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Publikováno v:
Health Policy Open, Vol 5, Iss , Pp 100108- (2023)
This paper explores Itinerant Medicine Sellers’ (IMSs) operations at loading bays within bus terminals in the Kumasi metropolis. The paper examines how the sellers negotiated access into the loading bays, how they marketed their medicines, where th
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/db764149042648be91601b9a67beae4e
Publikováno v:
E-Journal of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, Vol 4, Iss 3, Pp 196-211 (2023)
Rural youth engage in different employment activities. Due to the scarcity of literature on the employment activities and aspirations of youth in rural communities especially in Africa, the study examined the past, present and future employment of th
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https://doaj.org/article/6e6c63b7a1204e5ea0c15dbc96bfbbdc
Publikováno v:
Deviant Behavior. 43:743-763
Drawing on the tenets of Social Disorganization Theory, we model the effects of neighborhood structural correlates on neighborhood crime perceptions in two urbanized Ghanaian communities in sub-Sah...
Publikováno v:
Ageing International. 47:415-432
Ghana’s economy is predominantly informal with about 80% of workers in small enterprises run and managed by family members with no fixed retirement procedures. Although, retirement is basically an individual decision, it has social policy implicati
Publikováno v:
Global social welfare : research, policypractice.
Without a mandatory retirement age, many informal workers are exploring diverse ways of ensuring their well-being as they age. This exploratory study focuses on the retirement plans of workers in Ghana's informal sector to inform interventions to ens
Publikováno v:
Urban Forum. 28:251-269
There has been a lot of research on the relationship between regulators and street vendors, often portraying regulators as bullies of vulnerable vendors. However, there is little documentation on urban regulators and their challenges as they implemen
Publikováno v:
Children & Society. 31:37-49
More than three quarters of all children orphaned by AIDS live in sub-Saharan Africa. Significant portions of these children live in institutions. This study explores institutional caregivers’ views of children's psycho-social needs. The authors ga
Publikováno v:
Children and Youth Services Review. 49:71-79
Problems in orphan care are endemic in sub-Saharan Africa where 80% of all children orphaned by AIDS live. Institutions are often the only level of care available for infant orphans, but such care may increase children's risk for psychological, emoti
Autor:
Kofi Osei Akuoko, Joanna E. Bettmann, Jason T. Castillo, Christian M. Sarver, Jamie M. Mortensen
Publikováno v:
Journal of Children and Poverty. 18:141-160
Adding to the growing body of literature on outcomes for children living in orphanages and children's homes, this qualitative study explored the perceptions of institutional personnel – caregivers, staff members, supervisors, and administrators –
Autor:
John Yaw Kwarteng, John Boulard Forkuo, Jonas Asamanin Barnie, Kofi Osei Akuoko, Kwadwo Ofori-Dua
Publikováno v:
International Journal of Social Science Studies. 3
The numerous challenges, such as increasing prisoner population, inadequate financial support and deteriorated training facilities, have not enabled the Prisons Service to perform their functions adequately. The paper aimed at investigating the perce