Edward Nketiah‐amponsah
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 4145149 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Edward Nketiah‐amponsah |
| PRENOMES | Edward |
| SOBRENOME | Nketiah‐amponsah |
| ASSINATURA | AMPONSAH E N |
| AFILIAÇÕES | University of Ghana |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9754-1983 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 20 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 7 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 20 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2014 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 2 |
Effects of economic development and health expenditure on health outcomes in sub-Saharan Africa
Purpose This paper examines the effect of economic development and health expenditures on underreported health outcomes in sub-Saharan Africa and identifies the critical thresholds at which these effects are most pronounced. Design/methodology/approach The study utilized panel data from 1996 to 2021 and applied the instrumental variable two-stage least squares (IV-2SLS) estimator to address endogeneity issues often associated with panel data. Fin…
Rural-urban determinants of HIV/Aids testing uptake among Ghanaian women of reproductive age
The study demonstrated the need to target women of lower socio-economic status and those pregnant, especially in rural areas, for HIV public health education interventions. Such interventions are crucial in increasing HIV testing to avert severe HIV/AIDS morbidity through appropriate ART and thus avoid preventable deaths. The study also highlights the need to improve the availability of testing kits in rural areas to address the supply-side chall…
Property status and wife beating justification in Ghana
Intimate partner violence is a pervasive global human rights issue that has prompted the establishment of various international charters and national-level comprehensive legislative measures to combat this problem effectively. To attain success, it is also imperative to contextualize intimate partner violence within its underlying precursors and address them systematically and methodically. In this article, we focus on two obstacles hindering the…
The influence of education on addressing the challenges of taxation and cocoa revenue mobilization in Ghana
The fiscal challenges stemming from taxation and cocoa revenue generation have created a substantial financial deficit in Ghana, thereby limiting the country's capacity to finance developmental initiatives and alleviate poverty. This investigation proposes educational interventions aimed at surmounting barriers in revenue mobilization endeavors within Ghana. The primary aim is to conduct a comprehensive inquiry into the potential of education in …
Interview feedback from Six Educationists and Six Economists on electronic levy legislation in Ghana
This study aimed at addressing the controversies regarding the legislation of an e-levy in Ghana to ensure that its implementation is successful. Qualitative exploratory design and interviews were used for the study. Twelve lecturers (PhD holders) were judgmentally sampled for the study. Research ethics and data credibility procedures were followed. A section of the research participants was in favour of the e-levy legislation as a key avenue to …
Individual risk preference as a predictor of health behaviour
The study provides empirical evidence that public health education against HIV/AIDS in Ghana cannot continue to ignore the risk preference of individuals. The results of this study have immediate implications, first for a comprehensive and continuous measurement of risk preferences among Ghanaians in major household surveys going forward. At the moment, the latest round of the GLSS is just about the only household survey in Ghana that has attempt…
Financing Covid-19 vaccination in sub-Saharan Africa
Background Over 13 million doses of the corona virus disease, 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines have been administered in Ghana as at March, 2022; 28.5% of the population have received one dose while 16.3% have been fully vaccinated. Cost associated with COVID-19 vaccinations in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) requires rethinking on sustainable funding arrangements to consolidate gains made towards containing the COVID-19 pandemic. Objective Asce…
Household wealth and maternal health
Purpose In 2016, the World Health Organization (WHO) revised upwards the recommended contacts for antenatal care (ANC) by expectant mothers with a health provider from a minimum of four to eight over the pregnancy period. Although Ghana is yet to adopt the new recommendation, some women choose to adhere to the new protocol because of its enormous health benefits to the expecting mother and the unborn child. As part of ANC, family planning service…
Urbanization and income inequality in Sub-Saharan Africa
Impact of a bottom-up community engagement intervention on maternal and child health services utilization in Ghana
Community engagement in health has the potential of improving utilization of maternal and child health services. There is the need for multi-stakeholder dialogues on complementing existing quality improvement interventions with community engagement strategies
The Impact of Health Expenditures on Health Outcomes in Sub-Saharan Africa
This article investigates the core macroeconomic and social determinants of health expenditures as well as the effect of health expenditures on select critical health outcomes (life expectancy, under-five mortality and maternal mortality) in recent years in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). The study utilizes data on 46 sub-Saharan African countries covering the period 2000–2015. The results indicate that gross domestic product (GDP) per capita, physicia…
HIV/Aids Awareness and Knowledge Among Ghanaian Women of Reproductive Age
This paper explores the predictors of HIV/AIDS awareness and knowledge among older and younger Ghanaian women of reproductive age. Logistic regression was estimated using the 2014 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey data. Results indicate that older Ghanaian women are significantly different from their younger counterparts in terms of the selected socio-economic and demographic characteristics that influence awareness and knowledge of the epidemi…
Correlates of Patients’ Preference for Therapeutic Injections in a Major Regional Referral Hospital in Ghana
Abuse of injections, particularly in resource poor countries, remains a challenge evident in the increasing preference for therapeutic injections over oral medication. Objective of this study is to explore factors associated with patients’ preference for therapeutic injection over oral medication in the Volta Regional Hospital, Ho in Ghana. The study is a cross-sectional survey conducted among 200 patients accessing care in Volta Regional Hospita…
Determinants of cigarette smoking and smoking intensity among adult males in Ghana
Since smoking remains one of the major causes of diseases and deaths the world over, the current study provides recent empirical evidence based on a nationally representative sample for public health policies geared towards smoking reduction and ultimately cessation. This study suggests that public policies that promote higher educational attainment and improved incomes (wealth) are crucial in smoking reduction and cessation in Ghana
Alcohol Consumption Among Ghanaian Women of Child Bearing Age – What are the Correlates
This paper examines the demographic and socio-economic correlates of alcohol consumption and drinking frequency among Ghanaian women aged 15-49 years. The study utilizes the 2008 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey data, which remains the most recent DHS for studying the phenomenon in Ghana. Using logistic regression, our findings indicate that alcohol consumption among Ghanaian women is influenced by age, education, and wealth status. In additio…
Health insurance and quality of care
It was concluded that generally, insured and uninsured patients are not treated unequally, contrary to prevailing anecdotal and empirical evidence. On the contrary, quality of care is a concern of both insured and uninsured patients
Social capital and active membership in the Ghana National Health Insurance Scheme - a mixed method study
People’s decision to enroll in a health insurance scheme is determined by socio-cultural and socio-economic factors. On request of the National health Insurance Authority (NHIA) in Ghana, our study explores the influence of social relationships on people’s perceptions, behavior and decision making to enroll in the National Health Insurance Scheme. This social scheme, initiated in 2003, aims to realize accessible quality healthcare services for th…
Participatory action approach for client-centered health insurance
This methodological paper systematically describes the steps towards exploring client-perceived barriers to enroll in the National Health Insurance Scheme in Ghana. To respond to the stagnating enrollment rate and to provide evidence-based information for developing policy and practice, the request for this study was made by the insurance authority. We adopted a Participatory Action Approach (PAA) and employed a linked trajectory of qualitative a…
How do Ghana’s landfills affect residential property values? A case study of two sites in Accra
Like many countries in sub-Saharan Africa, Ghana lacks well-engineered sanitary landfill sites. Increased urbanization and concomitant real estate growth lead landfills to compete with residential land use, resulting in closer proximity between landfill sites and residential neighborhoods. The effects of landfills on the property values of nearby residential communities have been the subject of much debate in the developed world, where state-of-t…
An Individual Level Test of the “Feminization of Poverty” Hypothesis
Feminization of poverty is a hypothesis that postulates that women experience poverty at higher rates than men. Over the years, empirical examination of this hypothesis has relied on the comparison between poverty status of female-headed and male-headed households due to lack of gender disaggregated data in many household surveys. However, the use of poverty among female-headed households as a representative measure of women’s poverty masks the e…
The Impact of Health Expenditures on Health Outcomes in Sub-Saharan Africa
This article investigates the core macroeconomic and social determinants of health expenditures as well as the effect of health expenditures on select critical health outcomes (life expectancy, under-five mortality and maternal mortality) in recent years in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). The study utilizes data on 46 sub-Saharan African countries covering the period 2000–2015. The results indicate that gross domestic product (GDP) per capita, physicia…
How do Ghana’s landfills affect residential property values? A case study of two sites in Accra
Like many countries in sub-Saharan Africa, Ghana lacks well-engineered sanitary landfill sites. Increased urbanization and concomitant real estate growth lead landfills to compete with residential land use, resulting in closer proximity between landfill sites and residential neighborhoods. The effects of landfills on the property values of nearby residential communities have been the subject of much debate in the developed world, where state-of-t…
An Individual Level Test of the “Feminization of Poverty” Hypothesis
Feminization of poverty is a hypothesis that postulates that women experience poverty at higher rates than men. Over the years, empirical examination of this hypothesis has relied on the comparison between poverty status of female-headed and male-headed households due to lack of gender disaggregated data in many household surveys. However, the use of poverty among female-headed households as a representative measure of women’s poverty masks the e…
How do Ghana’s landfills affect residential property values? A case study of two sites in Accra
Like many countries in sub-Saharan Africa, Ghana lacks well-engineered sanitary landfill sites. Increased urbanization and concomitant real estate growth lead landfills to compete with residential land use, resulting in closer proximity between landfill sites and residential neighborhoods. The effects of landfills on the property values of nearby residential communities have been the subject of much debate in the developed world, where state-of-t…
An Individual Level Test of the “Feminization of Poverty” Hypothesis
Feminization of poverty is a hypothesis that postulates that women experience poverty at higher rates than men. Over the years, empirical examination of this hypothesis has relied on the comparison between poverty status of female-headed and male-headed households due to lack of gender disaggregated data in many household surveys. However, the use of poverty among female-headed households as a representative measure of women’s poverty masks the e…
Social capital and active membership in the Ghana National Health Insurance Scheme - a mixed method study
People’s decision to enroll in a health insurance scheme is determined by socio-cultural and socio-economic factors. On request of the National health Insurance Authority (NHIA) in Ghana, our study explores the influence of social relationships on people’s perceptions, behavior and decision making to enroll in the National Health Insurance Scheme. This social scheme, initiated in 2003, aims to realize accessible quality healthcare services for th…
Participatory action approach for client-centered health insurance
This methodological paper systematically describes the steps towards exploring client-perceived barriers to enroll in the National Health Insurance Scheme in Ghana. To respond to the stagnating enrollment rate and to provide evidence-based information for developing policy and practice, the request for this study was made by the insurance authority. We adopted a Participatory Action Approach (PAA) and employed a linked trajectory of qualitative a…
Health insurance and quality of care
It was concluded that generally, insured and uninsured patients are not treated unequally, contrary to prevailing anecdotal and empirical evidence. On the contrary, quality of care is a concern of both insured and uninsured patients
Alcohol Consumption Among Ghanaian Women of Child Bearing Age – What are the Correlates
This paper examines the demographic and socio-economic correlates of alcohol consumption and drinking frequency among Ghanaian women aged 15-49 years. The study utilizes the 2008 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey data, which remains the most recent DHS for studying the phenomenon in Ghana. Using logistic regression, our findings indicate that alcohol consumption among Ghanaian women is influenced by age, education, and wealth status. In additio…
Correlates of Patients’ Preference for Therapeutic Injections in a Major Regional Referral Hospital in Ghana
Abuse of injections, particularly in resource poor countries, remains a challenge evident in the increasing preference for therapeutic injections over oral medication. Objective of this study is to explore factors associated with patients’ preference for therapeutic injection over oral medication in the Volta Regional Hospital, Ho in Ghana. The study is a cross-sectional survey conducted among 200 patients accessing care in Volta Regional Hospita…
Determinants of cigarette smoking and smoking intensity among adult males in Ghana
Since smoking remains one of the major causes of diseases and deaths the world over, the current study provides recent empirical evidence based on a nationally representative sample for public health policies geared towards smoking reduction and ultimately cessation. This study suggests that public policies that promote higher educational attainment and improved incomes (wealth) are crucial in smoking reduction and cessation in Ghana
Urbanization and income inequality in Sub-Saharan Africa
Impact of a bottom-up community engagement intervention on maternal and child health services utilization in Ghana
Community engagement in health has the potential of improving utilization of maternal and child health services. There is the need for multi-stakeholder dialogues on complementing existing quality improvement interventions with community engagement strategies
The Impact of Health Expenditures on Health Outcomes in Sub-Saharan Africa
This article investigates the core macroeconomic and social determinants of health expenditures as well as the effect of health expenditures on select critical health outcomes (life expectancy, under-five mortality and maternal mortality) in recent years in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). The study utilizes data on 46 sub-Saharan African countries covering the period 2000–2015. The results indicate that gross domestic product (GDP) per capita, physicia…
HIV/Aids Awareness and Knowledge Among Ghanaian Women of Reproductive Age
This paper explores the predictors of HIV/AIDS awareness and knowledge among older and younger Ghanaian women of reproductive age. Logistic regression was estimated using the 2014 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey data. Results indicate that older Ghanaian women are significantly different from their younger counterparts in terms of the selected socio-economic and demographic characteristics that influence awareness and knowledge of the epidemi…
Household wealth and maternal health
Purpose In 2016, the World Health Organization (WHO) revised upwards the recommended contacts for antenatal care (ANC) by expectant mothers with a health provider from a minimum of four to eight over the pregnancy period. Although Ghana is yet to adopt the new recommendation, some women choose to adhere to the new protocol because of its enormous health benefits to the expecting mother and the unborn child. As part of ANC, family planning service…
Financing Covid-19 vaccination in sub-Saharan Africa
Background Over 13 million doses of the corona virus disease, 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines have been administered in Ghana as at March, 2022; 28.5% of the population have received one dose while 16.3% have been fully vaccinated. Cost associated with COVID-19 vaccinations in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) requires rethinking on sustainable funding arrangements to consolidate gains made towards containing the COVID-19 pandemic. Objective Asce…
Interview feedback from Six Educationists and Six Economists on electronic levy legislation in Ghana
This study aimed at addressing the controversies regarding the legislation of an e-levy in Ghana to ensure that its implementation is successful. Qualitative exploratory design and interviews were used for the study. Twelve lecturers (PhD holders) were judgmentally sampled for the study. Research ethics and data credibility procedures were followed. A section of the research participants was in favour of the e-levy legislation as a key avenue to …
Individual risk preference as a predictor of health behaviour
The study provides empirical evidence that public health education against HIV/AIDS in Ghana cannot continue to ignore the risk preference of individuals. The results of this study have immediate implications, first for a comprehensive and continuous measurement of risk preferences among Ghanaians in major household surveys going forward. At the moment, the latest round of the GLSS is just about the only household survey in Ghana that has attempt…
Property status and wife beating justification in Ghana
Intimate partner violence is a pervasive global human rights issue that has prompted the establishment of various international charters and national-level comprehensive legislative measures to combat this problem effectively. To attain success, it is also imperative to contextualize intimate partner violence within its underlying precursors and address them systematically and methodically. In this article, we focus on two obstacles hindering the…
The influence of education on addressing the challenges of taxation and cocoa revenue mobilization in Ghana
The fiscal challenges stemming from taxation and cocoa revenue generation have created a substantial financial deficit in Ghana, thereby limiting the country's capacity to finance developmental initiatives and alleviate poverty. This investigation proposes educational interventions aimed at surmounting barriers in revenue mobilization endeavors within Ghana. The primary aim is to conduct a comprehensive inquiry into the potential of education in …
Rural-urban determinants of HIV/Aids testing uptake among Ghanaian women of reproductive age
The study demonstrated the need to target women of lower socio-economic status and those pregnant, especially in rural areas, for HIV public health education interventions. Such interventions are crucial in increasing HIV testing to avert severe HIV/AIDS morbidity through appropriate ART and thus avoid preventable deaths. The study also highlights the need to improve the availability of testing kits in rural areas to address the supply-side chall…
Effects of economic development and health expenditure on health outcomes in sub-Saharan Africa
Purpose This paper examines the effect of economic development and health expenditures on underreported health outcomes in sub-Saharan Africa and identifies the critical thresholds at which these effects are most pronounced. Design/methodology/approach The study utilized panel data from 1996 to 2021 and applied the instrumental variable two-stage least squares (IV-2SLS) estimator to address endogeneity issues often associated with panel data. Fin…
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