University for Development Studies

A dynamic analysis of tenure status in Africa’s urban housing markets

There is a widespread narrative on the global housing crisis. To contribute to our collective understanding, this paper analyses housing outcomes in four urban centres in Ghana and Tanzania. We consider how outcomes change across five age cohorts differentiated by gender. We show...

Sailing towards health: HIV/AIDS awareness, comprehensive knowledge, prevention methods, and information sources among fishers in Elmina, Ghana

Abstract Background Fishers are more vulnerable to HIV infections due to their high mobility, transactional sex, and socio-economic vulnerabilities. However, fishers often have poor knowledge of HIV. This study examined HIV/AIDS awareness and comprehensive knowledge among fishers...

Fertility in the Shadow of Cancer: Experiences of Reproductive Loss Among Women with Gynecological Cancers in Ghana

Abstract Background Gynecological cancers and their treatments can compromise fertility, with profound psychosocial consequences for women of reproductive age. Yet, women’s lived experiences of cancer-related infertility remain underexplored in low-resource settings, including Gh...

Challenges in the clinical learning environment: experiences of final-year nursing students in a tertiary institution in Ghana

Clinical practicum is central to nursing education, yet suboptimal Clinical Learning Environments can hinder competence development and readiness for practice. Evidence from sub-Saharan Africa remains limited, particularly on final-year students approaching transition to practice...

Adoption of sustainable agricultural intensification practices in rural areas of Botswana

Abstract Sustainable Agricultural Intensification Practices (SAIPs) have emerged as a widely accepted approach for long-term and successful sustainable food production by addressing today’s widespread environmental challenges. Although some global concerns are serious, and there...

Response of yield, water and fertilizer use efficiency of sweet potato to different drip fertigation regimes under mulching conditions in a humid region of East China

Developing precise irrigation and fertilization regimes is essential for sustaining sweet potato productivity, particularly in humid regions where rainfall variability complicates soil nutrient and water resource management. A two-year field experiment was conducted to investigat...