http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/1519 2026-04-14T23:28:05Z http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/8600 Framing and conflict: the case of the Asante Akyem North district’s farmer-herder conflict in Ghana Appiah-Boateng, Sabina; Kendie, Stephen, B. Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore how framing of conflict in different phases is constructed and how the specific framing affects the development of the conflict and its management in the farmer–herder conflict in the Asante Akyem North District ofGhana. Design/methodology/approach – The study area is Agogo which falls within the Asante Akyem North District inGhana. The study used a qualitative approach whose philosophical ontology and epistemology believe that meaning is constructed (interpretivism). It further used a case study design using in-depth interviews, focus group discussion and observation guide. Purposive and snowball sampling techniques were used to select the respondents. The data were analysed using the thematic analysis approach. Ethical considerations such as informed consent, willingness and anonymity of respondents were duly respected. Findings – The findings highlighted that the conflict actors formed frames such as identity-relational, affective-intellectual and negotiation-win frames as the drivers of the conflict. In this conflict, the farmers who are indigenes and custodians of the land feel more potent over the transnational migrants who are pastoralists and argue that the herdsmen be flushed out without negotiation. Originality/value – To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this is one of the papers that bring to light the psychological dimension of the causes of the farmer–herder conflict in Ghana x, 16p:, ill 2021-11-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/8599 Coping Strategies for Victims of Farmer–Herder Conflicts in Ghana Appiah-Boateng, Sabina Farmer–herder conflicts occur in many agroecological areas in Ghana. These conflicts are often violent with devastating consequences. Interestingly, many victims of farmer–herder violence still live in conflict zones despite the dangers and threats to their lives. In order to survive in such situations, some coping strategies are needed. The study aims to provide a context-specific understanding of how conflict actors emotionally, cognitively, and behaviorally cope with the effects of violent conflicts in their own ways. The study is a qualitative inquiry that uses a phenomenology design, with farmer–herder conflicts in the Asante Akyem North District as a case study. The study purposively and by snowball techniques selected key informants and victims from both the farming and herding factions. The study found that religion, nonforced migration, working harder, sociocultural support, avoidance, and economic strategy were the six primary coping strategies utilized to manage the psychosocial stressors connected with farmer–herder conflicts. The importance of delving into this aspect of the conflict is to gain a nuanced understanding of coping abilities and capabilities of conflict victims. The study also revealed the resilience of the conflict actors and recommends psychosocial healing for the victims. 1, 11p:, ill 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/7950 Double burden of malnutrition: increasing overweight and obesity and stall underweight trends among Ghanaian women Doku, David Teye; Neupane, Subas Background: Overweight and obesity are among the leading causes of mortality globally, and although previously they were mostly prevalent in developed countries, recent scanty evidence suggests that overweight and obesity in developing countries have reached high levels. rends in overweight/obesity (BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 ) and underweight (BMI < 18 kg/m2 ) from 1993 to 2008 and associated factors were explored among 15 to 49 years old women in Ghana. Methods: Nationally representative data were used from four Demographic and Health Surveys conducted in Ghana in 1993 (n = 4562), 1998 (n = 4843), 2003 (n = 5691) and 2008 (n = 4916). he data were analysed using logistic regression. Results: Over all, underweight increased by 28.57 % (from 10.5 %, 95 % confidence interval (CI) = 9.61–11.39 in 1993 to 7.5 %, 95 % CI = 6.76–8.24 in 2008) and 134.85 % increase in overweight and obesity (from 13.2 %, 95 % CI = 12.22–14.18 in 1993 to 31 %, 95 % CI = 29.71–32.29 in 2008) over the fifteen year period were found. Overweight was much more common in urban women (36.8 %, 95 % CI = 35.78–37.82) compared to rural women (15.6 %, 95 % CI = 14.93–16.27). Women of urban residents were more likely of being overweight (OR = 1.43, 95 % CI = 1.25–1.63) but less likely to be underweight (odds ratio (OR) = 0.33, 95 % CI = 0.30–0.36) compared to those of rural residents. Furthermore, older age, higher education, multi-parity and being rich were associated with overweight/obesity among Ghanaian women. Conclusion: Overweight and obesity are becoming a common phenomenon among Ghanaian women while underweight still remains a problem. Our study demonstrates an emerging double burden of malnutrition among Ghanaian women. Promotion of physical activity and encouraging healthy dietary habits are urgently needed to curtail obesity and overweight trends while underweight among rural women, those without higher education and those with lower wealth index can be improved through poverty reduction measures 9p:, ill. 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/7949 Adolescents’ exposure to mass media campaign messages on HIV/AIDS in Ghana Darteh, Eugene Kofuor Maafo Using rich data collected from adolescents in Ghana by the Guttmacher Institute in collaboration with partners including the University of Cape Coast, this paper attempts to examine how exposure to specific messages designed for a media campaign dubbed “Stop AIDS-Love Life’ affected adolescents’ behavior towards HIV/AIDS. Two logistic regression models are used to examine the effects of exposure to messages on HIV/AIDS on adolescents’ behavior towards HIV/AIDS. The study observed a direct and significant relationship between exposure to some of the messages and HIV/AIDS behavioral outcomes. It was established that adolescents who were exposed to the message titled “Think before you play” were about 1.3 times more likely to consider themselves at risk of HIV infection in both models. At p<.05, adolescents who reported exposure to HIV/AIDS messages “No means no - think” were more than 1.2 times more likely to express willingness to care for an HIV infected persons. The study highlights the need to put in place measures which will ensure that adolescents are reached with appropriate messages through mass media channels which are accessible to them. Efforts should be made to use mass media messages to reach adolescents on issues concerning HIV/AIDS stigma and discrimination. It is recommended that adolescents should be provided with supportive environments which will help them to sustain positive behaviour that they adopt in order to avoid a “slip” or “relapse”. Also, program designers and implementers should avoid the ‘once-size-all approach’ and consider the heterogeneity that exists among adolescents in the design of campaign messages 19p:, ill. 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z