Browsing by Author "Codjoe, E.A."

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Climate change and changing productive activities in Ghana: A gendered perspective
(Ghana Social Science Journal, 2018-12) Codjoe, E.A.; Seshie-Nasser, H.A.
There is consensus on the adverse consequences of climate change on the world economy, particularly on countries that are vulnerable to rising sealevels. Nevertheless, another area of concern in recent years is the impact on the poor in developing countries, especially on women. This paper explores the gender dimensions of climate change on economic activities in Ghana. In specific terms, it examines the link between climate change and changes in economic activities from agriculture to services. We use data from several rounds of the Ghana Living Standards Surveys (GLSS) to explore the extent to which changing patterns of economic activities are linked to climate change. We find possible linkages between climate change and changing economic activities. In general, we find that there has been a gradual decline in the proportion of women, and men, engaged in agricultural activities, with a corresponding increase in the proportion of women and men engaged in some service sector activities
Food systems thinking unpacked: a scoping review on industrial diets among adolescents in Ghana
(Food Security, 2023) Sambu, W.C.; Picchioni, F.; Stevano, S.; Codjoe, E.A.; Nkegbe, P.K.; Turner, C.
Unhealthy diets are among the main risk factors associated with non-communicable diseases (NCDs). In Sub Saharan Africa, NCDs were responsible for 37% of deaths in 2019, rising from 24% in 2000. There is an increasing emphasis on health harming industrial foods, such as ultra-processed foods (UPFs), in driving the incidence of diet-related NCDs. However, there is a methodological gap in food systems research to adequately account for the processes and actors that shape UPFs consumption across the diferent domains of the food systems framework and macro-meso-micro levels of analysis. This paper interrogates how the Food Systems Framework for Improved Nutrition (HLPE in Nutrition and food systems. A report by the high level panel of experts on food security and nutrition of the committee on world food security, 2017), considered the dominant framework to analyse nutrition, and language of interdisciplinarity are practised in research with regards to consumption of UPFs among adolescents in Ghana, a population group that is often at the forefront of dramatic shifts in diets and lifestyles. We conducted a scoping review of studies published between 2010 and February 2022, retrieved 25 studies, and mapped the fndings against the domains and analysis levels of the Food Systems Framework for Improved Nutrition (HLPE in Nutrition and food systems. A report by the high level panel of experts on food security and nutrition of the committee on world food security, 2017). Our study illustrates that there is a tendency to address unhealthy diets among adolescents in a siloed manner, and as a behavioural and nutritional issue. In most cases, the analyses fail to show how domains of the food systems framework are connected and do not account for linkages across diferent levels of analysis. Methodologically, there is a quantitative bias. From the policy point of view, there is a disconnect between national food policies and food governance (i.e., trade and regulations) and initiatives and measures specifcally targeted at adolescent’s food environments and the drivers of UPFs consumption.
HIV/AIDS Awareness and Knowledge Among Ghanaian Women of Reproductive Age: What Are the Correlates?
(Journal of Asian and African Studies, 2018-11) Nketiah-Amponsah, E.; Codjoe, E.A.; Ampaw, S.
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 epidemic. In all, the respondents’ age, region of residence, wealth status, education, marital status and religious affiliation were found to significantly predict knowledge and awareness of HIV/AIDS among women. In addition, pregnancy status and place of residence proved to be significant correlates of HIV/AIDS awareness among Ghanaian women. The study suggests that higher social status is critical in determining whether women of reproductive age are aware of and knowledgeable about the epidemic. Thus, there is the need for policies and interventions to target messages taking into account the varied socio-economic and demographic backgrounds of women in Ghana. Further, health education interventions should be sensitive to the changing technological landscape in order to develop messages that can be delivered via mobile phones, whether as reminders or ringtones, and therefore enhance health knowledge and promote behaviour that brings about desirable health outcomes.
Impact of stock market development on economic growth: Evidence from selected sub‑Saharan African countries
(Acta Universitatis Agriculturae et Silviculturae Mendelianae Brunensis, 2019-03-29) Twerefou, D.K.; Abbey, E.; Codjoe, E.A.; Ngotho, P.S.
This paper examines the impact of stock market development on economic growth in Sub‑Saharan Africa using a balanced panel data of five selected countries over the period 1993 – 2013 and the system generalised method of moments dynamic panel estimation framework. The paper finds a positive impact of stock market development proxied by the turnover ratio of domestic shares and market capitalization on economic growth though minimal. Furthermore, investment, lagged gross domestic product and human capital were found to have a significantly positive impact on growth while trade and foreign direct investment negatively impacted on growth, even though the results for foreign direct investment is not significant in all the models and consequently, not very robust. There should be policy measures aimed at enhancing economic growth using the development of the stocks market as a channel. Such policies should focus on developing the appropriate mix of taxation of investors as well as the development of requisite technology, institutional and regulatory framework that will facilitate an increase in the size and liquidity of the market in the sub‑region.
Urbanization and income inequality in Sub-Saharan Africa
(Sustainable Cities and Society, 2019-04) Sulemana, I.; Nketiah-Amponsah, E.; Codjoe, E.A.; Andoh, J.A.N.
According to the World Bank, a burgeoning proportion of Africans now live in urban areas. The United Nations notes that the fastest urbanizing regions in the world are Africa and Asia and projects that by the year 2050 these regions would become about 56% and 64% urban, respectively. At the same time, over the last several decades, many countries and regions have recorded rising income inequality. While some scholars have argued that urbanization worsens income inequality, others contend that the relationship is non-linear and dependent on the stage of development. In this regard, Sub-Saharan Africa remains largely understudied. This paper employed an unbalanced panel dataset for 48 Sub-Saharan African countries over the period 1996–2016 to examine whether urbanization is correlated with income inequality. We find evidence of a positive association between urbanization and income inequality in the region.