Journal articles: 'Kumasi Kumasi'

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Korboe, David, and A. Graham Tipple. "Kumasi." Cities 12, no. 4 (August 1995): 267–74. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0264-2751(95)00051-m.

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Asante, A. E., K. Opoku-Bonsu, and A. K. Ebehiakeh. "Corporate Aesthetics and Communication in the Urban Arts and Visual Culture of Kumasi." Studies in Media and Communication 8, no. 2 (July 16, 2020): 21. http://dx.doi.org/10.11114/smc.v8i2.4932.

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Kumasi is the capital city of the Asante Kingdom of Ghana. Being the seat of the throne of the Asantehene, the King of Asante’s, Kumasi is widely acknowledged as the major cultural city of Ghana. A study of the history of the people of Kumasi reveals that culture and art permeates their everyday life. Scholars have done some studies on the arts and economics of Asante and how it reflects their cultural life. However, a scholarly analysis of how corporate aesthetics is reflected in the urban art and visual culture of Kumasi has not been explored. In the bid to achieve this main objective, the paper discusses the corporate identities and cultural transformations in Kumasi, billboards, corporate commerce and savings, consuming visual culture and family finance and urban fantasies. The study is qualitative in nature and employs the descriptive method to provide an accurate description of specific urban arts in Kumasi.

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Junior, Ampofo Isaac Atta, Ampofo Isaac Atta Senior, and Ampofo Beatrice. "THE CHALLENGE OF WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS IN ACCESSING FUNDS IN KUMASI (GHANA)." Social Values and Society 2, no. 2 (November 9, 2020): 40–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.26480/svs.02.2020.40.44.

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This research was conducted to know the challenge of women entrepreneurs in accessing funds in Kumasi. In this research, the main research design was a case study. This case study was a quantitative research. This type of case study was applied to fix the mind closely upon the purpose of the study. The sample was taken from women entrepreneurs in Kumasi. The total population was about 7000 with 4000 as sample size. A closed questionnaire was disseminated using systematic stratified random sampling to get the sample size from all areas of Kumasi. The study found that almost all women entrepreneurs in Kumasi agreed that funds give life to entrepreneurship, control the operation of entrepreneurship, help to acquire assets and help in getting resources like human, tools and equipment, etc. the study revealed that some women entrepreneurs in Kumasi lack properties to serve as collateral in accessing loan from banks. Also, they lose their money in the hands of robbers and get funds from relatives and friends on conditions. The study concludes that women entrepreneurs in Kumasi get their source of fund from personal savings, relatives and friends, investment returns and banks.

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McCaskie, T. C. "Gun Culture in Kumasi." Africa 78, no. 3 (August 2008): 433–54. http://dx.doi.org/10.3366/e0001972008000260.

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This article is about gun culture in Kumasi today. Gun use in Asante, and elsewhere in Ghana, has increased significantly in the last decade. In practice and in the public imagination this is associated with the rise of youth gangs and the criminalization of urban space. Much has been written about youths and violence elsewhere in Africa, but this article focuses on the neglected topic of guns themselves – their manufacture, sale, distribution, use and meanings. In Kumasi, which in Suame Magazine has the biggest indigenous metalwork and engineering complex in all of West Africa, skilled artisans now make copies of imported automatic assault rifles, like the Soviet AK-47, as well as shotguns and pistols. This development is explored in a number of ways, and most especially in terms of the relationship between guns and their local history, Kumasi youth, crime and shifting patterns of desire and consumption. It is the purpose of this article to add to the growing literature on ‘violent youth’ in Africa, but to do so from the viewpoint of the weapons that enable this violence.

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Winkelstein, Beth. "Sunset Over Kumasi, Ghana." Spine 38, no. 22 (October 2013): i. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/brs.0000000000000027.

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Mosuro, A. A., A. N. Agyapong, M. Opoku-Fofie, and S. Deen. "Twinning Rates in Ghana." Twin Research 4, no. 4 (August 1, 2001): 238–41. http://dx.doi.org/10.1375/twin.4.4.238.

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AbstractThe incidence of twin births in Accra and Kumasi, the two major cities in Ghana, was investigated. In Accra, data were collected from the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital while data were collected and analyzed from the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital in Kumasi. Both hospitals are the leading teaching hospitals in Ghana. The data consisted mainly of single and twin births recorded in the hospitals over a period of 12 years in Accra (1988–1999) and 15 years in Kumasi (1985–1999). The study revealed an incidence of 33.4 twin births per thousand live births for Accra and 26.6 twin births per thousand live births for Kumasi. Though these values are not as high as those reported among the Yoruba tribe of southwest Nigeria, who are reported to have the highest twin birth rates in the world, the present values still rank among the highest recorded twin birth rates.

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Agbenorku, Pius, Joseph Akpaloo, Facharzt Chirurgie, Ken Aboah, Ellen Klutsey, Paa Ekow Hoyte-Williams, Boutros Farhat, et al. "Chemical Burn Injury in Kumasi." Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery - Global Open 3, no. 10 (October 2015): e548. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/gox.0000000000000519.

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Ansah, S. O., M. A. Ahiataku, C. K. Yorke, F. Otu-Larbi, Bashiru Yahaya, P. N. L. Lamptey, and M. Tanu. "Meteorological Analysis of Floods in Ghana." Advances in Meteorology 2020 (March 24, 2020): 1–14. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/4230627.

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The first episodes of floods caused by heavy rainfall during the major rainy season in 2018 occurred in Accra (5.6°N and 0.17°W), a coastal town, and Kumasi (6.72°N and 1.6°W) in the forest region on the 18th and 28th of June, respectively. We applied the Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model to investigate and examine the meteorological dynamics, which resulted in the extreme rainfall and floods that caused 14 deaths, 34076 people being displaced with damaged properties, and economic loss estimated at $168,289 for the two cities according to the National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO). The slow-moving thunderstorms lasted for about 8 hours due to the weak African Easterly Wave (AEW) and Tropical Easterly Jet (TEJ). Results from the analysis showed that surface pressures were low with significant amount of moisture influx aiding the thunderstorms intensification, which produced 90.1 mm and 114.6 mm of rainfall over Accra and Kumasi, respectively. We compared the rainfall amount from this event to the historical rainfall data to investigate possible changes in rainfall intensities over time. A time series of annual daily maximum rainfall (ADMR) showed an increasing trend with a slope of 0.45 over Accra and a decreasing trend and a slope of –0.07 over Kumasi. The 95th percentile frequencies of extreme rainfall with thresholds of 45.10 mm and 42.16 mm were analyzed for Accra and Kumasi, respectively, based on the normal distribution of rainfall. Accra showed fewer days with more heavy rainfall, while Kumasi showed more days with less heavy rainfalls.

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Obiri-Danso, K., C. A. A. Weobong, and K. Jones. "Aspects of health-related microbiology of the Subin, an urban river in Kumasi, Ghana." Journal of Water and Health 3, no. 1 (March 1, 2005): 69–76. http://dx.doi.org/10.2166/wh.2005.0007.

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The aim of this study was to assess the influence of urban waste, sewage and other human centred activities on the microbiological quality of the river Subin, which flows through the metropolis of Kumasi, Ghana, and serves as drinking water for communities downstream. Three sites, Racecourse, Asafo and Asago, on the Subin were monitored over a year for total coliforms, faecal coliforms, enterococci and biochemical oxygen demand. Bacterial indicator numbers (geometric mean 100 ml−1) varied from 1.61 × 109 to 4.06 × 1013 for total coliforms, 9.75 × 108 to 8.98 × 1012 for faecal coliforms and 1.01 × 102 to 6.57 × 106 for enterococci. There was a consistent increase in bacterial loading as the river flows from the source (Racecourse) through Kumasi. Bacterial numbers were significantly (p≤0.05) higher during the rainy season compared with the dry (harmattan) season. The biochemical oxygen demand ranged from 8 mg l−1 at the source of the river to 419 mg l−1 at Asago; none of the sites achieved internationally accepted standards for water quality. The River Subin becomes grossly polluted as it flows through Kumasi and at Asago, a rural community downstream of Kumasi that abstracts water from the river for drinking, this probably contributes to the observed high levels of diarrhoeal disease.

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Frimpong, Bernard Fosu, and Frank Molkenthin. "Tracking Urban Expansion Using Random Forests for the Classification of Landsat Imagery (1986–2015) and Predicting Urban/Built-Up Areas for 2025: A Study of the Kumasi Metropolis, Ghana." Land 10, no. 1 (January 5, 2021): 44. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/land10010044.

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Kumasi is a nodal city and functions as the administrative and economic capital of the Ashanti region in Ghana. Rapid urbanization has been experienced inducing the transformation of various Land Use Land Cover (LULC) types into urban/built-up areas in Kumasi. This paper aims at tracking spatio-temporal LULC changes utilizing Landsat imagery from 1986, 2013 and 2015 of Kumasi. The unique contribution of this research is its focus on urban expansion analysis and the utilization of Random Forest (RF) Classifier for satellite image classification. Change detection, urban land modelling and urban expansion in the sub-metropolitan zones, buffers, density decay curve and correlation analysis were methodologies adopted for our study. The classifier yielded better accuracy compared to earlier works in Ghana. The evaluation of LULC changes indicated that urban/built-up areas are continually increasing at the expense of agricultural and forestlands. The urban/built-up areas occupied 4622.49 hectares (ha) (23.78%), 13,447.50 ha (69.18%) and 14,004.60 ha (72.05%) in 1986, 2013 and 2015, respectively of the 19,438 ha area of Kumasi. Projection indicated that urban/built-up areas will occupy 15,490 ha (79.70%) in 2025. The urban expansion was statistically significant. The results revealed the importance of spatial modeling for environmental management and city planning.

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Laugharne, Richard, and Tom Burns. "Mental health services in Kumasi, Ghana." Psychiatric Bulletin 23, no. 6 (June 1999): 361–63. http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/pb.23.6.361.

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During March 1998 we had the privilege of visiting the mental health services in Kumasi, Ghana at the invitation of Dr Yaw Osei, Senior Lecturer at the Department of Behavioural Sciences, School of Medical Sciences, University of Science and Technology.

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Betey Campion, Benjamin, and Simeon Nii Laryea Odametey. "Can Wetland Vegetation be Used to Describe Anthropogenic Effects and Pollution Patterns? The Case of Dakodwom and Kaase Wetlands in the Kumasi Metropolis, Ghana." Journal of Environment and Ecology 3, no. 1 (December 20, 2012): 185. http://dx.doi.org/10.5296/jee.v3i1.1812.

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<p>Wetlands in general are losing their peculiar features, attributes, functions and products although the need to protect them is on the increase globally. Wetlands in Kumasi are not exempted. They are either being converted to other land uses or are directly affected by adjacent land use. Also, the vegetation of the different wetlands in Kumasi varies. This spatial heterogeneity in species of these urban spaces therefore makes management difficult. This research is therefore aimed at using the wetland vegetation to describe anthropogenic effects and pollution patterns in the Kumasi Metropolis, Ghana. Two large riverine wetland areas in Kumasi were selected. All plant species that are within 30 m from water channel were identified. Heavy metal concentrations and the associated anthropogenic activities in these wetlands were assessed. A total of 48 different plant species were identified in the study areas. Plant species with high importance value index observed at the sites included Ipomoea aquatica, Thalia geniculata, Ipomoea carica, Panicum maximum and Andropogon gayanus. Housing, vegetable farming and car repair shops were the major anthropogenic activities around these wetland areas. Also, all the heavy metals considered in this study were all present in both study sites. The very close similarity in the list of species identified makes it difficult to use vegetation to describe pollution. However, the adjacent anthropogenic activities are the sources of the pollutants and these activities also influence the vegetation.</p>

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OTOO, MIRIAM, JOAN FULTON, GERMAINE IBRO, and JAMES LOWENBERG-DEBOER. "WOMEN ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN WEST AFRICA: THE COWPEA STREET FOOD SECTOR IN NIGER AND GHANA." Journal of Developmental Entrepreneurship 16, no. 01 (March 2011): 37–63. http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/s1084946711001732.

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Women entrepreneurship in the informal sector, such as street food vending, is important for poverty alleviation in West Africa. The street food sector provides employment for women and inexpensive and nutritious food for the urban poor. In this paper, we determine the importance of the cowpea street food sector, evaluate the determinants of successful enterprises and ascertain the impact of economic, cultural, religious and geographic differentials between enterprises in Niamey, Niger and Kumasi, Ghana. Data were collected through in-person interviews with 114 and 122 women street food entrepreneurs in both countries in 2009. Results revealed that women entrepreneurs engaged in the cowpea street food sector can earn incomes 4 times and 16 times higher than the minimum legal wage in Niamey and Kumasi, respectively. Incomes earned from these entrepreneurial activities contribute directly to health, education and needs of their families. OLS regression results indicate that lack of financial resources, stable business locations and religious beliefs are important entrepreneurial success factors. Cross-country comparisons revealed enterprises in Kumasi are larger and more successful than those in Niamey.

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Impraim, Evelyn Catherine, Priscilla Osae Akonnor, and Emmanuel Kwesi Nyantakyi. "Evaluation of Food Safety and Hygienic Practices in the Tourism Industry: A Case Study of Some Selected Restaurants in the Kumasi Metropolis, Ghana." Restaurant Business 117, no. 11 (November 21, 2018): 34–46. http://dx.doi.org/10.26643/rb.v117i11.3882.

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In Ghana, although a number of regulations are in place to guide caterers in their operations, hygienic practices among restaurants in the Kumasi Metropolitan area are inadequate. The hospitality industry alone accounts for about 44% of all the reported food-borne illness outbreaks. The main objective of the study was to assess and evaluate the extent at which licensed restaurants in the Kumasi Metropolis observe food safety and hygienic practices regulations in food provision. Fifty (50) respondents were drawn from the population under study, specifically from staff, managers and regulatory bodies including the Metropolitan Assembly. Primary data was collected from the three groups. Questionnaires were administered and in-depth interview was conducted. The Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) was used to analyze data collected from the respondents in the survey. The study showed that customers in the selected restaurants were very much satisfied at the extent by which restaurants in the Kumasi Metropolis observe and apply the food safety and hygienic practices. It was also revealed that there is adequate evidence to show that formal education and professional training have a significant impact on food safety and hygienic practices of caterers and restaurant managers in the tourism industry in the Kumasi Metropolis. The study recommends that restaurants in the metropolis should be encouraged to sponsor their workers to enroll in some professional programmes to acquire more knowledge for the purpose of practicing food safety and hygiene in the restaurant business. It is further recommended that regulatory bodies should improve their performance by maintaining high standard of food hygiene.

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Annani-Akollor, Max Efui, Otchere Addai-Mensah, Linda Ahenkorah Fondjo, Lorraine Sallah, Eddie-Williams Owiredu, Emmanuel Acheampong, and Solomon Akamugri. "Predominant Complications of Type 2 Diabetes in Kumasi: A 4-Year Retrospective Cross-Sectional Study at a Teaching Hospital in Ghana." Medicina 55, no. 5 (May 9, 2019): 125. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/medicina55050125.

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Background and objectives: Diabetes mellitus type 2 (T2DM) has been associated with several microvascular and macrovascular complications. However, studies regarding the predominant complications of T2DM in Ghana have not been conducted. This study evaluated the prevalence and predominant complications of T2DM and assessed the sociodemographic factors associated with the development of diabetes-related complications in Kumasi, Ghana. Materials and Methods: This was a retrospective cross-sectional study conducted at Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH), Kumasi, Ghana. A total of 1600 Ghanaian T2DM adults were included in this study. Patients’ clinical data from 2012 to 2016 were retrieved from the hospital’s archive. Results: The prevalence of macrovascular and microvascular complications of T2DM was 31.8% and 35.3% respectively. The prevalence of neuropathy, nephropathy, retinopathy, sexual dysfunction, diabetic keto-acidosis (DKA), and hypoglycemia were 20.8%, 12.5%, 6.5%, 3.8%, 2.0%, and 0.8% respectively. Sexual dysfunction was significantly associated with the male gender compared to females. Being employed: Informal (aOR = 0.479, p < 0.0001), and Formal (aOR = 0.475, p = 0.0008) was associated with lower age- and sex-adjusted odds of developing T2DM-related complications while having T2DM for 5–10 years (aOR = 1.550, p = 0.0009) and more than 10 years (aOR = 2.755, p < 0.0001) was associated with increased odds of developing complications. Conclusions: Microvascular complication is the most predominant among T2DM in Kumasi, Ghana. The most prevalent T2DM-related microvascular complication in Kumasi, Ghana is neuropathy. Sexual dysfunction is associated with male compared to female T2DM patients. Being employed reduces the chance of developing T2DM-related complications while increasing DM duration increases the risk of complications.

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Stalsberg, Helge, Ernest Kwasi Adjei, Osei Owusu-Afriyie, and Vidar Isaksen. "Sustainable Development of Pathology in Sub-Saharan Africa: An Example From Ghana." Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine 141, no. 11 (November 1, 2017): 1533–39. http://dx.doi.org/10.5858/arpa.2016-0498-oa.

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Context.— Pathology services are poorly developed in Sub-Saharan Africa. Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital in Kumasi, Ghana, asked for help from the pathology department of the University Hospital of North Norway, Tromsø. Objective.— To reestablish surgical pathology and cytology in an African pathology department in which these functions had ceased completely, and to develop the department into a self-supporting unit of good international standard and with the capacity to train new pathologists. Design.— Medical technologists from Kumasi were trained in histotechnology in Norway, they were returned to Kumasi, and they produced histologic slides that were temporarily sent to Norway for diagnosis. Two Ghanaian doctors received pathology training for 4 years in Norway. Mutual visits by pathologists and technologists from the 2 hospitals were arranged for the introduction of immunohistochemistry and cytology. Pathologists from Norway visited Kumasi for 1 month each year during 2007–2010. Microscopes and immunohistochemistry equipment were provided from Norway. Other laboratory equipment and a new building were provided by the Ghanaian hospital. Results.— The Ghanaian hospital had a surgical pathology service from the first project year. At 11 years after the start of the project, the services included autopsy, surgical pathology, cytopathology, frozen sections, and limited use of immunohistochemistry, and the department had 10 residents at different levels of training. Conclusions.— A Ghanaian pathology department that performed autopsies only was developed into a self-supported department with surgical pathology, cytology, immunohistochemistry, and frozen section service, with an active residency program and the capacity for further development that is independent from assistance abroad.

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Agbenorku, P., M. Yore, K. A. Danso, and C. Turpin. "Incidence of Orofacial Clefts in Kumasi, Ghana." ISRN Plastic Surgery 2013 (May 15, 2013): 1–6. http://dx.doi.org/10.5402/2013/280903.

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Background. Cleft lip and cleft palate are among the most common orofacial congenital anomalies. This study is to establish Orofacial Clefts Database for Kumasi, Ghana, with a view to extend it to other cities in future to obtain a national orofacial anomaly database. Methods. A descriptive prospective survey was carried out at eleven selected health facilities in Kumasi. Results. The total number of live births recorded was 27,449. Orofacial anomalies recorded were 36, giving an incidence of 1.31/1000 live births or 1 in 763 live births. The mean maternal age of cleft lip/palate babies was 29.85 years (range 18–40 years). The male : female ratio for the orofacial anomalies babies was 1.3 : 1; the male : female ratio was 0.5 : 1 in the cleft lip group, 1.3 : 1 in the cleft lip and palate group, and 4 : 1 in the cleft palate group. The majority of clefts were unilateral (69.4%, n=25), with females (n=14) outnumbering males (n=11). A family history of cleft was recorded with five babies (13.9%). Associated congenital anomalies were recorded in seven (19.4%) cleft lips and/or palates. Conclusion. The incidence of 1 in 763 live births found in this study indicates that cleft lip/palate is a common congenital anomaly in Kumasi.

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Law, Robin. "“Central and Eastern Wangara:” An Indigenous West African Perception of the Political and Economic Geography of the Slave Coast as Recorded by Joseph Dupuis in Kumasi, 1820." History in Africa 22 (January 1995): 281–305. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/3171918.

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The mission of Joseph Dupuis, sent as British Consul to Kumasi, the capital of Asante, in 1820, is well known, principally through his own journal of it, published in 1824. In addition to his negotiations with the Asante authorities, Dupuis collected information on Asante history, and on the geography not only of Asante itself but also of neighboring and remoter countries in the interior—the latter presented in Part II of his Journal, entitled “On the Geography of Western Africa” [I-CXV]. His principal informants on both Asante history and West African geography were African Muslims whom he met in Kumasi, and with whom he was able to converse in Arabic. The geographical information was transmitted in part in the form of Arabic manuscripts, some (or perhaps all) of which Dupuis presented, in transcription and translation, in an appendix of “geographical documents” [cxxiv-cxxxv]; but supplementary information was obtained orally in conversations, some passages from which Dupuis purports to reproduce verbatim [XLII-XLIV].The information which Dupuis obtained can usefully be compared with similar (but, as regards the interior, generally less extensive) material collected by Edward Bowdich on an earlier mission to Kumasi in 1817. Dupuis himself was frequently critical of alleged inaccuracies and confusions in Bowdich's account, though not always with justification. It is noteworthy that he read over at least one section of Bowdich's account to his informants in Kumasi, to obtain their comments on it [XVIII]—an interesting illustration of the potential for interaction between written texts and oral information in Africa even in precolonial times, in a manner more complex than that of “feedback” from written into oral data most commonly discussed by historians.

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Oppong,, Peter Kwasi, and Maxwell A. Phiri. "The Link between Brand Equity and Loyalty: Evidence from Traditional Medicine Market in Kumasi Metropolis, Ghana." Journal of Economics and Behavioral Studies 11, no. 1(J) (March 10, 2019): 11–21. http://dx.doi.org/10.22610/jebs.v11i1(j).2740.

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Abstract: Building a vibrant brand in a highly competitive market is of strategic importance as it provides greater loyalty which generates large market share and decreases competitive pressure on a firm. However, there is a lack of empirical evidence on the role of brand equity in supporting the formation of loyalty in the traditional medicine market. The aim of this research is to investigate the impact of brand equity on loyalty in the traditional medicine market. Based on the dimensionality of Aaker`s brand equity framework, four research propositions were put forward and evaluated by using structural equation modelling. The study relied on a sample of 348 customers who buy herbal medicines from the traditional medicine market in Kumasi metropolis. The study established that perceived quality, brand association and awareness significantly contribute to enhance the value of the brands which in turn, creates loyalty in the traditional medicine market in the Kumasi Metropolis. Recognizing the strategic importance of loyalty to the success of a firm, traditional health practitioners should direct their efforts towards developing perceived quality, brand association and awareness to enhance the value of their brands to support loyalty in the Kumasi traditional medicine market.

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Osei, Ernest, and PETER KWASI OPPONG. "The Role of Computer Education in the Behavioral Intentions to Use Information Technology in Hospitals in Kumasi, Ghana." Journal of Economics and Behavioral Studies 12, no. 4(J) (August 22, 2020): 13–22. http://dx.doi.org/10.22610/jebs.v12i4(j).2896.

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Computer education is increasing steadily because it is well-recognized as a major indicator of the successful acceptance of information technology applications in an organization. Despite the advantages associated with computer education, there is a relative scarcity of empirical studies on the potential role of computer education in the behavioural intentions of staff to use information technology applications, particularly in healthcare settings. Thus, this research is aimed to investigate the role of computer education to the behavioural intentions of staff to use information technology applications in the hospitals in Kumasi. Guided by Davis` technology acceptance model, five hypotheses were stated and examined through structural equation modeling. Utilizing stratified sampling, data were gathered via a survey questionnaire from a sample of 154 staff in the hospitals in Kumasi. The research revealed that computer education contributes positively to the behavioural intentions to use via the impact of perceptions of ease of use of technology applications in the hospitals in Kumasi. The research, therefore, recommends that the management should consider computer education in the adoption of technology systems to enhance the staff perceptions of ease of use and hence, their intentions to use to improve health care in the Metropolis.

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Harris, J. M. "527 INGUINAL HERNIA EDUCATION IN KUMASI, GHANA." Journal of Investigative Medicine 54, no. 1 (January 1, 2006): S170.2—S170. http://dx.doi.org/10.2310/6650.2005.x0004.526.

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Powell, John. "Kumasi University's involvement in grassroots industrial development." Small Enterprise Development 2, no. 2 (June 1991): 35–43. http://dx.doi.org/10.3362/0957-1329.1991.017.

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Tipple, A. Graham. "Housing Policy and Culture in Kumasi, Ghana." Environment and Behavior 19, no. 3 (May 1987): 331–52. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0013916587193005.

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ADDY, P. "CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS IN DIARRHOEAL CHILDREN IN KUMASI, GHANA." Lancet 327, no. 8483 (March 1986): 735. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0140-6736(86)91119-0.

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Clark, Gracia. "Consulting Elderly Kumasi Market Women about Modernization." Ghana Studies 12, no. 1 (2009): 97–119. http://dx.doi.org/10.1353/ghs.2009.0005.

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Larnyoh, Kwasi, and Dadson Awunyo Vitor. "User value for Kumasi zoological garden, Ghana." International Journal of Leisure and Tourism Marketing 5, no. 1 (2016): 79. http://dx.doi.org/10.1504/ijltm.2016.077153.

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Plange-Rhule, J., R. Phillips, JW Acheampong, AK Saggar-Malik, FP Cappuccio, and JB Eastwood. "Hypertension and renal failure in Kumasi, Ghana." Journal of Human Hypertension 13, no. 1 (January 1999): 37–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/sj.jhh.1000726.

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Harries, T. H., V. Twumasi-Abosi, J. Plange-Rhule, and F. P. Cappuccio. "Hypertension management in Kumasi: barriers and prejudice?" Journal of Human Hypertension 19, no. 12 (July 28, 2005): 975–77. http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/sj.jhh.1001920.

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Clark, Gracia. "Negotiating Asante family survival in Kumasi, Ghana." Africa 69, no. 1 (January 1999): 66–86. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/1161077.

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Extreme flexibility in the residential and financial arrangements attached to marriage and matrilineal kinship have remained a consistent characteristic of Asante throughout this century. The constant renegotiation processes that constitute and renew family relations have kept them remarkably strong through a series of radical changes in the enacted content and boundaries of those relations, linked with dramatic fluctuations in the economic and political environment of Ghana. The degree of personal agency sustaining this Asante social framework has challenged and stretched a succession of theoretical models, since this negotiability extends to the principles and limits of negotiation itself. The continuing vitality of Asante matriliny actually requires a high degree of individual autonomy, including the economic autonomy that anchors the negotiating position of each social adult. Recent life history work among Kumasi women traders shows that the elastic framework of family relations can absorb considerable change in the expectations and the balance of power between spouses or between parents and children as long as the pace remains slow enough and individual self-reliance stable enough to preserve the continuity of the renegotiation process. The economic crisis of the final decade of the century has threatened the basis of social reproduction by reducing the opportunities for financial independence. Without basic autonomous subsistence young men and women can no longer function effectively as Asante adults.

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Asiedu, Alex B. "Determinants of home-ownership in Kumasi, Ghana." Geografisk Tidsskrift-Danish Journal of Geography 99, no. 1 (January 1999): 81–88. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00167223.1999.10649425.

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Kotoua, Selira, and Mustafa Ilkan. "Online tourism destination marketing in Kumasi Ghana." Asia Pacific Journal of Tourism Research 22, no. 6 (April 10, 2017): 666–80. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10941665.2017.1308394.

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Ulasi, Chijioke I., Peter O. Preko, Joseph A. Baidoo, Budry Bayard, John E. Ehiri, Curtis M. Jolly, and Pauline E. Jolly. "HIV/AIDS-related stigma in Kumasi, Ghana." Health & Place 15, no. 1 (March 2009): 255–62. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2008.05.006.

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Cobbinah, Patrick Brandful, Eric Gaisie, Nana Yaw Oppong-Yeboah, and Desmond Ofosu Anim. "Kumasi: Towards a sustainable and resilient cityscape." Cities 97 (February 2020): 102567. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cities.2019.102567.

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Cobbinah, Patrick Brandful, Clifford Amoako, and Michael Osei Asibey. "The changing face of Kumasi central, Ghana." Geoforum 101 (May 2019): 49–61. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.geoforum.2019.02.023.

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Nimako, Collins, Yoshinori Ikenaka, Osei Akoto, Nesta Bortey‐Sam, Takahiro Ichise, Shouta M. M. Nakayama, Kwadwo A. Asante, Kazutoshi Fujioka, Kumiko Taira, and Mayumi Ishizuka. "Human Exposures to Neonicotinoids in Kumasi, Ghana." Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 40, no. 8 (June 2, 2021): 2306–18. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/etc.5065.

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Dartey, Emmanuel, Balazs Berlinger, Yngvar Thomassen, Dag G. Ellingsen, Jon Ø. Odland, Vincent K. Nartey, Francis A. Yeboah, and Stephan Weinbruch. "Bioaccessibility of lead in airborne particulates from car battery repair work." Environ. Sci.: Processes Impacts 16, no. 12 (2014): 2782–88. http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c4em00455h.

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Essel, Bernard. "The application of GIS in mapping of flood hazard areas and assessing of risk in kumasi, Ghana." Journal of Energy and Natural Resource Management 3, no. 3 (February 24, 2018): 97–103. http://dx.doi.org/10.26796/jenrm.v3i3.65.

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Flooding is one of the most dangerous natural hazards which causes economic losses and death globally. In the last three decades,there has been a rise in flooding events globally. Furthermore, it has been projected that the occurrence of flooding is expectedto rise due to urbanization, haphazard development, rise in precipitation and deforestation. Floods in Kumasi have become aperennial phenomenon. This has caused significant damages to properties and financial losses. The research utilized a geographicinformation system through a modelling approach to map flood hazard and assess risk in Kumasi. The results reveal that inthe study, 53% of the entire area was found to be highly susceptible to flooding. In addition, 35% of the population are athigh risk of flooding. The high-risk zone was found to cover the north – western and the city centre. Also, the city centre wasidentified to be highly prone to flooding and also floods are likely to occur in the rainy season. Moreover, Bantama and Subinwere identified to be at more risk of flooding as compared to the other sub- metros. The results from the flood hazard map andthe risk map suggest flooding in Kumasi is of critical concern and thus flood management strategies need to be implemented.

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Amponsah Partey, Faustina, Rosemary Gifty Addo-Danquah, Lucy Korkoi Bonku, and Kwasi Saro-Adu. "Investigating Unconventional Abbreviations In Sms Texts." International Journal of Applied Linguistics and English Literature 7, no. 4 (July 1, 2018): 25. http://dx.doi.org/10.7575/aiac.ijalel.v.7n.4p.25.

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Abbreviations are intended to facilitate expeditious writing and make use of reduced space either on paper, the computer or the phone. Abbreviations have been used for quite a prolonged period and are putative wherever their use is effected. Nevertheless, over a period of time, some unconventional abbreviations seemed to be slithering into the literatures of students of Kumasi Technical University, Kumasi, Ghana where the study was conducted. This article has been aggravated by my incessant observance of the frequency at which unconventional abbreviations are used by Kumasi Technical University students in their Short Message Service (SMS) texts to others. Consequently, this paper strives to unearth the varieties of unconventional abbreviations used by these students and analyze them linguistically and phonologically. A corpus of 300 SMS texts was then assembled from five departments but 200 were purposively sampled for the analysis; and with Anjaneyulu’s (2003) five methods of generating shortened words in SMS as the basis of the analysis, the results revealed a preponderance of unconventional abbreviations constituting 60%of the data compiled. The most frequently striking category of abbreviations involved maximum use of letters, symbols, or figures to produce the appropriate phonetic sound, adhoc abbreviations and a negligible or barest use of alphanumeric or hybrid method. These arguably connote an appreciation of phonology where the sounds of the words are what the students use to structure their abbreviations.

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Anie, Kofi A., Vivian Paintsil, Ellis Owusu-Dabo, Daniel Ansong, Alex Osei-Akoto, Kwaku Ohene-Frempong, Kofi Aikins Amissah, et al. "Organ damage in sickle cell disease study (ORDISS): protocol for a longitudinal cohort study based in Ghana." BMJ Open 7, no. 8 (August 2017): e016727. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2017-016727.

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IntroductionSickle cell disease is highly prevalent in Africa with a significant public health burden. Nonetheless, morbidity and mortality in sickle cell disease that result from the progression of organ damage is not well understood. The Organ Damage in Sickle Cell Disease Study (ORDISS) is designed as a longitudinal cohort study to provide critical insight into cellular and molecular pathogenesis of chronic organ damage for the development of future innovative treatment.Methods and analysisORDISS aims to recruit children aged 0–15 years who attend the Kumasi Centre for Sickle Cell Disease based at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital in Kumasi, Ghana. Consent is obtained to collect blood and urine samples from the children during specified clinic visits and hospitalisations for acute events, to identify candidate and genetic markers of specific organ dysfunction and end-organ damage, over a 3 year period. In addition, data concerning clinical history and complications associated with sickle cell disease are collected. Samples are stored in biorepositories and analysed at the Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research in Tropical Medicine, Ghana and the Centre for Translational and International Haematology, University of Pittsburgh, USA. Appropriate statistical analyses will be performed on the data acquired.Ethics and disseminationResearch ethics approval was obtained at all participating sites. Results of the study will be submitted for publication in peer-reviewed journals, and the key findings presented at national and international conferences.

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Mutala, Abdul-Hakim, Kingsley Badu, Austine Tweneboah, Samul Agordzo, and Dawood Ackom Abbas. "PO 8496 ACCURACY OF DIAGNOSIS AND HAEMATOLOGICAL DIFFERENCE AMONG MALARIA PATIENTS IN RURAL AND URBAN AREAS IN THE ASHANTI REGION OF GHANA." BMJ Global Health 4, Suppl 3 (April 2019): A46.2—A46. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjgh-2019-edc.121.

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BackgroundOver recent years, there has been an increase in the use of a histidine-rich protein 2(HRP-2)-based rapid diagnostic test (RDT) in the diagnosis of malaria. Accurate and prompt diagnosis of malaria will help reduce parasite reservoir and reduce malaria transmission. However, the underdiagnosis of malaria due to low parasite density hinders malaria eradication. The study aimed at establishing the baseline information on the accuracy of the HRP2-based RDT used in Ghana in three communities (Agona [rural], Kuntanase [peri-urban] and Kumasi [urban]) while determining the haematological difference among malaria patients.MethodsCross-sectional study was conducted from January to April 2018. A total of 304 participants were recruited in the study. Microscopy and RDT were used in the detection of malaria parasitaemia in all the samples.ResultsThe overall sensitivity, specificity, negative predictive value and positive predictive value was 75.9%, 95.6%, 64.7% and 97.4% respectively. The HRP-2 based RDT was highly sensitive (100%) for parasite density ≥250 parasite µl and relatively low for parasite density ≤100 parasite/µl (50%- Kumasi, 67%- Agona and 75%- Kuntanase). On the other hand, Agona (rural) recorded the highest prevalence (15.8%) followed by Kumasi (urban) (9%) and Kuntanase (peri-urban) being the lowest (6.8%). The difference in prevalence was however not statistically significant across the three communities. The rural area also accounted for highest parasite density (mean 99.53) and lowest in urban (60.29) with a statistical difference (p<0.001). The difference in white blood cell levels was significant (<0.0001) across Agona, Kuntanase and Kumasi. RBC and Hb levels were however not significant.ConclusionThe high specificity observed indicates that the majority of the patients without malaria were correctly diagnosed. Notwithstanding, the sensitivity was relatively low and below the WHO standard of ≥95% hence a significant number of malaria-positive cases were misdiagnosed. It is therefore important that the accuracy of RDT should be frequently assessed to improve its quality.

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Manu Maison, PatrickOpoku, ChristianKofi Gyasi-Sarpong, and AdofoKwame Koranteng. "The pattern of male infertility in Kumasi, Ghana." African Journal for Infertility and Assisted Conception 2, no. 1 (2017): 3. http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/ajiac.ajiac_3_18.

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Ohene-Yeboah, M., and CK Dally. "Strangulated Inguinal Hernia in Adult Males in Kumasi." Ghana Medical Journal 48, no. 2 (August 25, 2014): 101. http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/gmj.v48i2.8.

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Danquah, J. B., E. K. Appah, J. O. Djan, M. Ofori, I. T. Essegbey, and S. Opoku. "Improving recordkeeping for maternal mortality programs, Kumasi, Ghana." International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics 59 (November 1997): S149—S155. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0020-7292(97)00160-4.

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Holliman, Richard E., Helen Liddy, Julie D. Johnson, and Ohene Adjei. "Epidemiology of invasive pneumococcal disease in Kumasi, Ghana." Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 101, no. 4 (April 2007): 405–13. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.trstmh.2006.08.014.

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Zadik, P. M. "A bacteriological study of meningitis in Kumasi, Ghana." Journal of Infection 13, no. 3 (November 1986): 305–6. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0163-4453(86)91619-1.

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Donkor, Peter, Daniel Owusu Bankas, Pius Agbenorku, Gyikua Plange-Rhule, and Samuel K. Ansah. "Cleft Lip and Palate Surgery in Kumasi, Ghana." Journal of Craniofacial Surgery 18, no. 6 (November 2007): 1376–79. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/01.scs.0000246504.09593.e4.

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Berry, Sara. "“Natives” and “Strangers” on the Outskirts of Kumasi." Ghana Studies 9, no. 1 (2006): 25–59. http://dx.doi.org/10.1353/ghs.2006.0006.

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Asafo-Agyei, Serwah Bonsu, Emmanuel Ameyaw, Jean-Pierre Chanoine, Margaret Zacharin, Samuel Blay Nguah, and Olumide Olatokunbo Jarrett. "Anogenital Distance in Term Newborns in Kumasi, Ghana." Hormone Research in Paediatrics 88, no. 6 (2017): 396–400. http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000479689.

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Background: Anogenital distance (AGD) is a simple noninvasive measure of foetal androgen exposure. This study was done to generate normative data on AGD in Ghanaian newborns. Methods: AGD was measured in 644 male and 612 female term newborns; including the distance between the anterior base of the penis and the centre of the anus, the posterior base of the penis and the centre of the anus, and the posterior base of the scrotum and the centre of the anus (ASD) in males and the distance from the anus to the fourchette (AF) and from the anus to the base of the clitoris in females. Other anthropometric and parental socio-demographic indices were also documented. Results: AGD was sexually dimorphic; with a mean ± SD ASD and AF of 25.5 ± 5.1 and 13.6 ± 2.7 mm, respectively. There was a significant correlation between AGD and birth weight, birth length, and occipitofrontal circumference (p < 0.05). ASD was significantly longer (p < 0.001) in newborns (83/644; 12.9%) of mothers who had ingested herbs during pregnancy. Conclusion: AGD was approximately twice as long in males compared to females and can serve as a useful indicator of androgen exposure. Measurements of AGD also need to factor in anthropometric parameters, which are important correlates of AGD.

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Afukaar, Francis K., James Damsere-Derry, and Williams Ackaah. "Observed Seat Belt Use in Kumasi Metropolis, Ghana." Journal of Prevention & Intervention in the Community 38, no. 4 (September 30, 2010): 280–89. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10852352.2010.509020.

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Mackie, E. J., P. Shears, E. Frimpong, and S. N. Mustafa-Kutana. "A study of bacterial meningitis in Kumasi, Ghana." Annals of Tropical Paediatrics 12, no. 2 (January 1992): 143–48. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02724936.1992.11747559.

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