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Item Employee Motivation and Firm Performance: A Case Study of the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT).(University Of Ghana, 2019-08) Tettey, J.Organizations are looking for ways to improve their performances to meet their targets and adapt to the highly competitive work environment. An alternative is employee motivation. The study examines the relationship between employee motivation and firm performance using SSNIT as a case to test this relationship. A sample of fifteen (15) respondents were obtained via purposive sampling and convenience. Face-to-face interviews were conducted, and the data were transcribed and analyzed using thematic analysis. It was revealed that employee motivation is linked to performance at SSNIT. The organization employs both intrinsic and extrinsic forms of motivation and it utilizes predominantly the Performance Management System (PMS) to assess employees and motivational rewards are offered based on such scores. Moreover, the study identified challenges such as resource constraints, poor performance review and unfair promotion strategy. Based on the revelation, the researcher makes recommendations for action by management including; exploring other approaches where other forms of incentives can be added on to the existing ones to boost employee performances. Also, management should increase the share of the organization’s budget on motivation and a consideration of the performance review system by adopting a holistic type such as the use of 360-performance review so that it is not skewed as reported by respondents. The study demonstrates the practical and theoretical consideration of motivation in the world of work.Item Level of Physical and the Prevalence of Risk Factors of Non-Communicable Diseases among Staff of the University of Ghana(University of Ghana, 2020-10) Tettey, J.Item Pregnancy Related Causes of Deaths in Ghana: A 5-Year Retrospective Study(2013-12) Der, E. M.; Moyer, C.; Gyasi, R. K.; Akosa, A. B.; Tettey, J.; Akakpo, P. K.; Blankson, A.; Anim, J. T.Objective Data on maternal mortality varies by region and data source. Accurate local-level data are essential to appreciate its burden. This study uses autopsy results to assess maternal mortality causes in southern Ghana. Methods Autopsy log books of the Department of Pathology, Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital Mortuary were reviewed from 2004 through 2008 for pregnancy related deaths. Data were entered into a database and analyzed using SPSS statistical software (Version 19). Results Of 5,247 deaths among women aged 15–49, 12.1% (634) were pregnancy-related. Eighty one percent of pregnancy-related deaths (517) occurred in the community or within 24 hours of admission to a health facility and 18.5% (117) occurred in a health facility. Out of 634 pregnancy-related deaths, 79.5% (504) resulted from direct obstetric causes, including: haemorrhage (21.8%), abortion (20.8%), hypertensive disorders (19.4%), ectopic gestation (8.7%), uterine rupture (4.3%) and genital tract sepsis (2.5%). The remaining 20.5% (130) resulted from indirect obstetric causes, including: infections outside the genital tract, (9.2%), anemia (2.8%), sickle cell disease (2.7%), pulmonary embolism (1.9%) and disseminated intravascular coagulation (1.3%). The top five causes of maternal death were: haemorrhage (21.8%), abortion (20.7%), hypertensive disorders (19.4%), infections (9.1%) and ectopic gestation (8.7%). Conclusion Ghana continues to have persistently high levels of preventable causes of maternal deaths. Community based studies, on maternal mortality are urgently needed in Ghana, since our autopsy studies indicates that 81% of deaths recorded in this study occurred in the community or within 24 hours of admission to a health facility.