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Read  full  paper  at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=54041#.VOBOzCzQrzE Author(s) Ishmael Norman 1,2   Affiliation(s) 1 School of Public Health, (Hoehoe Campus) University of Health and Allied Sciences, Ho, Ghana . 2 Institute for Security, Disaster and Emergency Studies, Accra, Ghana . ABSTRACT In the past, patients put their lives in the care of doctors in blind trust that the doctors would care for them. This kind of trust is no longer common particularly in the western industrialized nations but the same cannot be said about patients in Ghana and Sub-Sahara Africa. The first concern was whether paternalism was essential in medical practice in Ghana. The second was whether paternalism as an ethical standard should be considered from the ethical lens of the western industrialized nations, rather than from the African cultural context. This entailed a review and examination of the literature on paternalism. ...

Read  full  paper  at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=53704#.VNBnuCzQrzE Author(s)     Obed Ernest A. Nettey 1 , Yeetey A. Enuameh 1,2 , Emmanuel Mahama 1 , Abubakari Sulemana 1 , George Adjei 1 , Stephaney Gyaase 1 , Samuel Afari-Asiedu 1 , Robert Adda 1 , Abena Konadu Yawson 1 , Gifty Fosuaa Nuamah 1 , Edward Apraku Anane 1 , Livesy Abokyi 1 , Charles Zandoh 1 , Martha Abdulai 1 , Ellen Abrafi Boamah 1 , Kwame Adjei 1 , Seeba Amenga-Etego 1 , Francis Dzabeng 1 , Charlotte Tawiah-Agyeman 1 , Frank Baiden 1 , Kwaku Poku Asante 1 , Seth Owusu-Agyei 1   Affiliation(s) 1 Kintampo Health Research Centre, Kintampo, Ghana . 2 Drexel University School of Public Health, Philadelphia, USA . ABSTRACT Family planning is known to prevent maternal deaths, but some social norms, limited supplies and inconsistent use makes this difficult to achieve in most low- and middle-income countries. In spite of the high ferti...

Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=52489#.VJoaUcCAM4 Author(s)      Charles Adusei 1 , Dadson Awunyo-Vitor 2* Affiliation(s) 1 Department of Accounting and Finance, School of Business, Garden City University College, Kumasi, Ghana . 2 Department of Agricultural Economics, Agribusiness and Extension, Faculty of Agriculture, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana . ABSTRACT This study investigates factors influencing stock-out occurrence in retail shops in Kumasi Metropolis in Ghana. The study sampled two hundred and forty four retail outlets located in the central business areas...

Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=48948#.VJjffcCAM4 Author(s)      Amos Laar , Daniel Fiaveh , Matilda Laar , Sandra Boatemaa , James Abugri , Angela El-Adas , Richard Amenyah , Kyeremeh Atuahene , Andrew Anthony Adjei , Isabella Quakyi Affiliation(s) Department of Population, Family, & Reproductive Health, School of Public Health, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana . Centre for Gender Studies and Advocacy, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana . School of Dietetics and Human Nutrition, McGill University, Montreal, Canada . Regional Institute for Population Studies, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana . Department of Applied Chemistry and Biochemistry, Faculty of Applied Sciences, University for Development Studies, Navr...