Fidelia Ohemeng
Biographic Data
| ID | 171589 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Fidelia Ohemeng |
| GIVEN NAMES | Fidelia |
| FAMILY NAME | Ohemeng |
| SIGNATURE | OHEMENG F |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Ghana |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7779-8952 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Public Health Risk, Consumer Behaviour, and Gendered Livelihoods: Wild Meat Trade Dynamics in Ghana During and After Covid-19
Bushmeat (wild meat) trade provides critical livelihoods in Ghana but is also implicated in zoonotic disease risk and conservation debates. Despite extensive scholarship on wildlife trade and COVID-19, limited research has examined how pandemic-driven health risk perceptions reshaped bushmeat consumption patterns and gendered trade dynamics. This paper addresses that gap. Drawing on the Health Belief Model (HBM), we extend its application beyond …
Experiences of Intimate Partner Violence in Ghana During the Covid-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic exposed women and girls to the risk of intimate partner violence. In Ghana not much is known about the experiences of victims of intimate partner violence during the pandemic. This paper explores the experiences of intimate partner violence among Ghanaian women and girls during the COVID-19 pandemic. Data for the study was obtained from in-depth interviews with nine victims of intimate partner violence. The findings indicate…
Unraveling diarrheal disease knowledge, understanding, and management practices among climate change vulnerable coastal communities in Ghana
Introduction: Diarrheal disease is a global public health concern, particularly in low-income countries. In Ghana, widespread issues like inadequate sanitation, unsafe drinking water, malnutrition, and poor hygiene practices contribute to the high incidence of diarrhea. Climate change exacerbates these challenges by increasing the frequency and severity of conditions that spread diarrheal diseases. This study explores households' knowledge, under…
Maintaining essential health services during Covid-19 in Ghana: A qualitative study
INTRODUCTION: Evidence suggests that non-pharmaceutical interventions such as lockdown policies, restriction of movement and physical distancing to control the novel COVID-19 contributed to the decline in utilisation of essential health services. We explored healthcare providers' and policy-makers' experiences of the barriers, interventions and response actions that contributed to ensuring the continuity of essential health services during the CO…
Conservation perspectives and perception of bats as reservoirs of zoonotic diseases in Ghana
Bats perform various ecological and socio-economic functions but are also associated with the transmission of zoonotic diseases. This study investigated how awareness of bats as vectors of diseases has influenced their conservation in Ghana. Data were drawn from focus group discussions, key informant interviews, and questionnaire administration from five selected Ghanaian communities. The results showed that the level of awareness of bats as vect…
Social Activities and Subjective Well-Being of OlderAdults in Ghana
Understanding framings and perceptions of spillover: Preventing future outbreaks of bat-borne zoonoses
Purpose Bats provide many ecosystem services and have intrinsic value. They also act as host reservoirs for some viruses. Several studies have linked zoonotic diseases to bats, raising questions about the risks bats pose, especially to people living close to bat roosts. Through a series of case studies undertaken in three communities, the purpose of this paper is to explore the various ways in which framings and perceptions of bats can influence …
Socio-cultural Determinants of Human-Bat Interactions in Rural Ghana
Bats are known to be a natural reservoir for a lot of disease pathogens and can spread several diseases. All 11 genera of fruit bat found in West Africa are found in Ghana, and human–bat interactions are common. However, there is a dearth of knowledge about the socio-cultural factors that shape these interactions. This paper explores the socio-cultural factors that bring humans into contact with bats. Data were obtained through focus group discus…
The Meaning of Aids-Related Deaths in an Urban Town in Ghana
HIV/AIDS has claimed the lives of many people, the majority of whom are young. In Ghana, about 200,000 people have lost their lives to the disease. While HIV/AIDS as a disease has enjoyed considerable academic scholarship, understanding how people make sense of death has not received adequate academic attention. This article explores the meaning of death resulting from AIDS in an urban town in Ghana. The views of 25 persons living with HIV/AIDS w…
I Want to Go Gently”: How Aids Patients in Ghana Envisage Their Deaths
This article examines the views of persons living with AIDS about how they want to die and how they are planning for their deaths. Participants for the study were purposefully drawn from an HIV clinic in an urban town in Ghana. In-depth interviews were conducted with 25 persons living with AIDS. Three preferences of death were identified by the participants. These include the desire for a quick death, death at home, and death without emaciating. …
HIV Disclosure in Ghana: The Underlying Gender Dimension to Trust and Care Giving
Missing in the debate of HIV/AIDS-positive disclosures is its gender dimension in terms of those likely to disclose their status, as well as the people in whom they are likely to confide this personal and socially perilous news. This article explores the gender dimension of HIV-positive disclosures through in-depth interviews of 25 AIDS patients receiving treatment at a hospital in Ghana. It argues that the people likely to be informed by AIDS pa…
Socio-cultural Determinants of Human-Bat Interactions in Rural Ghana
Bats are known to be a natural reservoir for a lot of disease pathogens and can spread several diseases. All 11 genera of fruit bat found in West Africa are found in Ghana, and human–bat interactions are common. However, there is a dearth of knowledge about the socio-cultural factors that shape these interactions. This paper explores the socio-cultural factors that bring humans into contact with bats. Data were obtained through focus group discus…
HIV Disclosure in Ghana: The Underlying Gender Dimension to Trust and Care Giving
Missing in the debate of HIV/AIDS-positive disclosures is its gender dimension in terms of those likely to disclose their status, as well as the people in whom they are likely to confide this personal and socially perilous news. This article explores the gender dimension of HIV-positive disclosures through in-depth interviews of 25 AIDS patients receiving treatment at a hospital in Ghana. It argues that the people likely to be informed by AIDS pa…
I Want to Go Gently”: How Aids Patients in Ghana Envisage Their Deaths
This article examines the views of persons living with AIDS about how they want to die and how they are planning for their deaths. Participants for the study were purposefully drawn from an HIV clinic in an urban town in Ghana. In-depth interviews were conducted with 25 persons living with AIDS. Three preferences of death were identified by the participants. These include the desire for a quick death, death at home, and death without emaciating. …
The Meaning of Aids-Related Deaths in an Urban Town in Ghana
HIV/AIDS has claimed the lives of many people, the majority of whom are young. In Ghana, about 200,000 people have lost their lives to the disease. While HIV/AIDS as a disease has enjoyed considerable academic scholarship, understanding how people make sense of death has not received adequate academic attention. This article explores the meaning of death resulting from AIDS in an urban town in Ghana. The views of 25 persons living with HIV/AIDS w…
Understanding framings and perceptions of spillover: Preventing future outbreaks of bat-borne zoonoses
Purpose Bats provide many ecosystem services and have intrinsic value. They also act as host reservoirs for some viruses. Several studies have linked zoonotic diseases to bats, raising questions about the risks bats pose, especially to people living close to bat roosts. Through a series of case studies undertaken in three communities, the purpose of this paper is to explore the various ways in which framings and perceptions of bats can influence …
Socio-cultural Determinants of Human-Bat Interactions in Rural Ghana
Bats are known to be a natural reservoir for a lot of disease pathogens and can spread several diseases. All 11 genera of fruit bat found in West Africa are found in Ghana, and human–bat interactions are common. However, there is a dearth of knowledge about the socio-cultural factors that shape these interactions. This paper explores the socio-cultural factors that bring humans into contact with bats. Data were obtained through focus group discus…
Social Activities and Subjective Well-Being of OlderAdults in Ghana
Conservation perspectives and perception of bats as reservoirs of zoonotic diseases in Ghana
Bats perform various ecological and socio-economic functions but are also associated with the transmission of zoonotic diseases. This study investigated how awareness of bats as vectors of diseases has influenced their conservation in Ghana. Data were drawn from focus group discussions, key informant interviews, and questionnaire administration from five selected Ghanaian communities. The results showed that the level of awareness of bats as vect…
Unraveling diarrheal disease knowledge, understanding, and management practices among climate change vulnerable coastal communities in Ghana
Introduction: Diarrheal disease is a global public health concern, particularly in low-income countries. In Ghana, widespread issues like inadequate sanitation, unsafe drinking water, malnutrition, and poor hygiene practices contribute to the high incidence of diarrhea. Climate change exacerbates these challenges by increasing the frequency and severity of conditions that spread diarrheal diseases. This study explores households' knowledge, under…
Maintaining essential health services during Covid-19 in Ghana: A qualitative study
INTRODUCTION: Evidence suggests that non-pharmaceutical interventions such as lockdown policies, restriction of movement and physical distancing to control the novel COVID-19 contributed to the decline in utilisation of essential health services. We explored healthcare providers' and policy-makers' experiences of the barriers, interventions and response actions that contributed to ensuring the continuity of essential health services during the CO…
Experiences of Intimate Partner Violence in Ghana During the Covid-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic exposed women and girls to the risk of intimate partner violence. In Ghana not much is known about the experiences of victims of intimate partner violence during the pandemic. This paper explores the experiences of intimate partner violence among Ghanaian women and girls during the COVID-19 pandemic. Data for the study was obtained from in-depth interviews with nine victims of intimate partner violence. The findings indicate…
Public Health Risk, Consumer Behaviour, and Gendered Livelihoods: Wild Meat Trade Dynamics in Ghana During and After Covid-19
Bushmeat (wild meat) trade provides critical livelihoods in Ghana but is also implicated in zoonotic disease risk and conservation debates. Despite extensive scholarship on wildlife trade and COVID-19, limited research has examined how pandemic-driven health risk perceptions reshaped bushmeat consumption patterns and gendered trade dynamics. This paper addresses that gap. Drawing on the Health Belief Model (HBM), we extend its application beyond …
Medicine (7 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Geography (5 works) · Political science (5 works) · Psychology (5 works) · Biology (4 works) · Zoonotic diseases and public health (4 works) · Ecology (3 works) · Environmental planning (3 works) · Family medicine (3 works)