University of Environment and Sustainable Development

Code-switching and mother tongue influence: Analysing teachers’ assessment perspectives of language use among senior high school students in Ashanti Region, Ghana

The study investigates how teachers evaluate students within the selected case-study school, Kumasi Senior High Technical School (KSHTS), in Ghana's Ashanti Region with regards to their usage of English (L2) and their mother tongue (L1), notably Twi. Students usually display ling...

Antibiotic residues in Ghanaian environmental systems: sources, distribution patterns, and public health implications

Antibiotic contamination has become an emerging environmental and public health concern in Ghana, with important implications for ecosystem integrity and antimicrobial resistance (AMR). This review synthesises current evidence on the occurrence, spatial distribution, sources, and...

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...

Modelling the predictors of internet addiction and internet use: a cross-sectional study among undergraduate university students in Ghana

Despite the high prevalence of Internet addiction in previous studies, there is an existential dearth of epidemiological data among Ghanaian tertiary students on the associated factors. We sought to model the factors associated with internet addiction and use among university stu...