Salary Delays and Overdrafts in Rural Ghana

Population Ageing and Poverty in Rural Ghana

1. Problem under Study: Partly because they constitute the smallest size in the age structure of Africa’s youthful populations, and partly because they most usually live with their extended families throughout the older years, elderly persons have long been a neglected area of demographic and sociological enquiry. With the anticipated rapid increases in the population of the elderly and the con...

Determinants of Abortions in Rural Ghana

Introduction An abortion is the termination of pregnancy by the removal or expulsion from the uterus of a fetus or embryo prior to viability. Abortion can occur spontaneously or can be induced. A spontaneous abortion is usually referred to as miscarriage. Hospital based studies conducted in most African countries have shown that abortion leads to about 50% of maternal deaths in Africa. In addit...

Determinants of unintended pregnancies in rural Ghana

BACKGROUND Unintended pregnancies may carry serious consequences for women and their families, including the possibility of unsafe abortion, delayed prenatal care, poor maternal mental health and poor child health outcomes. Although between 1993 and 2008, unintended births decreased from 42% to 37% in Ghana, the rate of decline is low, whilst levels are still very high. This raises the need to ...

Factors Influencing Rural Livelihood Diversification Activities among Women in Northern Region of Ghana

Livelihood sustainability remains a major challenge for rural households in Northern Ghana. Although farming has traditionally been the core livelihood strategy for most households, diversifying into non-farm activities remains a common livelihood strategy employed to sustain household basic needs, particularly for women, who because of their gender often face challenges in accessing land for f...

Rural Women and Microfinance in Ghana: Challenges and Prospects