Kennedy A Alatinga
Biographic Data
| ID | 6244633 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kennedy A Alatinga |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kennedy A |
| FAMILY NAME | Alatinga |
| SIGNATURE | ALATINGA K A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University for Development Studies |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6873-0622 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 12 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 9 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Determinants of institutional change towards a sustainable energy transition in Ghana
The transition to sustainable energy systems does not only entail changes to existing technologies or infrastructure. It also involves significant changes in a country's institutional frameworks that are rarely examined. Anchored in institutional analysis, this paper analyses the political economy factors influencing institutional change towards a sustainable energy transition in Ghana, with a particular focus on solar photovoltaics (PVs). The fi…
Physical health conditions in purpose built on-campus student housing
From Ampesie to French fries
Why did Ghana’s national health insurance capitation payment model fall off the policy agenda? A regional level policy analysis
Provider payment reforms, such as capitation, are very contentious. Such reforms can drop off the policy agenda due to political and contextual resistance. Using the Shiffman and Smith (Generation of political priority for global health initiatives: a framework and case study of maternal mortality. Lancet 2007; 370 1370–9) framework, this study explains why Ghana’s National Health Insurance capitation payment policy that rose onto the policy agen…
Contraceptive use among migrant adolescent girl head porters in Southern Ghana
Social protection in Ghana and Kenya through an inclusive development Lens. Complex effects and risks
Different pathways of social protection reforms
Internal Migration, Socio-Economic Status and Remittances
This paper examines the relationship between internal migration, socioeconomic status and remittances, drawing on the experiences of migrant adolescent girl head porters in the cities of Accra and Kumasi in Ghana. Through an explanatory sequential mixed methods research design involving 503 individual surveys and 24 in-depth interviews, the paper established that 61% of adolescents studied migrated from the north to the south to escape poverty wh…
Mixed Methods Research for Health Policy Development in Africa
Despite the utility of applying mixed methods research to understand complex phenomenon, few studies have applied this approach to health policy and in Africa. This article illustrates the application of mixed methods research to inform health policy in Ghana with the intent of complementarity. Through an exploratory sequential mixed methods research design involving 24 focus group interviews and 417 household surveys, we developed criteria for i…
Different pathways of social protection reforms
Social protection in Ghana and Kenya through an inclusive development Lens. Complex effects and risks
Mixed Methods Research for Health Policy Development in Africa
Despite the utility of applying mixed methods research to understand complex phenomenon, few studies have applied this approach to health policy and in Africa. This article illustrates the application of mixed methods research to inform health policy in Ghana with the intent of complementarity. Through an exploratory sequential mixed methods research design involving 24 focus group interviews and 417 household surveys, we developed criteria for i…
Determinants of institutional change towards a sustainable energy transition in Ghana
The transition to sustainable energy systems does not only entail changes to existing technologies or infrastructure. It also involves significant changes in a country's institutional frameworks that are rarely examined. Anchored in institutional analysis, this paper analyses the political economy factors influencing institutional change towards a sustainable energy transition in Ghana, with a particular focus on solar photovoltaics (PVs). The fi…
Internal Migration, Socio-Economic Status and Remittances
This paper examines the relationship between internal migration, socioeconomic status and remittances, drawing on the experiences of migrant adolescent girl head porters in the cities of Accra and Kumasi in Ghana. Through an explanatory sequential mixed methods research design involving 503 individual surveys and 24 in-depth interviews, the paper established that 61% of adolescents studied migrated from the north to the south to escape poverty wh…
Mixed Methods Research for Health Policy Development in Africa
Despite the utility of applying mixed methods research to understand complex phenomenon, few studies have applied this approach to health policy and in Africa. This article illustrates the application of mixed methods research to inform health policy in Ghana with the intent of complementarity. Through an exploratory sequential mixed methods research design involving 24 focus group interviews and 417 household surveys, we developed criteria for i…
Internal Migration, Socio-Economic Status and Remittances
This paper examines the relationship between internal migration, socioeconomic status and remittances, drawing on the experiences of migrant adolescent girl head porters in the cities of Accra and Kumasi in Ghana. Through an explanatory sequential mixed methods research design involving 503 individual surveys and 24 in-depth interviews, the paper established that 61% of adolescents studied migrated from the north to the south to escape poverty wh…
Social protection in Ghana and Kenya through an inclusive development Lens. Complex effects and risks
Different pathways of social protection reforms
Why did Ghana’s national health insurance capitation payment model fall off the policy agenda? A regional level policy analysis
Provider payment reforms, such as capitation, are very contentious. Such reforms can drop off the policy agenda due to political and contextual resistance. Using the Shiffman and Smith (Generation of political priority for global health initiatives: a framework and case study of maternal mortality. Lancet 2007; 370 1370–9) framework, this study explains why Ghana’s National Health Insurance capitation payment policy that rose onto the policy agen…
Contraceptive use among migrant adolescent girl head porters in Southern Ghana
From Ampesie to French fries
Determinants of institutional change towards a sustainable energy transition in Ghana
The transition to sustainable energy systems does not only entail changes to existing technologies or infrastructure. It also involves significant changes in a country's institutional frameworks that are rarely examined. Anchored in institutional analysis, this paper analyses the political economy factors influencing institutional change towards a sustainable energy transition in Ghana, with a particular focus on solar photovoltaics (PVs). The fi…
Physical health conditions in purpose built on-campus student housing
Economics (7 works) · Economic growth (6 works) · Political science (6 works) · Medicine (4 works) · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Business (3 works) · Global Maternal and Child Health (3 works) · Politics (3 works) · Population (3 works)