Paul Alhassan Issahaku
Biographic Data
| ID | 820139 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Paul Alhassan Issahaku |
| GIVEN NAMES | Paul Alhassan |
| FAMILY NAME | Issahaku |
| SIGNATURE | ISSAHAKU P A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Memorial University of Newfoundland |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-3726-2277 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 16 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 11 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 16 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Health consequences of wives’ violence against husbands in Northern Ghana: A knowledge and perceptions study
This study contributes to the literature on the consequences of wives’ intimate partner violence (IPV) in northern Ghana. In a survey with 310 participants (55% male, mean age 24.7), there were high perceptions and knowledge of the physical, mental, and social health consequences of wives’ IPV, including incidents of death. Qualitative themes identified specific examples of these health problems. Among physical health problems were bruises, cuts,…
A discourse on healthy ageing in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Newfoundland and Labrador are experiencing an increase in the population of older adults, and this invites stakeholders to reflect on how to promote health and vitality. This discourse analysis study contributes to existing literature and provides information that is relevant for deliberations on healthy ageing. A purposive sample of 15 participants aged 65 years and above, recruited across the island of Newfoundland, provided interview data, whi…
Knowledge and perception of wives’ violence against husbands in Northern Ghana
We Are Forgotten: A Qualitative Descriptive Exploration of Social Inclusion-Exclusion Expectations and Experiences of Older Adults in Ghana
This study extends existing literature on the balance of tangible and intangible support and services that older adults require for their social inclusion and dignified aging. The study makes a contribution to current literature on older adults’ social exclusion-inclusion in the context of Ghana from the lenses of critical gerontology, social exclusion theory, and human rights. A qualitative description approach was adopted, with a purposive samp…
Applying Ubuntu principles to decolonise social work research: A mixed method study on intimate partner violence among women in two refugee camps in Ghana
Global social work research has been predominantly influenced by Eurocentric paradigms, leading to the coloniality of knowledge production. This article reflects on the processes and methods used in mixed-methods research – guided by the African philosophy of Ubuntu as the theoretical framework – on intimate partner violence among women in refugee camps in Ghana. The research shows that community stakeholder consultations, use of local languages,…
Young People’s Perspectives on Safety and Safety Promotion in St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador
Safety is an essential public good, more so in urban locales, and it has become imperative to understand safety in the city from the perspectives of diverse city dwellers. This paper explores young people’s perspectives on safety and its promotion in the city, using a group of young people in St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador (NL). The study answers the question, what are young people’s perspectives on safety and safety promotion in the city?…
Youth Risky and Antisocial Behaviors in Newfoundland and Labrador: The Perspectives of Young People
What do young people know about youth risky and antisocial behaviors (RASB) and what do they suggest could be done to address these behaviors? Although there is much literature on youth RASB, there has been little qualitative exploration of the question stated here. The current study aimed to broach the question and to fill the gap. The study contributes to extant literature by exploring types of RASB among youth, reasons for these behaviors, and…
Economic Abuse of Women in Intimate Relationships in Ghana: Consequences and Coping Strategies
Economic abuse is a significant gender-based problem in Ghana and sub-Saharan Africa, but few studies explore the consequences of this type of abuse on women's lives and their coping strategies. This study examined the narratives of 16 Ghanaian women in intimate relationships who experienced economic abuse in the Greater Accra, Ashanti, and Upper East regions of Ghana. Results indicate economic abuse negatively affected female survivors' jobs, bu…
A discourse on aging in contemporary Ghana
What does it mean to grow older? This paper explored this question through discourse analysis. Life course and interpretive perspectives provided a theoretical framework for the study. Semi-structured interviews with a purposive sample of 23 participants provided data on their aging experience which were analyzed as a discourse. Initial analysis identified four narrative frames: accumulated age, experience and wisdom; changed social status; onset…
The Good Old Days: How Older Adults in Present-Day Ghana Compare themselves to Older Adults in Past Generations
Young People in Newfoundland and Labrador: Community Connectedness and Opportunities for Social Inclusion
Globally, young people are a major demographic group and a key constituency in socioeconomic policy considerations. However, in a neoliberal era, the social inclusion of youth is in jeopardy. This qualitative study explored young people's connectedness to community and opportunities for social inclusion in Newfoundland and Labrador. The perspectives of social capital, social exclusion, and sense of community provided a theoretical framework for t…
Older Adults' Expectations and Experiences With Health care Professionals in Ghana
By the year 2050, over 6 million of Ghana's population will be people aged 60 years and above. Because of increased health challenges that accompany aging, older Ghanaians have health needs to address communicable and chronic non-communicable diseases. This suggests that now into the future, older adults in Ghana will have increased contact with health care professionals. The aim of this qualitative study was to explore older adults' expectations…
Raising the future leaders: An analysis of child and family welfare policy in Ghana
This paper examines the scope and potential impact of current child-focused policies in in Ghana as a West Africa example. The paper assesses the thrust of Ghana’s child protection policy in terms of its sound theoretical basis, congruence with the Convention on the Right of the Child (CRC) as well as the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (ACRWC) and promise of socio-economic empowerment for families with children. The analys…
Correlates of Intimate Partner Violence in Ghana
This study bridges a knowledge gap in existing literature by investigating correlates of male perpetrated intimate partner violence in Ghana. Based on a review of literature, it was hypothesized that some sociodemographic factors would be associated with the experience of male perpetrated physical, psychological, and sexual intimate violence in Ghana. To examine this hypothesis, data were collected from a convenience but nonreferral sample of 443…
Policy suggestions for combating domestic violence in West Africa
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to assess West African countries’ approach to address the issue of domestic violence (DV) in order to identify limitations and suggest policy measures. The paper situates DV in West Africa in the context of international literature and examines the question: what are the limitations of approaches to combating DV in West Africa and what is the way forward? The paper focusses on Ghana as a case example of effo…
Policy implications of population ageing in West Africa
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to discuss trends in demographic ageing in West Africa and asks the question of what policy challenges are posed by the increasing presence of older persons in the subregion. We explore the unique dimensions of population ageing in the subregion, including its rural‐urban and gendered distributions, the occupational history of older persons, among others with the view to identifying the health, housing, and in…
Correlates of Intimate Partner Violence in Ghana
This study bridges a knowledge gap in existing literature by investigating correlates of male perpetrated intimate partner violence in Ghana. Based on a review of literature, it was hypothesized that some sociodemographic factors would be associated with the experience of male perpetrated physical, psychological, and sexual intimate violence in Ghana. To examine this hypothesis, data were collected from a convenience but nonreferral sample of 443…
Raising the future leaders: An analysis of child and family welfare policy in Ghana
This paper examines the scope and potential impact of current child-focused policies in in Ghana as a West Africa example. The paper assesses the thrust of Ghana’s child protection policy in terms of its sound theoretical basis, congruence with the Convention on the Right of the Child (CRC) as well as the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (ACRWC) and promise of socio-economic empowerment for families with children. The analys…
Policy implications of population ageing in West Africa
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to discuss trends in demographic ageing in West Africa and asks the question of what policy challenges are posed by the increasing presence of older persons in the subregion. We explore the unique dimensions of population ageing in the subregion, including its rural‐urban and gendered distributions, the occupational history of older persons, among others with the view to identifying the health, housing, and in…
Policy suggestions for combating domestic violence in West Africa
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to assess West African countries’ approach to address the issue of domestic violence (DV) in order to identify limitations and suggest policy measures. The paper situates DV in West Africa in the context of international literature and examines the question: what are the limitations of approaches to combating DV in West Africa and what is the way forward? The paper focusses on Ghana as a case example of effo…
Policy implications of population ageing in West Africa
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to discuss trends in demographic ageing in West Africa and asks the question of what policy challenges are posed by the increasing presence of older persons in the subregion. We explore the unique dimensions of population ageing in the subregion, including its rural‐urban and gendered distributions, the occupational history of older persons, among others with the view to identifying the health, housing, and in…
Policy suggestions for combating domestic violence in West Africa
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to assess West African countries’ approach to address the issue of domestic violence (DV) in order to identify limitations and suggest policy measures. The paper situates DV in West Africa in the context of international literature and examines the question: what are the limitations of approaches to combating DV in West Africa and what is the way forward? The paper focusses on Ghana as a case example of effo…
Correlates of Intimate Partner Violence in Ghana
This study bridges a knowledge gap in existing literature by investigating correlates of male perpetrated intimate partner violence in Ghana. Based on a review of literature, it was hypothesized that some sociodemographic factors would be associated with the experience of male perpetrated physical, psychological, and sexual intimate violence in Ghana. To examine this hypothesis, data were collected from a convenience but nonreferral sample of 443…
Raising the future leaders: An analysis of child and family welfare policy in Ghana
This paper examines the scope and potential impact of current child-focused policies in in Ghana as a West Africa example. The paper assesses the thrust of Ghana’s child protection policy in terms of its sound theoretical basis, congruence with the Convention on the Right of the Child (CRC) as well as the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (ACRWC) and promise of socio-economic empowerment for families with children. The analys…
Older Adults' Expectations and Experiences With Health care Professionals in Ghana
By the year 2050, over 6 million of Ghana's population will be people aged 60 years and above. Because of increased health challenges that accompany aging, older Ghanaians have health needs to address communicable and chronic non-communicable diseases. This suggests that now into the future, older adults in Ghana will have increased contact with health care professionals. The aim of this qualitative study was to explore older adults' expectations…
A discourse on aging in contemporary Ghana
What does it mean to grow older? This paper explored this question through discourse analysis. Life course and interpretive perspectives provided a theoretical framework for the study. Semi-structured interviews with a purposive sample of 23 participants provided data on their aging experience which were analyzed as a discourse. Initial analysis identified four narrative frames: accumulated age, experience and wisdom; changed social status; onset…
The Good Old Days: How Older Adults in Present-Day Ghana Compare themselves to Older Adults in Past Generations
Young People in Newfoundland and Labrador: Community Connectedness and Opportunities for Social Inclusion
Globally, young people are a major demographic group and a key constituency in socioeconomic policy considerations. However, in a neoliberal era, the social inclusion of youth is in jeopardy. This qualitative study explored young people's connectedness to community and opportunities for social inclusion in Newfoundland and Labrador. The perspectives of social capital, social exclusion, and sense of community provided a theoretical framework for t…
Young People’s Perspectives on Safety and Safety Promotion in St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador
Safety is an essential public good, more so in urban locales, and it has become imperative to understand safety in the city from the perspectives of diverse city dwellers. This paper explores young people’s perspectives on safety and its promotion in the city, using a group of young people in St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador (NL). The study answers the question, what are young people’s perspectives on safety and safety promotion in the city?…
Youth Risky and Antisocial Behaviors in Newfoundland and Labrador: The Perspectives of Young People
What do young people know about youth risky and antisocial behaviors (RASB) and what do they suggest could be done to address these behaviors? Although there is much literature on youth RASB, there has been little qualitative exploration of the question stated here. The current study aimed to broach the question and to fill the gap. The study contributes to extant literature by exploring types of RASB among youth, reasons for these behaviors, and…
Economic Abuse of Women in Intimate Relationships in Ghana: Consequences and Coping Strategies
Economic abuse is a significant gender-based problem in Ghana and sub-Saharan Africa, but few studies explore the consequences of this type of abuse on women's lives and their coping strategies. This study examined the narratives of 16 Ghanaian women in intimate relationships who experienced economic abuse in the Greater Accra, Ashanti, and Upper East regions of Ghana. Results indicate economic abuse negatively affected female survivors' jobs, bu…
A discourse on healthy ageing in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Newfoundland and Labrador are experiencing an increase in the population of older adults, and this invites stakeholders to reflect on how to promote health and vitality. This discourse analysis study contributes to existing literature and provides information that is relevant for deliberations on healthy ageing. A purposive sample of 15 participants aged 65 years and above, recruited across the island of Newfoundland, provided interview data, whi…
Knowledge and perception of wives’ violence against husbands in Northern Ghana
We Are Forgotten: A Qualitative Descriptive Exploration of Social Inclusion-Exclusion Expectations and Experiences of Older Adults in Ghana
This study extends existing literature on the balance of tangible and intangible support and services that older adults require for their social inclusion and dignified aging. The study makes a contribution to current literature on older adults’ social exclusion-inclusion in the context of Ghana from the lenses of critical gerontology, social exclusion theory, and human rights. A qualitative description approach was adopted, with a purposive samp…
Applying Ubuntu principles to decolonise social work research: A mixed method study on intimate partner violence among women in two refugee camps in Ghana
Global social work research has been predominantly influenced by Eurocentric paradigms, leading to the coloniality of knowledge production. This article reflects on the processes and methods used in mixed-methods research – guided by the African philosophy of Ubuntu as the theoretical framework – on intimate partner violence among women in refugee camps in Ghana. The research shows that community stakeholder consultations, use of local languages,…
Health consequences of wives’ violence against husbands in Northern Ghana: A knowledge and perceptions study
This study contributes to the literature on the consequences of wives’ intimate partner violence (IPV) in northern Ghana. In a survey with 310 participants (55% male, mean age 24.7), there were high perceptions and knowledge of the physical, mental, and social health consequences of wives’ IPV, including incidents of death. Qualitative themes identified specific examples of these health problems. Among physical health problems were bruises, cuts,…
Sociology (12 works) · Psychology (10 works) · Political science (8 works) · Medicine (7 works) · Social Psychology (7 works) · Economic growth (6 works) · Domestic violence (5 works) · Intimate Partner and Family Violence (5 works) · Qualitative research (5 works) · Developmental psychology (4 works)