Dina Adei

Kwame Nkrumah University Of Science and Technology | KNUST · Department of Planning

Background Female informal caregivers of older adults experience a higher burden of physical and mental health problems compared to their male counterparts due to the greater intensity of care they provide. This is likely to result in an imbalance in health needs, including health insurance enrollment, between male and female informal caregivers of...

Maximization of local welfare required sound generation of revenue from the sub-national governments. Unfortunately, the process of fiscal devolution maximizing local welfare has been slow, especially in Africa. This study, therefore, examined the effect of internally generated funds (IGF) on local welfare maximization at the sub-national level usi...

The present paper examines the flypaper effect and revenue mobilization within Ghana's District Assemblies (DAs) system. While fiscal devolution enhances local resource distribution and welfare, it also poses challenges to local revenue generation, particularly in developing nations. Notably, there is a lack of research on revenue automation, stake...

The potential benefits of fiscal decentralization policies for the promotion of healthcare delivery remain highly debated among scholars. This paper aims to investigate the long-and short-term effects of financial transfers from District Assemblies (DAs) on improving primary healthcare in the districts of Ghana. In the financial transfer distributi...

Background In low-and middle-income countries, migrants are confronted with health needs which affect the promotion of their well-being and healthy lives. However, not much is known about the health needs of migrant female head porters (Kayayei) in Ghana. This study assesses the health needs of migrant female head porters in the Greater Kumasi Metr...

Achieving universal health coverage (UHC) through the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) has been a priority for Ghanaian governments. Despite the plethora of studies conducted to explore the various factors that influence enrolment in the scheme, there remains a dearth of literature with regards to a systematic review of the health- and syste...

In areas of high ecological importance, regulations are required to ensure that anthropogenic land uses are sustainable. In regulating such areas , it is important to consider the perspectives of land users to evaluate how regulations are effectively being enforced to achieve desired goals. While local perspectives have proven valuable in ensuring...

Land uses and terrain characteristics would likely influence the types and spatial arrangements of forest patches, and generally, forest fragmentation. Whereas prior research has focused mainly on direct land use-induced forest fragmentation, this study models the relationship between the spatial distribution of core forest patches, land uses, and...

Safe and adequate water supply and sanitation in schools are prerequisites for the right to basic education for school children and the achievement of goal 4 and 6 of the Sustainable Development Goals. Nonetheless, Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) in schools is fraught with inadequacy of toilet and handwashing facilities, and poor sustainabilit...

Background In low-and middle-income countries, migrants are confronted with several healthcare needs which affects the promotion of well-being and healthy lives. However, not much is known about the healthcare needs of migrant female head porters (Kayayei) in Ghana. This study assesses the healthcare needs of migrant female head porters in Greater...

The older adult population has increased in the past few decades, and this is coupled with an increasing burden of chronic non-communicable diseases and a higher rate of healthcare utilisation among this population group. However, studies on healthcare utilisation have not tackled the healthcare service use dissatisfaction dynamics and associated f...

AimWork-related injuries and diseases are usually severe among informal sector workers (ISW) because they work under poor working conditions. However, there are scant studies on the role of demographic and socio-economic factors in predicting occupational injuries and diseases among ISW in Ghana.Subject and methodsThe purpose of the study was to de...

Even though studies have established that informal sector workers are prone to occupational-related diseases, not much is known about their health-seeking behaviour. This study aims to examine drivers of health-seeking behaviour among informal sector workers in the Kumasi metropolis of Ghana. A cross-sectional survey was conducted. Simple random sa...

Poor older people surviving under the Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty (LEAP) programme continue to experience financial difficulties to formal healthcare utilisation despite the cash transfers aimed at alleviating poverty and improving their formal healthcare utilisation. However, little is known about prevalence, nature, and factors associa...

Using questionnaire surveys and drawing on the co-cultural theory, this study examines the spatial, demographic, and socioeconomic factors influencing the awareness of land use and forest reserve regulations among forest fringe communities in the Tano-Offin forest reserve in Ghana. The study finds that high-income community members are significantl...

The formalization of the informal sector in Ghana can never be achieved without planning the working environment of the informal sector workers. Although studies have touched on various aspects of the informal sector working environment, no review studies are available on the role of planning in the working environment of the informal sector in Gha...

Background: Land use practices are noted to contribute to changes in forest landscape composition. However, whereas studies have reported the intermix of land uses and forest patches and measured the direct impacts of land uses on forest patches, little is known regarding the spatially-explicit association between the most recent forest patches an...

The incidence of occupational injuries and diseases among informal welders demands an understanding of a wider perspective that goes beyond the identification of hazards and preventive measures to minimize their effects. The literature on economic cost at the workplace has mainly focused on the formal sector with very little attention to the inform...

Background Successful interactions between healthcare users and healthcare providers are facilitated by effective communication, which is one of the functions of quality healthcare delivery. Whereas a lack of financial resources impedes healthcare utilisation, a lack of meaningful communication is also likely to create a barrier between healthcare...

Introduction: Social protection programmes such as the Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty (LEAP) programme are meant to improve access to services including formal healthcare and enhance quality of life of beneficiaries. However, beneficiaries are still faced with various barriers to services such as formal healthcare. Objective: In this study,...

Studies on the exposure to occupational hazards among bakers and the strategies they employ to control occupational hazards are lacking in Ghana. In this study, we aimed at examining the exposure to occupational hazards among bakers in the Kumasi Metropolis of Ghana and further explore their coping mechanisms. By employing a cross-sectional design,...

The drastic reduction in maternal mortality in rural Ghana is largely attributed to both internal and external interventions, raising the question as to whether reductions in maternal mortality can be sustained without external support. The bigger question is the ability of developing countries to sustain external interventions which have over the...

Background: Exploration of health information-seeking behaviour among older adults with very low incomes is critical in shaping our understanding of how health information is sought in later life. Although studies have focused on health information-seeking behaviour among older people worldwide, subjective views of older adults, especially those w...

Background: Despite the contribution of the baking industry to employment creation and income generation in low-and middle-income countries, the sector is also prone to occupational health and safety challenges which could undermine the quality of life and wellbeing of bakers within the industry. However, studies on the exposure to occupational haz...

Background: Despite the contribution of the baking industry to employment creation and income generation in low-and middle-income countries, the sector is also prone to occupational health and safety challenges which could undermine the quality of life and wellbeing of bakers within the industry. However, studies on the exposure to occupational haz...

Objective: Informal sector workers are exposed to occupational hazards which could escalate their healthcare expenditures. Thus, enrollment in a health protection scheme among informal sector workers is useful for reducing their catastrophic healthcare expenditures. However, there is scant information on factors predicting their enrollment in the...

Fish processors are ensnared with health and safety problems which need redress because of the effect on their livelihood. This study sought to assess Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) practices among fish processors in the Kumasi Metropolis. Primary data were obtained from 130 fish processors located at Subin sub-metropolitan area. The survey r...

The fast approach of the end of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) by the end of 2015 has driven many countries to accelerate their efforts at achieving the goals. In line with the proposed means of measuring the success of the MDG 5 by World Health Organisation (WHO): to reduce country maternal mortality ratios and achieve universal reproduct...

The purpose of the research was to examine the benefits households derive from the use of mobile phones and their implications for local economic development. A survey of 354 households carefully selected from 12 rural communities in the Offinso Municipality, Ghana, revealed that three-quarters of the households, including the unemployed, owned mob...

The issue of the aged is a major concern to the society and has hence influenced a number of policies in their interest; yet, the conditions of the aged have not changed much. This study therefore sought to investigate the healthcare, housing, social and financial support given to the aged in the Kumasi Metropolis and Bosomtwi District within the A...

Human activities create wastes. Whether wastes would pose risks to the environment and to public health depend on how they are handled, stored, collected and disposed off. The research sought to identify the approaches adopted by households to dispose off wastes; the perception of households on public health in relation to nearness to dumpsites; he...

In Ghana, the informal sector comprises over 70% of the labour force and contributes substantially to the poverty reduction objective of the country. Yet most of their activities are often considered hazardous and take place in unhealthy and unsafe environment. This study was conducted to systematically identify the various occupational hazards and...

Background Historical proven wood species have no reported adverse health effect associated with its past use. Different historical proven species have traditionally been used to manufacture different wooden food contact items. This study uses survey questionnaires to assess suppliers’, manufacturers’, retailers’ and consumers’ (end-users’) prefere...

The National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) in Ghana has been in operation since 2005 as a nationwide health financing option in the form of District Mutual Health Insurance Schemes. With the Kwabre District Mutual Health Insurance Scheme as a case study the study sought to assess; households level of satisfaction, challenges affecting the scheme,...

Although alternative food packaging materials are available, Ghanaians still use leaves to package some ready-to-eat cornmeal products. This study examines the perceptions of a representative community sample of 70 producers, 40 sellers and 120 consumers of ready-to-eat leaves-packaged cornmeal products in Kumasi using questionnaires. Fante Kenkey...

The poultry industry is perceived to be a major contributor to Ghana’s development through employment creation and the enhancement of nutrition and food security. In spite of these contributions, the poultry industry is entangled with a number of problems that necessitate redress. The purpose of the study was to determine how activities within the...

It is generally known that People Living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (PLWHIV) have been subtly ejected from their homes, lost their jobs, and some have been denied the use of community amenities. Some have been verbally abused and clients have avoided patronage of their goods and services. The purpose of the study were to; assess the extent t...

Maternal mortality can be prevented if mothers had routine obstetric care and access to emergency obstetric services. However, in accessing healthcare most expecting mothers will have to struggle with distance and financial problems. The study sought to; assess the barriers that discourage women from accessing antenatal, delivery and postnatal serv...

The hazardous particulates or vapours found in informal small scale auto body and furniture manufacturing industries come from the solvent, lacquer, paint and hardener systems used in the spray painting processes. The health implications of workers’ exposure in this industry arewell established. The purpose of the study was to assess the occupation...

Mining activities began many years ago with small scale mining. Over the years, many corporate organizations have invested in exploring minerals in the country. Very huge returns have been achieved by such companies. The onset of mining activities bring along several issues, both negative and positive, relating to the environment, health and econom...

The operations of the Wood Processing Industry (WPI) are generally associated with high levels of occupational hazards with consequent health risks. The purpose of this study was to assess the perceived occupational health hazards exposure and the effectiveness of the policies put in place to ensure the health and safety of workers in 14 randomly s...