocation. This process is shaped by an interplay of internal state practices of clientelism and neoliberalism and activism of non-state actors, as well as external practices of globalization and development funding by international and bilateral agencies. Every stage of the redevelopment process mirrors the politicized nature of urban governance and citizen intervention by way of activism for changing urban governance. Theoretically, this dissertation contributes a multidimensional analytical framework to marketplace research; activism as an additional dimension of urban governance; politically-induced displacement as an alternative construct for analyzing displacement processes; and to the urban debates around Chinese infrastructure finance. The wider implications of the findings of the study for market redevelopment and urban governance in Anglophone West Africa are discussed. Further research is recommended to provide an understanding of the governance processes and dynamics of other forms of urban infrastructural development taking place in the sub-region.

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Nero, Bertrand [Verfasser]. "Urban green spaces enhance carbon sequestration and conserve biodiversity in cities of the Global South : case of Kumasi, Ghana / Bertrand Nero." Bonn : Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek Bonn, 2017. http://d-nb.info/1124590765/34.

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Campion, Benjamin Betey Verfasser], Jörg-Friedhelm [Akademischer Betreuer] Venzke, and Michael [Akademischer Betreuer] [Flitner. "Urban Wetland Ecology And Floods In Kumasi, Ghana / Benjamin Betey Campion. Gutachter: Jörg-Friedhelm Venzke ; Michael Flitner. Betreuer: Jörg-Friedhelm Venzke." Bremen : Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek Bremen, 2012. http://d-nb.info/1072045885/34.

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Dzomeku, Veronica Millicent. "Development of a patient-centred in-service training programme for midwives to increase client satisfaction with child-birth care in Kumasi, Ghana." University of the Western Cape, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/11394/5620.

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Philosophiae Doctor - PhD
Background: Satisfaction with the care mothers receive during child-birth is known to have a very strong influence on their future use of facility-based care during child-birth. Women and children continue to die from complications associated with pregnancy and child-birth and the majority of the causes that lead to mortality are related to labour and delivery. For this reason it is imperative for mothers to access facility-based child-birth care to receive skilled birth care. Mothers report dissatisfaction with facility-based child-birth care as one of the reasons for home births without skilled attendants. The presence of the skilled birth attendants is known to reduce maternal and neonatal mortality rates because of their ability to diagnose any early complications, and to intervene appropriately. Aim: The aim of the current study was to develop an in-service training programme for midwives to provide patient-centred child-birth care that would increase client satisfaction with child-birth care. Method and findings: The intervention research model by Rothman and Thomas (1994) – Design and development (D & D) – was used as the research framework. Only the first four of the six phases of the D & D model were applied in this study. In the first phase, a situational analysis was done using a qualitative study. The expectations, experiences, and satisfaction with child-birth care of antenatal and postnatal mothers, were explored. The research was conducted in four health institutions within the Kumasi Metropolis. Between 12 and 15 participants were purposively sampled in each hospital. Data were collected by means of individual in-depth interviews using an interview guide and data were analysed using content analysis. The study found that mothers expected to receive respectful care and safe care. Mothers had encouraging experiences and discouraging experiences during their child-birth care. The discouraging experiences did not align with their expectations of care, leading to dissatisfaction with child-birth care. In the second phase of the study an integrative literature review was conducted to identify evidence-based best practices to deal with client dissatisfaction with health care. The integrative literature review indicated that in-service training was commonly used as best-practice to improve health professionals' knowledge, skills and attitudes towards work and consequently to improve health outcomes for patients, including client satisfaction. In the third phase of the study, the in-service training programme to enhance patient-centred care was developed using Chinn and Kramer (2005) guidelines for programme development and steps to programme development by Management Sciences for Health (2012). The fourth phase entailed an assessment of feasibility and usability of the in-service training programme using 6 midwives in a district Hospital. The procedure was guided by the I-Tech Technical Implementation guide (2010). The outcomes of the assessment was used to refine and revise the developed in-service training programme. Conclusion: This study sought to develop an intervention to increase client satisfaction with child-birth care service by engaging the following processes in phases: • Assessing the expectations and experiences of mothers about child-birth care services. • An integrative literature review for evidence-based best practice to tackle client dissatisfaction with health care. • Designing a patient-centred care in-service training programme together with experts in the field of maternal and child health. • As assessment of feasibility and usability of the in-service training programme by means of a pilot test to refine the programme. Recommendations: It was recommended among others that, the study is carried out on a national scale to cover all administrative regions of Ghana. It is further recommended that the study findings and the programme developed form part of the continuous professional assessment course requirement for nurses and midwives.

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King, Sylvana Rudith. "The role of urban market trade in local development processes and its implication for policy : a case study of Kumasi Central Market, Ghana." Thesis, University of Sussex, 2000. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.300599.

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Kramer, Henry Fergus. "Inventer la cité : une étude de sociologie de l'imaginaire sur la désignation, l'appropriation et la résidence permanente d'un espace délimité." Montpellier 3, 2009. http://www.theses.fr/2009MON30077.

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Inventer la cité est une étude de sociologie de l’imaginaire sur la désignation, l’appropriation et la résidence permanente d’un espace factice et délimité qu’on appelle la cité. Il est question d’étudier comment un groupe social ou une société modifie son imaginaire lié à une existence nomade dans un espace naturel et illimité pour l’adapter à une existence permanente dans un espace factice et délimité que représente la cité. Nous avons étudié ce phénomène à partir de récits mythiques ou traditionnels de la fondation de cités et de villes, car ces récits nous permettent d’entrer dans l’imaginaire des fondateurs de cités. Le récit que nous avons choisi d’étudier, comme le point de départ de notre recherche, est celui de la fondation de la cité achantie de Koumassi (Kumase). Notre étude, composée de six chapitres, se divise en deux parties sous-jacentes. Celles-ci sont séparées par le Chapitre 5 qui est dédié à la présentation d’un échantillon de récits traditionnels de la fondation de Koumassi. La première partie est consacrée à l’étude des manières collectives de penser, de sentir et d’agir des Achantis autour de leur espace habité et de leur organisation sociale et politique. La deuxième partie commence par une analyse de la fondation de Koumassi. Puis, elle se prolonge par une étude comparative de certains aspects de la fondation de cités à travers le temps et l’espace. Et enfin, elle se termine par notre analyse et notre conclusion sur l’invention de la cité
Inventing the city is a sociology of the imagination study on the designation, the appropriation and the permanent residence of an artificial and delimited space that is called the city. It is a question of studying how a social group or society modifies its imagination, linked to a nomadic existence in a natural and unlimited space, in order to adapt it to a permanent existence in an artificial and limited space represented by the city. We studied this phenomenon through mythical or traditional accounts of the founding of cities and towns, as these accounts allow us to enter into the imagination of the founders of cities. The account that we chose to study, as a starting point to our research, is that of the founding of the Ashanti city of Kumasi (Kumase). Our study, composed of six chapters, is divided into two underlying parts. These are separated by Chapter 5 that is devoted to the presentation of a sample of traditional accounts of the founding of Kumasi. The first part is devoted to the Ashanti’s collective ways of thinking, feeling and acting around their inhabited space and their social and political organization. The second part starts by an analysis of the founding of Kumasi. Then, it continues by a comparative study of certain aspects of the founding of cities across time and space. And finally, it ends by our analysis and our conclusion on the invention of the city

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Apau, Kwaku Boakye [Verfasser], Marion [Akademischer Betreuer] Martienssen, and Frank [Akademischer Betreuer] Wätzold. "Developing a conceptual solution for domestic wastewater management in developing countries: Kumasi (Ghana) as a case study / Kwaku Boakye Apau ; Marion Martienssen, Frank Wätzold." Cottbus : BTU Cottbus - Senftenberg, 2017. http://d-nb.info/1130657728/34.

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Erni, Marco. "Modelling urban water flows : an insight into current and future water availability and pollution of a fast growing city : case study of Kumasi, Ghana /." [Dübendorf] : eawag, aquatic research, 2007. http://e-collection.ethbib.ethz.ch/show?type=dipl&nr=307.

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Ekuful, Joyce. "An examination of the implementation of an ecological sanitation project as an instrument of the Environmental Sanitation Policy of Ghana: the case of Kumasi Metropolis." Thesis, University of the Western Cape, 2010. http://etd.uwc.ac.za/index.php?module=etd&action=viewtitle&id=gen8Srv25Nme4_1091_1360850692.

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The generation of large volumes of solid and liquid wastes in urban and periurban areas of Ghana is a big problem for the people and government of Ghana. It contributes to the outbreak of many diseases in the country such as malaria, diarrhoea and typhoid fever. In managing the situation, a new concept called ecological sanitation (ecosan), which focuses on reuse of waste, has been introduced in the country. The objectives of the thesis were to criticise the environmental sanitation policy
by analysing its content in relation to policy implementation arrangements, to discuss programmes and projects identified under the policy, to critically examine the implementation of an ecosan project as a way of achieving the goal and objectives by outlining its implementation processes, prospects and challenges, and to make appropriate recommendations. The analysis and discussion of the thesis were based on both primary and secondary data. The primary data, on one hand, were collected on the prospects and challenges that exist in the implementation of ecosan projects from Kumasi metropolis. The secondary data, on the other hand, were from
books, journals and websites. From the research analysis, it emerged that the policy allows the implementation of many sanitation projects including ecosan. Secondly, stakeholders see ecosanto be a good approach to reduce waste generation in the country. However, the main challenges that exist in promoting the concept are inadequate financial support, unavailability of implementation guidelines and lack of knowledge about concept details. It is therefore argued that financial support, implementation guidelines and awareness-creation activities should be available in the implementation of ecosan in the metropolis. Government, private organisations, companies and individuals should each contribute their quota in the support and processes.

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Maia, Marta Ferreira [Verfasser]. "Impact of insecticide-treated nets protecting cattle in zero-grazing units on nuisance and biting insects in the forest region of Kumasi, Ghana / Marta Ferreira Maia." Berlin : Freie Universität Berlin, 2009. http://d-nb.info/1023710757/34.

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Opoku, Patrick [Verfasser], Nobert [Gutachter] Weber, and Christian Pilegaard [Gutachter] Hansen. "An Analysis of how Access to Land and Institutions affect Urban Forests Development. : A Case Study of Kumasi, Ghana / Patrick Opoku ; Gutachter: Nobert Weber, Christian Pilegaard Hansen." Dresden : Technische Universität Dresden, 2019. http://d-nb.info/1226942172/34.

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Gelber, Benjamin D. J. "A mineral systems approach to the development of structural targeting criteria for orogenic gold deposits in the Asankrangwa gold belt of the Kumasi Basin, South-west Ghana." Thesis, Rhodes University, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/63143.

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The Kumasi Basin in South-west Ghana lies at the centre of the best-endowed Paleoproterozoic gold province in the world. The Kumasi Basin and margins of the adjacent volcanic belts are host to six world class gold camps: (1) 62 Moz Obuasi camp, (2) 22 Moz Prestea-Bogoso camp, (3) 11 Moz Asanko Gold Mine camp, (4) 9 Moz Edikan camp, (5) 7 Moz Bibiani camp, (6) 5 Moz Chirano camp, as well as several additional minor gold camps and many more prospects. Cumulatively these camps account for>116 Moz of endowment and contribute to making south-west Ghana the greatest Paleoproterozoic gold province in the world. Gold deposits in the Kumasi Basin are shear zone hosted and mineralisation ranges from disseminated to massive sulphide refractory deposits, to free milling quartz vein style deposits. Structural relationships and age dating indicate that most deposits are genetically related and were formed during a single episode of gold mineralisation during the D4 NNW-SSE crustal shortening deformation event of the Eburnean Orogeny (2125 – 1980 Ma). The understanding of structural controls on mineralisation is critical for exploration success as it allows exploration to focus on areas where these structural controls exist. This study uses a mineral systems approach to understand the relationship between the geodynamic history and structural controls on gold mineralisation in the Kumasi Basin at various scales, and define targeting criteria which can be applied for the purpose of developing predictive exploration models for making new discoveries in the Asanko Gold Mine camp located in the Asankrangwa Belt. The study used a quantitative analysis to establish residual endowment potential in the Asankrangwa Belt, providing the basis for a business model and resulting exploration strategy. Once established, a Fry autocorrelation analysis was applied to identify trends in deposit and camp spatial distribution to which critical geological processes were ascribed. Observed trends were mapped from multi-scale geophysical data sets and through interpretation of existing geophysical structure models, and structural criteria for targeting orogenic gold deposits at the regional and camp scales were developed. Results show that different structural controls on mineralisation act at the regional and camp scale. At the regional scale the distribution of gold camps was found to be controlled by fundamental N-S and NW-SE basement structures with gold camps forming where they intersect NE-SW first and second order structural corridors. At the Asanko Gold Mine camp scale, deposit distribution was found to be related to the intersection between major second order D3 NE-SW shear zones, minor third order D4 NNE-SSW brittle faults, and cryptic NW-SE upward propagating basement structures. In addition to these structural criteria, deposits in the Asanko Gold Mine camp were found to be aligned along a NNE-SSW lineament caused by the interaction between the N-S basement structure and the NE-SW trending Asankrangwa Belt shear corridor.

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Soltau, Mareike [Verfasser], and Gerd [Akademischer Betreuer] Burchard. "Prävalenz von Helicobacter pylori in einer Kohorte von HIV-Patienten in Kumasi, Ghana unter Berücksichtigung gastrointestinaler Symptome, CD4-Zellzahl, WHO Stadium und Viruslast / Mareike Soltau. Betreuer: Gerd Burchard." Hamburg : Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek Hamburg, 2015. http://d-nb.info/1078408890/34.

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Doe, Benjamin Verfasser], Sabine [Akademischer Betreuer] [Baumgart, and Nguyen Xuan [Gutachter] Thinh. "Urban land use planning and the quest for integrating the small-scale informal business sector : The case of Kumasi, Ghana / Benjamin Doe. Betreuer: Sabine Baumgart. Gutachter: Nguyen Xuan Thinh." Dortmund : Universitätsbibliothek Dortmund, 2015. http://d-nb.info/1107560330/34.

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Doe, Benjamin [Verfasser], Sabine [Akademischer Betreuer] Baumgart, and Nguyen Xuan [Gutachter] Thinh. "Urban land use planning and the quest for integrating the small-scale informal business sector : The case of Kumasi, Ghana / Benjamin Doe. Betreuer: Sabine Baumgart. Gutachter: Nguyen Xuan Thinh." Dortmund : Universitätsbibliothek Dortmund, 2015. http://d-nb.info/1107560330/34.

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Sothmann, Peter Verfasser], and Bernd [Akademischer Betreuer] [Salzberger. "Der Einfluss sozioökonomischer und soziogeographischer Determinanten auf das Risiko systemischer bakterieller Infektionen bei Kindern – Eine Fall-Kontroll-Studie in der periurbanen Zone der ghanaischen Großstadt Kumasi / Peter Sothmann ; Betreuer: Bernd Salzberger." Regensburg : Universitätsbibliothek Regensburg, 2016. http://d-nb.info/1122825218/34.

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Asante, Lewis Abedi [Verfasser], Jonas Østergaard [Gutachter] Nielsen, Claire [Gutachter] Mercer, and Elmar [Gutachter] Kulke. "The Politics and Activism of Urban Governance in Ghana: Analyzing the Processes of Market Redevelopment in Kumasi and Cape Coast / Lewis Abedi Asante ; Gutachter: Jonas Østergaard Nielsen, Claire Mercer, Elmar Kulke." Berlin : Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, 2020. http://d-nb.info/1205313788/34.

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Sothmann, Peter [Verfasser], and Bernd [Akademischer Betreuer] Salzberger. "Der Einfluss sozioökonomischer und soziogeographischer Determinanten auf das Risiko systemischer bakterieller Infektionen bei Kindern – Eine Fall-Kontroll-Studie in der periurbanen Zone der ghanaischen Großstadt Kumasi / Peter Sothmann ; Betreuer: Bernd Salzberger." Regensburg : Universitätsbibliothek Regensburg, 2016. http://d-nb.info/1122825218/34.

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Glowski, Janice M. "Living Goddess as Incarnate Image: The Kumari Cult of Nepal." The Ohio State University, 1995. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1105391104.

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Nagel, Stephan. "Brahmas geheime Schöpfung : die indische Reformsbewegung der "Brahma Kumaris : Quellen, Lehre, Raja Yoga /." Frankfurt am Main : P. Lang, 1999. http://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb40025195w.

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Can, Özgün Göktepe Özer. "Örme kumaş gramajının iplik sevk miktarı yardımıyla tahminlenmesi /." Isparta: SDÜ Fen Bilimleri Enstitüsü, 2007. http://tez.sdu.edu.tr/Tezler/TF01010.pdf.

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Silva, Daniel do Nascimento e. "Brahma Kumaris : a construção performativa de identidades de genero." [s.n.], 2005. http://repositorio.unicamp.br/jspui/handle/REPOSIP/270855.

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Orientador: Kanavillil Rajagopalan
Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Instituto de Estudos da Linguagem
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Resumo: A presente dissertação investiga as reivindicações de gênero em práticas discursivas da escola de meditação Brahma Kumaris. Parto do princípio de que os conceitos centrais sobre os quais o presente trabalho se debruça, isto é, 'gênero' e 'identidade', ao invés de constativos, são performativos. Sua existência não se dá anteriormente à linguagem; ao contrário, eles precisam ser performativamente reivindicados, iteravelmente, isto é, para o outro e novamente, na história de sua própria exibição Procedo, nesse sentido, a uma certa leitura da teoria dos atos de fala, desenvolvida inicialmente por John Langshaw Austin. A visão radical do performativo, segundo a qual a linguagem é, eminentemente, performativa é aqui informada pelo trabalho de leitura e intervenção no pensamento de Austin empreendido por Kanavillil Rajagopalan, Jacques Derrida, Judith Butler e Shoshana Felman. Abordo os dados segundo uma metodologia qualitativa, que vê na performatividade da linguagem indícios para o próprio tratamento do dado. As análises revelam que a reivindicação das identidades de gênero brahmins, calcada na visão de que somos almas e não corpos, constrói, performativamente, gêneros descorporificados (como é o caso da alma, do ser de paz, do anjo), criando, simultaneamente, alteridades abjetas (as pessoas luxuriosas, por exemplo), contra as quais as identidade brahmins reivindicam sua autonomia. A reivindicação de tais identidades tem de conviver, não obstante, com a contradição, advinda, principalmente, do peso da promessa de um gênero (puro) precisa lidar com sua condição humana, demasiado humana vinculada ao corpo e ao inconsciente, ao ato (ao mesmo tempo) de fala e falho
Abstract: This dissertation investigates the construction of gender identities in discursive practices within the Brahma Kumaris World Spiritual University. It is assumed here that the core concepts of this work, i.e., 'gender' and 'identity', far beyond constative, are performative. They neither exist before neither beyond language; rather, they must be performatively claimed, iterably, i.e., to the other and again, in the history of their own exhibition. I depart, then, from a particular reading of speech acts theory, developed initially by John Langshaw Austin. The radical view of the performative, according to which language is, eminently, performative, is based on the reading and intervention in Austin's thought by Kanavillil Rajagopalan, Jacques Derrida, Judith Butler and Shoshana Felman. The collected data are analyzed from a qualitative perspective, which consider that the performativity of language is a parameter itself to the treatment of texts. The analyses display that the claim for brahmin gender identities, based on the idea that we are souls rather than bodies, performs disembodied genders (e.g., the soul, the being of light, the angel), producing, simultaneously, abject alterities (the lustful persons, for example), against which brahmin identities constitute their autonomy. The claim for such identities, though, has to deal with the contradiction caused, mainly, by the burden of the promise of a (pure) gender together with its human, excessively human condition bounded to the body and the unconscious, to the speech act and the slip of the tongue
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Duraisamy, Amudha Kumari [Verfasser]. "ELIGN: Elastic alignment of cryo-EM density maps / Amudha Kumari Duraisamy." Düsseldorf : Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek der Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf, 2017. http://d-nb.info/1142515591/34.

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