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Determinants of antenatal care quality in Ghana

Atinga, Roger A.; Baku, Anita A. - In: International Journal of Social Economics 40 (2013) August, pp. 852-865

Purpose – To achieve Goal 5 of the MDGs, the Government of Ghana introduced the free maternal health service system to break financial barriers of access to maternal care services. In spite of this, facility-based deliveries continue to be low due partly to poor quality of antenatal care that...

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Determinants of antenatal care quality in Ghana

Atinga, Roger A.; Baku, Anita A. - In: International Journal of Social Economics 40 (2013) 10, pp. 852-865

Purpose – To achieve Goal 5 of the MDGs, the Government of Ghana introduced the free maternal health service system to break financial barriers of access to maternal care services. In spite of this, facility‐based deliveries continue to be low due partly to poor quality of antenatal care...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014807999

The socio-economic determinants of maternal health care utilization in Ghana

Abor, Patience Aseweh; Abekah-Nkrumah, Gordon; Sakyi, Kojo - In: International Journal of Social Economics 38 (2011) July, pp. 628-648

Purpose – The study aims to examine the socio-economic determinants of maternal health services utilization in Ghana … these services by women in Ghana. The regression results reveal that utilization of maternal health services and intensity … important implications for health policy formulation targeted at improving maternal health care service utilization. …

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The socio‐economic determinants of maternal health care utilization in Ghana

Aseweh Abor, Patience; Abekah‐Nkrumah, Gordon; Sakyi, Kojo - In: International Journal of Social Economics 38 (2011) 7, pp. 628-648

Purpose – The study aims to examine the socio‐economic determinants of maternal health services utilization in Ghana … these services by women in Ghana. The regression results reveal that utilization of maternal health services and intensity … important implications for health policy formulation targeted at improving maternal health care service utilization. …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014805682

Determinants of capital structure: Evidence from international joint ventures in Ghana

Boateng, Agyenim - In: International Journal of Social Economics 31 (2004) January, pp. 56-66

Capital structure has attracted intense debate and scholarly attention in the financial management arena over the past four decades. However, in the context of sub-Saharan Africa capital structure has received a scant attention. This paper attempts to rectify this position by considering the...

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Non-profit extension in rural Cameroon: a study of demand and supply determinants

Balgah, Roland Azibo; Valentinov, Vladislav; … - In: International Journal of Social Economics 37 (2010) May, pp. 391-399

Purpose – The paper is aimed at examining the correspondence between the demand-side and supply-side determinants of …-side and supply-side determinants for a single non-profit organization in rural Cameroon. Findings – It is shown that the … supply-side determinants of the examined non-profit organization, while interrelated with the demand-side determinants, are …

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Credit constraints and their impact on farm household welfare

Tran, Minh Chau; Gan, Christopher E.C.; Hu, Baiding - In: International Journal of Social Economics 43 (2016) 8, pp. 782-803

bridging rural farm households with formal lenders. Originality/value – There are limited studies focusing on determinants of …

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Determinants of capital structure

Boateng, Agyenim - In: International Journal of Social Economics 31 (2004) 1/2, pp. 56-66

Capital structure has attracted intense debate and scholarly attention in the financial management arena over the past four decades. However, in the context of sub‐Saharan Africa capital structure has received a scant attention. This paper attempts to rectify this position by considering the...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014805182

Non‐profit extension in rural Cameroon: a study of demand and supply determinants

Azibo Balgah, Roland; Valentinov, Vladislav; … - In: International Journal of Social Economics 37 (2010) 5, pp. 391-399

Purpose – The paper is aimed at examining the correspondence between the demand‐side and supply‐side determinants of …‐side and supply‐side determinants for a single non‐profit organization in rural Cameroon. Findings – It is shown that the … supply‐side determinants of the examined non‐profit organization, while interrelated with the demand‐side determinants, are …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014805601

Who are the poor? Who are the rich? Evidence for Portugal

Crespo, Nuno; Moreira, Sandrina B.; Simões, Nádia - In: International Journal of Social Economics 40 (2013) 6, pp. 579-590

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to identify the main determinants of the probability of a household being poor … Portuguese economy, the authors estimate a multinomial model in order to identify the main determinants of the probability of a … reference as explanatory variables. Findings – The evidence obtained indicates that: the determinants of poverty and richness …

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