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   Factors associated with central overweight and obesity in students attending the University for Development Studies in Tamale, Ghana: a cross-sectional study

   Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: V. Mogre --- Department of Human Biology, Ghana S. Aleyira --- Department of Allied Health Sciences, Ghana R. Nyaba --- Department of Allied Health Sciences, Ghana

   Objectives: This study assessed the prevalence of central overweight and obesity in students of the University for Development Studies in Tamale, Ghana. Lifestyle factors associated with central overweight and obesity were also investigated in this study population.

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   Conducting anthropological fieldwork in northern Ghana: emerging ethical dilemmas

   Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Saibu Mutaru --- Department of Sociology and Social Anthropology, South Africa

   This paper discusses two ethical dilemmas that I encountered when doing fieldwork on so-called witch camps in northern Ghana, places of protection under the auspices of an earth priest or chief for women who have been accused of witchcraft and...

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   Consumers’ willingness to pay for safer vegetables in Tamale, Ghana

   Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Mensah Tawiah Cobbinah --- Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Faculty of Agribusiness and Communication Sciences, Ghana Samuel Arkoh Donkoh --- Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Faculty of Agribusiness and Communication Sciences, Ghana Isaac Gershon Kodwo Ansah --- Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Faculty of Agribusiness and Communication Sciences, Ghana

   Consumers’ concerns over misuse of agrochemicals and untreated wastewater for irrigation in vegetable production are increasing demand for safer vegetables in urban cities. Providing safer vegetables requires production methods that minimize or eliminate the associated risks. Nevertheless, these practices involve...

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   Dietary behaviour among adults in Northern Ghana: a polytomous logistic regression model approach

   Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Kwame Opare-Asamoah --- University for Development Studies, Ghana Daniel Edem Kpewou --- University for Development Studies, Ghana Jerry Xola Sosu --- University for Development Studies, Ghana Vicentia Esinam Degbey --- University for Development Studies, Ghana Ezekiel Kofi Vicar --- University for Development Studies, Ghana Julius T Dongdem --- University for Development Studies, Ghana Saeed F. Majeed --- University for Development Studies, Ghana Kwadwo Fosu Antwi --- University for Development Studies, Ghana

   Objectives: This study determined the predictors of dietary behaviour among adults living in an urban and rural location in northern Ghana.

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