Nkechi S Owoo
Biographic Data
| ID | 914931 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Nkechi S Owoo |
| GIVEN NAMES | Nkechi S |
| FAMILY NAME | Owoo |
| SIGNATURE | OWOO N S |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Ghana |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5220-9733 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 9 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 14 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Aligning development and climate goals
Motivation Climate change remains one of the most pressing global challenges, one which is driven largely by human activity. While countries, including Ghana, have made commitments to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, the impacts of global warming are already being felt. For many low‐income populations, particularly those facing multiple deprivations, climate action may not be a priority. Understanding how poverty in its various dimensions interse…
Spatial and regression analyses of climate shocks and household food insecurity in Ghana
Disability and Education in Ghana
Disability is one of the least studied forms of vulnerability. Disability-education connections have often ignored important intersectionalities with sex and location. Using a 10 percent sample of the 2021 Ghana Population and Housing Census and an analytic sample of more than 2.2 million children and adults, this article, among other objectives, illustrates disability-education gaps by sex and location. There is an education gap of 4 percent for…
Multi-dimensional poverty and health outcomes in Ghana
There is evidence on the social gradient in health in multiple settings. Recent research is increasingly focused on linkages between multidimensional poverty and health to capture and ascertain the role of non-monetary factors on individuals' health. In this paper, using the 2018/19 wave of the Ghana Socioeconomic Panel Survey (GSEPS) and the country's newly introduced multidimensional poverty index, bivariate correlations and regression analyses…
Does Job Security Affect Fertility and Fertility Intentions in Ghana? Examining the Evidence
Couple’s Decision-Making Power, Women’s Labour Market Outcomes, and Asset Ownership
Being overweight and its association with risky sexual behaviour among female youth in Ghana
Revisiting the polygyny and intimate partner violence connection
Objective: The study examines the association between polygyny and intimate partner violence (IPV) by focusing on the Muslim-vs.-Christian context of polygyny and on co-wives' rank. Background: Although prior research points to a higher incidence of IPV in polygynous unions, the association between polygyny and IPV are not well understood. In particular, the role of broader cultural and religious context of marriage and its connection with intra-…
Union ‘facilitation effect’ and access to non-wage benefits in the Ghanaian labour market
Effective access to mandatory non-wage benefits is key to workers achieving decent working conditions. This paper investigates the effects of union presence on workers’ access to non-wage benefits in the Ghanaian labor market. The study draws its data from the 2012–2013 Ghana Living Standards Survey (GLSS 6) and specifies a multivariate model that simultaneously controls for endogeneity and potential sample-selection biases. We find that unions h…
Occupational Prestige and Women’s Experience of Intimate Partner Violence in Nigeria
One-in-four women in Nigeria has experienced some type of spousal violence in her life. The present study uses relative occupational positions of women as a proxy for bargaining power and examines it as a potential risk (or protective) factor for intimate partner violence (IPV) in Nigeria, a perspective unexplored by the existing literature. Using the nationally representative 2013 Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey NDHS and a multinomial logi…
Effects of Higher Spousal Earnings on Women's Social Empowerment in Ghana
Existing research shows that access to employment and earnings appears to have ambiguous effects on women’s bargaining power and subsequent empowerment. This study explores the effect of higher relative earnings by women on the likelihood of social empowerment and examines to what extent the relationship is moderated by husbands’ education levels. The 2008 and 2014 rounds of the Ghana Demographic and Health Survey are used for the analyses, and a…
Food insecurity and family structure in Nigeria
The article explores a series of questions and hypotheses related to polygynous family structures and both household and individual-level food security outcomes, using the World Bank Living Standards Measurement Survey data from Nigeria, collected in 2011, 2013 and 2015. A Correlated Random Effects (CRE) model is used to examine the relationship between polygyny and household-level food security, and the degree to which it is mediated by househol…
Spatial proximity and firm performance
Spatial proximity and firm performance: evidence from non-farm rural enterprises in Ethiopia and Nigeria. Regional Studies. The productivity of non-farm enterprises in rural Africa can be associated with the productivity of other spatially proximate non-farm enterprises. To test for the presence and significance of such spatial autocorrelation, the article uses data from the georeferenced 2011 Ethiopian Rural Socioeconomic Survey (ERSS) and the 2…
Explaining regional fertility variations in Ghana
Spatial proximity and firm performance
Spatial proximity and firm performance: evidence from non-farm rural enterprises in Ethiopia and Nigeria. Regional Studies. The productivity of non-farm enterprises in rural Africa can be associated with the productivity of other spatially proximate non-farm enterprises. To test for the presence and significance of such spatial autocorrelation, the article uses data from the georeferenced 2011 Ethiopian Rural Socioeconomic Survey (ERSS) and the 2…
Explaining regional fertility variations in Ghana
Occupational Prestige and Women’s Experience of Intimate Partner Violence in Nigeria
One-in-four women in Nigeria has experienced some type of spousal violence in her life. The present study uses relative occupational positions of women as a proxy for bargaining power and examines it as a potential risk (or protective) factor for intimate partner violence (IPV) in Nigeria, a perspective unexplored by the existing literature. Using the nationally representative 2013 Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey NDHS and a multinomial logi…
Explaining regional fertility variations in Ghana
Spatial proximity and firm performance
Spatial proximity and firm performance: evidence from non-farm rural enterprises in Ethiopia and Nigeria. Regional Studies. The productivity of non-farm enterprises in rural Africa can be associated with the productivity of other spatially proximate non-farm enterprises. To test for the presence and significance of such spatial autocorrelation, the article uses data from the georeferenced 2011 Ethiopian Rural Socioeconomic Survey (ERSS) and the 2…
Food insecurity and family structure in Nigeria
The article explores a series of questions and hypotheses related to polygynous family structures and both household and individual-level food security outcomes, using the World Bank Living Standards Measurement Survey data from Nigeria, collected in 2011, 2013 and 2015. A Correlated Random Effects (CRE) model is used to examine the relationship between polygyny and household-level food security, and the degree to which it is mediated by househol…
Effects of Higher Spousal Earnings on Women's Social Empowerment in Ghana
Existing research shows that access to employment and earnings appears to have ambiguous effects on women’s bargaining power and subsequent empowerment. This study explores the effect of higher relative earnings by women on the likelihood of social empowerment and examines to what extent the relationship is moderated by husbands’ education levels. The 2008 and 2014 rounds of the Ghana Demographic and Health Survey are used for the analyses, and a…
Union ‘facilitation effect’ and access to non-wage benefits in the Ghanaian labour market
Effective access to mandatory non-wage benefits is key to workers achieving decent working conditions. This paper investigates the effects of union presence on workers’ access to non-wage benefits in the Ghanaian labor market. The study draws its data from the 2012–2013 Ghana Living Standards Survey (GLSS 6) and specifies a multivariate model that simultaneously controls for endogeneity and potential sample-selection biases. We find that unions h…
Occupational Prestige and Women’s Experience of Intimate Partner Violence in Nigeria
One-in-four women in Nigeria has experienced some type of spousal violence in her life. The present study uses relative occupational positions of women as a proxy for bargaining power and examines it as a potential risk (or protective) factor for intimate partner violence (IPV) in Nigeria, a perspective unexplored by the existing literature. Using the nationally representative 2013 Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey NDHS and a multinomial logi…
Being overweight and its association with risky sexual behaviour among female youth in Ghana
Revisiting the polygyny and intimate partner violence connection
Objective: The study examines the association between polygyny and intimate partner violence (IPV) by focusing on the Muslim-vs.-Christian context of polygyny and on co-wives' rank. Background: Although prior research points to a higher incidence of IPV in polygynous unions, the association between polygyny and IPV are not well understood. In particular, the role of broader cultural and religious context of marriage and its connection with intra-…
Does Job Security Affect Fertility and Fertility Intentions in Ghana? Examining the Evidence
Couple’s Decision-Making Power, Women’s Labour Market Outcomes, and Asset Ownership
Multi-dimensional poverty and health outcomes in Ghana
There is evidence on the social gradient in health in multiple settings. Recent research is increasingly focused on linkages between multidimensional poverty and health to capture and ascertain the role of non-monetary factors on individuals' health. In this paper, using the 2018/19 wave of the Ghana Socioeconomic Panel Survey (GSEPS) and the country's newly introduced multidimensional poverty index, bivariate correlations and regression analyses…
Spatial and regression analyses of climate shocks and household food insecurity in Ghana
Disability and Education in Ghana
Disability is one of the least studied forms of vulnerability. Disability-education connections have often ignored important intersectionalities with sex and location. Using a 10 percent sample of the 2021 Ghana Population and Housing Census and an analytic sample of more than 2.2 million children and adults, this article, among other objectives, illustrates disability-education gaps by sex and location. There is an education gap of 4 percent for…
Aligning development and climate goals
Motivation Climate change remains one of the most pressing global challenges, one which is driven largely by human activity. While countries, including Ghana, have made commitments to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, the impacts of global warming are already being felt. For many low‐income populations, particularly those facing multiple deprivations, climate action may not be a priority. Understanding how poverty in its various dimensions interse…
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