Households ’ Coping Dynamics in Response to Large-Scale Land Acquisition for Jatropha Plantations: Evidence from Asante Akim North District of Ghana
AbstractThe study investigated the implications of large-scale land acquisition for jatropha cultivation on the livelihoods of farming households and the various coping strategies adopted. Three communities namely- Dukusen, Ananekrom and Afrisie in the Asante Akim North District were selected for the study based on their proximity to a large-scale jatropha plantation project and the extent of farming activities in the communities. The study employed the mixed method strategy using a cross-sectional study design. Interviews, focus group discussion and documentary analysis were espoused in gathering data for the study. The s...
Source: Global Social Welfare - September 5, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Mothers ’ Risk for Experiencing Neonatal and Under-Five Child Deaths in Nepal: The Role of Empowerment
ConclusionsTo reduce childhood mortality, health and social work professionals should work with the local community to delay girls’ age at marriage, to improve girls’ opportunity for education, and to promote their access to health services. (Source: Global Social Welfare)
Source: Global Social Welfare - July 27, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Cultural Adaptation of an Evidence-Informed Psychosocial Intervention to Address the Needs of PHIV+ Youth in Thailand
AbstractGlobally, pediatric HIV has largely become an adolescent epidemic. Thailand has the highest HIV prevalence in Asia (1.2%), with more than 14,000 children living with HIV. There is growing demand for evidence-based psychosocial interventions for this population that include health and mental health support and sexual risk reduction, which can be integrated into HIV care systems. To address this need, a multidisciplinary team of Thai and US researchers adapted an existing evidence-informed, family-based intervention, The Collaborative HIV Prevention and Adolescent Mental Health Program + (CHAMP+), which has been test...
Source: Global Social Welfare - July 24, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
“Unconventional Canadians”: Second-Generation “Habesha” Youth and Belonging in Toronto, Canada
AbstractThis paper explores how second-generation Ethiopian and Eritrean youth in Toronto, Canada, are perceiving and forging their identity in a society increasingly influenced by forces of globalization and by how cultural diversity in the host society is defined, implemented, and maintained. From the analysis of 20 in-depth interviews, two major categories of interrelated concepts emerged: (1) developing cultural capital and “ethnic” identities—with factor “ethnic” heritage maintenance and cultural values—and (2) becoming Habesha, a supra-national/ethnic term—with factors (a) recognition in private vs the ...
Source: Global Social Welfare - July 20, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Internal Migration, Poverty Reduction and Livelihood Sustainability: Differential Impact of Rural and Urban Destinations
AbstractInternal migration has become one cardinal policy issue in Ghana over the past few decades. The growing importance of internal migration has stimulated a great deal of discussion among scholars and policy makers on its impacts on poverty reduction and livelihood sustainability. However, most studies tend to be rather narrow and fail to position the interaction between internal migration and poverty reduction within a broader context of migrant geographies. Hence, questions regarding the impact of the spatial characteristics of migrants ’ destination on the poverty reduction potentials of internal migration remain...
Source: Global Social Welfare - July 15, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Assessing Social Engagement in Unstable Environments: an Examination of Collective Action in Mexico
This study utilizes Social Capital Theory to explore the differential effects of (1)social capital, (2)violence, and (3)political engagement on (a)collective action and (b) willingness tohelp the community in Mexico, a context of enduring violence. Survey data collected in 2011 is used to understand the identified relationships (N = 7416). A number of statistical procedures including correlation and regression analyses using ordinary least squares (OLS) with nested models are utilized. Results show that mobilizing for collective action is influenced by contextual and political factors. Using contextual measures better ex...
Source: Global Social Welfare - July 14, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
From Exclusion to Inclusion —a Stepwise Process: a Qualitative Study of How the Reintegration Process Is Experienced by Young People Previously Living on Streets in the Kagera Region, Tanzania
AbstractThe aim is to explore how young people, after having lived on the streets, experience the reintegration process of returning to their local community. Individual interviews were conducted with young males having experience of reintegration after having lived on the streets. The results show a step-wise process initially signified by ambivalence, moving back and forth and encountering setbacks. The process shows how self-reliance is developed and how agency, resilience, individual and collective capital are part of this. Young people who have lived on the street can successfully reintegrate into their local communit...
Source: Global Social Welfare - July 5, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
A Review of Microfinance-Led Development: Evidence from Gujarat
AbstractThis paper is based on the premise of microfinance for financial inclusion mechanism leading to the development of social systems and subsystems in Gujarat. The study also tries to examine microfinance model and implications in the context of various initiatives taken by the government and non-government agencies in Gujarat supported by field evidences. The present study relied on both theoretical and empirical methodologies. Field data comprised 225-sample size, collected through systematic sampling in Gujarat; secondary data has been compiled from relevant print and electronic sources. Findings suggest that micro...
Source: Global Social Welfare - June 30, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Limited Public Healthcare Coverage as Binding Child Welfare Constraint: a Perspective of Selected Southern States in the USA
This article operationalizes limited public healthcare coverage as medical neglect in child welfare context and reflects on the potential link between adequate healthcare coverage and child welfare in selected southern states. A review and synthesis of secondary data obtained from the Kaiser Commission Research, Center for Disease Prevention and Control (CDC) National Health Interview Survey Data, Child Welfare Gateway, and Annie E. Casey Foundation ’s Kids Count data book are presented. The data shows that improvement in healthcare coverage and outreach efforts does not correlate to the lower child well-being index in s...
Source: Global Social Welfare - June 28, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Women ’s Contribution to Local Economic Development: a Study of Women in Cassava Production and Processing in Central Tongu District of Ghana
This study therefore examines how the socio-economic characteristics of women affect local economic development through cassava production and processing in Central Tongu district of Ghana. A proportional stratified probability sampling with simple random sampling technique was used to select 171 respondents out of 296 in the sampling frame. The paper finds educational level and family size to be significantly related to cassava production and processing in the district. Cassava production and processing was observed to be a profitable economic activity. The paper therefore suggests that government through its decentralize...
Source: Global Social Welfare - June 27, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Sustainable Livelihoods in Artisanal Small-Scale Mining Communities: a Case Study of Tarkwa-Nsuaem Municipality of Ghana
This study thus explores ways of sustaining livelihoods in the artisanal small-scale mining communities within the Tarkwa-Nsuaem Municipality of Ghana. Using primary data from a sample of 400 household heads, 19 institutions, six artisanal and small-scale mining firms, and two mineral processing companies, the study finds the mining chain, from extraction through processing to sale, as a major source of livelihood to the labor force of the mining communities. However, the sustainability of small-scale mining is threatened by lack of skills development programs and the creation of opportunities for continued education with ...
Source: Global Social Welfare - June 23, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Decision-Making Ability as a Source of Empowerment Among Rural Women of Pakistan
This study examined the decision-making ability among the rural women of southern Punjab as a source of their empowerment. A cross-sectional survey design using quantitative techniques was emp loyed. A multistage cluster sampling technique was adopted to generate information. Total twenty-four villages from three divisions of southern Punjab (Bahawalpur, Multan, D.G. Khan) and 600 women were selected as respondents. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, that is, frequencies and percentages. The principle component analysis was used to validate the items of each variable. The findings revealed that out of the six...
Source: Global Social Welfare - June 21, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Household Deficiency in Demand for Water: Do Water Source and Travel Time Matter?
AbstractDespite the massive commitment by policy makers and stakeholders to increase the supply of water to households, many households have a deficiency in their daily quantity of water required for drinking and for general use. This paper focuses on the effect of water source and travelling time on households ’ deficiency in demand for water using the GLSS6 data. A Tobit regression analysis of data on 2843 households reveals that a 1 minute increase in travelling time increases household deficiency in water demand by about 8 l (49%). Also, compared to pipe in dwelling/yard/plot, all other sources of water to the hous...
Source: Global Social Welfare - June 20, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Preventing Parent-Child Separation: Myths and Facts from a KAP Survey in Central and Western Liberia
AbstractThe 14-year civil conflict in Liberia resulted in the separation of many children from their families. A population-based, multi-stage random cluster knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) survey of 1157 child caregivers was conducted in 12 districts in Liberia. Knowledge of alternative care and adoption is low and varies significantly by residence. Common misunderstandings include thinking that biological parents may migrate in cases of inter-country adoption (42% of rural and Greater Monrovia (GM);p = 0.2138), and that there is a legal obligation to place children in institutions whenever they cannot be care...
Source: Global Social Welfare - June 16, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Transitioning to SDGs in Sub-Saharan Africa: Assessing National Context Variations and Disparities on the MDG#1 in Ghana
AbstractIntroductionPoverty in sub-Saharan Africa still remains a challenging one and this requires commitment, resources, and strengthening of human resources and implementing effective monitoring and evaluation systems through research to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Ghana is one of the countries in the sub-Saharan that has made significant gains on the MDG#1; however, there are sharp variations in national context. Ghana is composed of three ecological zones, the forest, the coastal and the dry savanna. Whereas the forest zone has relatively poverty conditions due to agricultural potentials, the sava...
Source: Global Social Welfare - June 9, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
