Delali A Dovie
Biographic Data
| ID | 3559200 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Delali A Dovie |
| GIVEN NAMES | Delali A |
| FAMILY NAME | Dovie |
| SIGNATURE | DOVIE D A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Ghana |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0278-1811 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 9 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Bridging Social Inequality Gaps - Concepts, Theories, Methods, and Tools
Bridging Social Inequality Gaps - Concepts, Theories, Methods, and Tools focuses on contemporary discussions around multifaceted causes, explanations, and responses to social disparities. The contributors provide studies related to social and cultural dimensions of inequality, economic and technological dimensions of inequality, environmental dimensions of inequality, and political, ethical, and legal dimensions of inequality, as well as a variet…
A Compilation of Covid-19 Pandemic Based Social Institutional Transformations
The COVID-19 pandemic created significant disruptions in the social organization of society globally, with far-reaching changes in all spheres of societal life. This paper aims to provide a comprehensive report on the impact of the pandemic on Ghanaian social institutions. A cross-sectional design was used. A sample of 30 males and females was purposively selected for the study. Data were collected through interviews and analyzed thematically. Th…
The Role of Social Institutions in Retirement Planning Information Dissemination in Urban Ghana
Preparedness inadequacy for the retirement transition is one of the key reasons behind the need for planning information dissemination. The paper examines state and other corporate institutions’ role in retirement planning using qualitative data obtained from selected state and related institutions using the qualitative explorative approach. A cross-sectional exploratory design was used to investigate social institutions and how they shape retire…
Pearls in the Covid-19 pandemic
This study investigates older Ghanaian adults’ lived experiences of the COVID-19 pandemic along the trajectory of social, healthcare, childcare, self-care and humanitarian dimensions and how they navigated the effects thereof, utilizing interpretive methodology based qualitative dataset. The sample [n=10] was selected using purposive sampling technique. The paper finds that the current pandemic poses significant social challenges. The restriction…
Disaggregation of Gendered Differences in Retirement Planning in Urban Ghana
The paper investigates gendered retirement planning, using quantitative and qualitative datasets obtained from formal and informal sector workers [n=442]. The analyses show that the majority of workers (45.4%) opined that women’s retirement preparations are tied to men’s, particularly housewives and married ones, reasoning that men are heads of their households. This includes women’s desire to be and/or live closer to their partners. Whilst women…
The Status of Older Adult Care in Contemporary Ghana
The paper examines how the healthcare and social care pillars of social policy for aging societies shape inequalities in health and well-being at old age, utilizing qualitative and quantitative datasets. The results intimate the lack of geriatric infrastructure, hence the inadequacy of geriatric care provision for older adults. Systemic problems or gaps existent in Ghana led to private individuals taking advantage of the situation, turning it int…
Assessment of How House Ownership Shapes Health Outcomes in Urban Ghana
Background: This study investigates home ownership and its apparent health outcomes in Urban Ghana, utilizing both quantitative and qualitative datasets. Methods: The sample for the study consisted of 442 respondents using a multi-stage sampling technique. Results: The context in which houses are situated affects social support networks, physical and mental health outcomes. House ownership is then a precondition that enables social contact within…
Leveraging social media induced visual culture for body image enhancement
There are a variety of mediums through which the phenomenon of socialization is elicited. One of such means is social media platforms. But benefiting from this medium is dependent on the attribute of being technologically savvy intergenerational dynamics notwithstanding. This mixed methods study investigates the influence of social media on cultural connotations of socialization and body image enhancement, and how they shape changes in appearance…
Leveraging Healthcare Opportunities for Improved Access among Ghanaian Retirees
This paper is a policy brief with targeted interviews of older adults in urban Ghana with recommendations for future healthcare policy. Using qualitative explorative approach, the scope of the research is to examine opportunities that focus on healthy aging in order to enhance healthcare infrastructure in Ghana in preparation for an increased number of older adults. The paper mainly finds that improved healthcare solicitation and the social world…
Research on Aging in Ghana from the 1950s to 2016
Establishment of spermatogonia throughout the fetal and postnatal period is essential for production of spermatozoa and male fertility. Here, we established a protocol for in vitro reconstitution of human prospermatogonial specification whereby human primordial germ cell (PGC)-like cells (hPGCLCs) differentiated from human induced pluripotent stem cells were further induced into M-prospermatogonia-like cells (MLCs) and T1 prospermatogonia-like ce…
The Status of Older Adult Care in Contemporary Ghana
The paper examines how the healthcare and social care pillars of social policy for aging societies shape inequalities in health and well-being at old age, utilizing qualitative and quantitative datasets. The results intimate the lack of geriatric infrastructure, hence the inadequacy of geriatric care provision for older adults. Systemic problems or gaps existent in Ghana led to private individuals taking advantage of the situation, turning it int…
Leveraging Healthcare Opportunities for Improved Access among Ghanaian Retirees
This paper is a policy brief with targeted interviews of older adults in urban Ghana with recommendations for future healthcare policy. Using qualitative explorative approach, the scope of the research is to examine opportunities that focus on healthy aging in order to enhance healthcare infrastructure in Ghana in preparation for an increased number of older adults. The paper mainly finds that improved healthcare solicitation and the social world…
Research on Aging in Ghana from the 1950s to 2016
Establishment of spermatogonia throughout the fetal and postnatal period is essential for production of spermatozoa and male fertility. Here, we established a protocol for in vitro reconstitution of human prospermatogonial specification whereby human primordial germ cell (PGC)-like cells (hPGCLCs) differentiated from human induced pluripotent stem cells were further induced into M-prospermatogonia-like cells (MLCs) and T1 prospermatogonia-like ce…
Leveraging Healthcare Opportunities for Improved Access among Ghanaian Retirees
This paper is a policy brief with targeted interviews of older adults in urban Ghana with recommendations for future healthcare policy. Using qualitative explorative approach, the scope of the research is to examine opportunities that focus on healthy aging in order to enhance healthcare infrastructure in Ghana in preparation for an increased number of older adults. The paper mainly finds that improved healthcare solicitation and the social world…
The Status of Older Adult Care in Contemporary Ghana
The paper examines how the healthcare and social care pillars of social policy for aging societies shape inequalities in health and well-being at old age, utilizing qualitative and quantitative datasets. The results intimate the lack of geriatric infrastructure, hence the inadequacy of geriatric care provision for older adults. Systemic problems or gaps existent in Ghana led to private individuals taking advantage of the situation, turning it int…
Assessment of How House Ownership Shapes Health Outcomes in Urban Ghana
Background: This study investigates home ownership and its apparent health outcomes in Urban Ghana, utilizing both quantitative and qualitative datasets. Methods: The sample for the study consisted of 442 respondents using a multi-stage sampling technique. Results: The context in which houses are situated affects social support networks, physical and mental health outcomes. House ownership is then a precondition that enables social contact within…
Leveraging social media induced visual culture for body image enhancement
There are a variety of mediums through which the phenomenon of socialization is elicited. One of such means is social media platforms. But benefiting from this medium is dependent on the attribute of being technologically savvy intergenerational dynamics notwithstanding. This mixed methods study investigates the influence of social media on cultural connotations of socialization and body image enhancement, and how they shape changes in appearance…
Disaggregation of Gendered Differences in Retirement Planning in Urban Ghana
The paper investigates gendered retirement planning, using quantitative and qualitative datasets obtained from formal and informal sector workers [n=442]. The analyses show that the majority of workers (45.4%) opined that women’s retirement preparations are tied to men’s, particularly housewives and married ones, reasoning that men are heads of their households. This includes women’s desire to be and/or live closer to their partners. Whilst women…
The Role of Social Institutions in Retirement Planning Information Dissemination in Urban Ghana
Preparedness inadequacy for the retirement transition is one of the key reasons behind the need for planning information dissemination. The paper examines state and other corporate institutions’ role in retirement planning using qualitative data obtained from selected state and related institutions using the qualitative explorative approach. A cross-sectional exploratory design was used to investigate social institutions and how they shape retire…
Pearls in the Covid-19 pandemic
This study investigates older Ghanaian adults’ lived experiences of the COVID-19 pandemic along the trajectory of social, healthcare, childcare, self-care and humanitarian dimensions and how they navigated the effects thereof, utilizing interpretive methodology based qualitative dataset. The sample [n=10] was selected using purposive sampling technique. The paper finds that the current pandemic poses significant social challenges. The restriction…
Bridging Social Inequality Gaps - Concepts, Theories, Methods, and Tools
Bridging Social Inequality Gaps - Concepts, Theories, Methods, and Tools focuses on contemporary discussions around multifaceted causes, explanations, and responses to social disparities. The contributors provide studies related to social and cultural dimensions of inequality, economic and technological dimensions of inequality, environmental dimensions of inequality, and political, ethical, and legal dimensions of inequality, as well as a variet…
A Compilation of Covid-19 Pandemic Based Social Institutional Transformations
The COVID-19 pandemic created significant disruptions in the social organization of society globally, with far-reaching changes in all spheres of societal life. This paper aims to provide a comprehensive report on the impact of the pandemic on Ghanaian social institutions. A cross-sectional design was used. A sample of 30 males and females was purposively selected for the study. Data were collected through interviews and analyzed thematically. Th…
Sociology (6 works) · Computer Science (5 works) · Medicine (5 works) · Political science (5 works) · Business (4 works) · Economics (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Gerontology (3 works) · Global Health Care Issues (3 works) · Health disparities and outcomes (3 works)