Kwabena A Kyei
Biographic Data
| ID | 1751850 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kwabena A Kyei |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kwabena A |
| FAMILY NAME | Kyei |
| SIGNATURE | KYEI K A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Venda |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Similarities in Southern African Development Community (Sadc) Exchange Rate Markets Structure: Evidence from the Ensemble Empirical Mode Decomposition
The need for exchange markets coordination in Africa is rooted in the quest of most economic blocs to form a monetary union characterized by a single currency and has therefore attracted the attention of researchers. The intrinsic complexity of the exchange rate market hinders researchers from producing consistently good results. The empirical mode decomposition (EMD) is a data-driven signal analysis method for nonlinear and nonstationary data. E…
Healthcare Practices by Mothers in the Limpopo Province of South Africa: Modeling the Case of the Mopani District
Child morbidity is high in some parts of South Africa though there are a lot of interventions available to reduce childhood mortality. Some mothers lack knowledge about these interventions and this increases maternal and childhood mortality. This study seeks to determine the level of knowledge and practice mothers in Mopani have about child healthcare practices, and to model the determinants. A 3-stage sample survey, including stratified random s…
Contribution of Public Extension to Food Security of Smallholder Farmers in Limpopo Province, South Africa in an Era of Climate Variability
The paper examined the effectiveness of public extension support for dryland smallholder grain producers. Both probability and non-probability sampling procedures were used to select districts, Local Agricultural Offices and farmers from 20 villages of Limpopo province, South Africa in January 2014. Data was collected from field-level extension agents and farmers using semi-structured questionnaires. Descriptive and inferential statistics were ap…
Assessing Differences in the Perception and Awareness of Food Science and Technology amongst High School Learners in the Five Districts of the Limpopo Province of South Africa
Scarcity of food scientists in developing countries is a global and emerging critical problem requiring efforts to address global food security. The perception and awareness of Food Science and Technology (FST) amongst the majority of high school learners (HSL) in Limpopo province was low at about 25 percent. The present study covered 1,539 high schools in all the five districts of Limpopo. A structured questionnaire was used to capture informati…
Breastfeeding in the Vhembe district of Limpopo Province, South Africa: Duration and Factors
Breastfeeding has been one of the significant traditions to follow because it ensures anticipated growth and development in infants and young children. Malnutrition is high in South Africa and contributes to 64% of deaths in children under-five years. Breastfeeding is one of the most effective ways of preventing malnutrition and infectious diseases by boosting the child’s immunity level. Currently, in Africa, mothers are reducing the period of br…
Mortality Level in the New South Africa: Looking for Causes
Collaboration between traditional healers (TH) and medical doctors is encouraged by the South African Government.The objective of this study was to investigate the frequency and determinants of referral intention of medical students to traditional healers.This cross-sectional study was conducted among medical students from Walter Sisulu University, Mthatha.Socio-demographic factors, ethnicity, beliefs, practices, attitude of students, friends, pa…
Mortality Level in the New South Africa: Looking for Causes
Mortality levels display the extent to which a country has advanced to take care of her citizens. Developed countries have lower mortality rates (high life expectancy) while developing countries have higher mortality rates (lower life expectancy). Knowledge about the level of mortality induces governments to take appropriate measures to improve all spheres of human life, economic, religious, social, and environmental. South Africa lacks quality d…
Social Indicators in the Contemporary South Africa
Social indicators such as poverty, unemployment, and access to health care, education and social integration are among the issues that are considered in the well-being of the people of any country. South African household structure has undergone some changes over the past years. This study examines social and economic indicators of the country using a 10% sample from the census 2001 data. Basic statistical analyses have been done. The study produ…
Determinants of Childhood Mortality in South Africa: Using Categorical Data Modeling
Childhood mortality is of great interest to social scientists and policy makers concerned about the quality of life in less developed countries. Thus, the importance of the study of childhood mortality cannot be exaggerated. The levels of infant and child mortality are the two sensitive and widely used indicators of socioeconomic development. The childhood mortality rate is a refined and sensitive index of the total cultural milieu of a community…
Road Fatalities in the Limpopo Province in South Africa
South Africa has high fatality rates on its roads. Between 2004 and 2008, the country had at least 50,000 fatal road accidents which caused over 70,000 deaths. The Limpopo Province contributed more than 5000 fatal road accidents with well over 6000 deaths during the same period.The most vulnerable road users to fatal road traffic accidents are the drivers, passengers, and pedestrians who collectively account for more than 5000 fatalities in the p…
Comparison of the Historical Fertility Levels among the Nine Provinces of South Africa
Women education, industrialization, urbanization, contraceptive use, etc. have brought fertility levels in developing countries down. Black South African women who were discriminated against by apartheid system and with higher fertility now control much wealth and live in cities as other racial groups. This study uses data from Statistics South Africa on historical fertility to determine whether fertility levels among them have come down; and tha…
Contribution of Public Extension to Food Security of Smallholder Farmers in Limpopo Province, South Africa in an Era of Climate Variability
The paper examined the effectiveness of public extension support for dryland smallholder grain producers. Both probability and non-probability sampling procedures were used to select districts, Local Agricultural Offices and farmers from 20 villages of Limpopo province, South Africa in January 2014. Data was collected from field-level extension agents and farmers using semi-structured questionnaires. Descriptive and inferential statistics were ap…
Mortality Level in the New South Africa: Looking for Causes
Mortality levels display the extent to which a country has advanced to take care of her citizens. Developed countries have lower mortality rates (high life expectancy) while developing countries have higher mortality rates (lower life expectancy). Knowledge about the level of mortality induces governments to take appropriate measures to improve all spheres of human life, economic, religious, social, and environmental. South Africa lacks quality d…
Comparison of the Historical Fertility Levels among the Nine Provinces of South Africa
Women education, industrialization, urbanization, contraceptive use, etc. have brought fertility levels in developing countries down. Black South African women who were discriminated against by apartheid system and with higher fertility now control much wealth and live in cities as other racial groups. This study uses data from Statistics South Africa on historical fertility to determine whether fertility levels among them have come down; and tha…
Determinants of Childhood Mortality in South Africa: Using Categorical Data Modeling
Childhood mortality is of great interest to social scientists and policy makers concerned about the quality of life in less developed countries. Thus, the importance of the study of childhood mortality cannot be exaggerated. The levels of infant and child mortality are the two sensitive and widely used indicators of socioeconomic development. The childhood mortality rate is a refined and sensitive index of the total cultural milieu of a community…
Road Fatalities in the Limpopo Province in South Africa
South Africa has high fatality rates on its roads. Between 2004 and 2008, the country had at least 50,000 fatal road accidents which caused over 70,000 deaths. The Limpopo Province contributed more than 5000 fatal road accidents with well over 6000 deaths during the same period.The most vulnerable road users to fatal road traffic accidents are the drivers, passengers, and pedestrians who collectively account for more than 5000 fatalities in the p…
Mortality Level in the New South Africa: Looking for Causes
Collaboration between traditional healers (TH) and medical doctors is encouraged by the South African Government.The objective of this study was to investigate the frequency and determinants of referral intention of medical students to traditional healers.This cross-sectional study was conducted among medical students from Walter Sisulu University, Mthatha.Socio-demographic factors, ethnicity, beliefs, practices, attitude of students, friends, pa…
Mortality Level in the New South Africa: Looking for Causes
Mortality levels display the extent to which a country has advanced to take care of her citizens. Developed countries have lower mortality rates (high life expectancy) while developing countries have higher mortality rates (lower life expectancy). Knowledge about the level of mortality induces governments to take appropriate measures to improve all spheres of human life, economic, religious, social, and environmental. South Africa lacks quality d…
Social Indicators in the Contemporary South Africa
Social indicators such as poverty, unemployment, and access to health care, education and social integration are among the issues that are considered in the well-being of the people of any country. South African household structure has undergone some changes over the past years. This study examines social and economic indicators of the country using a 10% sample from the census 2001 data. Basic statistical analyses have been done. The study produ…
Breastfeeding in the Vhembe district of Limpopo Province, South Africa: Duration and Factors
Breastfeeding has been one of the significant traditions to follow because it ensures anticipated growth and development in infants and young children. Malnutrition is high in South Africa and contributes to 64% of deaths in children under-five years. Breastfeeding is one of the most effective ways of preventing malnutrition and infectious diseases by boosting the child’s immunity level. Currently, in Africa, mothers are reducing the period of br…
Healthcare Practices by Mothers in the Limpopo Province of South Africa: Modeling the Case of the Mopani District
Child morbidity is high in some parts of South Africa though there are a lot of interventions available to reduce childhood mortality. Some mothers lack knowledge about these interventions and this increases maternal and childhood mortality. This study seeks to determine the level of knowledge and practice mothers in Mopani have about child healthcare practices, and to model the determinants. A 3-stage sample survey, including stratified random s…
Contribution of Public Extension to Food Security of Smallholder Farmers in Limpopo Province, South Africa in an Era of Climate Variability
The paper examined the effectiveness of public extension support for dryland smallholder grain producers. Both probability and non-probability sampling procedures were used to select districts, Local Agricultural Offices and farmers from 20 villages of Limpopo province, South Africa in January 2014. Data was collected from field-level extension agents and farmers using semi-structured questionnaires. Descriptive and inferential statistics were ap…
Assessing Differences in the Perception and Awareness of Food Science and Technology amongst High School Learners in the Five Districts of the Limpopo Province of South Africa
Scarcity of food scientists in developing countries is a global and emerging critical problem requiring efforts to address global food security. The perception and awareness of Food Science and Technology (FST) amongst the majority of high school learners (HSL) in Limpopo province was low at about 25 percent. The present study covered 1,539 high schools in all the five districts of Limpopo. A structured questionnaire was used to capture informati…
Similarities in Southern African Development Community (Sadc) Exchange Rate Markets Structure: Evidence from the Ensemble Empirical Mode Decomposition
The need for exchange markets coordination in Africa is rooted in the quest of most economic blocs to form a monetary union characterized by a single currency and has therefore attracted the attention of researchers. The intrinsic complexity of the exchange rate market hinders researchers from producing consistently good results. The empirical mode decomposition (EMD) is a data-driven signal analysis method for nonlinear and nonstationary data. E…
Geography (8 works) · Socioeconomics (7 works) · Sociology (7 works) · Demography (6 works) · Economics (6 works) · Economic growth (5 works) · Population (4 works) · Demography (3 works) · Developing country (3 works) · Environmental health (3 works)