Place, People & Diseases: The Association Between Geography & Diseases in Ghana

Abstract

The nexus between geography and the health of humans is of interest to many scholars globally. However, this nexus is not fully examined in developing nations like Ghana as compared to developed nations. Therefore, this study examines this nexus in the Ledzokuku-Krowor municipality, a suburb of the Greater Accra region of Ghana using a means comparison approach. Malaria, diarrhea, and intestinal worm related disease are common in the municipality and strongly supported by previous studies. However, hypertension and rheumatism are two diseases that are on the rise in the municipality which are not on the list of the diseases common in Ghana.

Corruption & Healthcare in Africa: A Comparative Assessment of the Effect of Paying of Bribe on Access to Medical Care and the Quality of Healthcare in Africa

“…The extant literature on access to medical care is dominated by three main themes -equating access to the characteristics of the population, equating access to the delivery system, and equating access to the outcome indicators of individuals' use of the medical care (Aday & Andersen, 1974;Levesque et al, 2013;Peters et al, 2008). First, equating access to the characteristics of the population includes considering factors such as family income, insurance coverage, attitude towards medical care, age, gender, education, religion, rural-urban residency, region, and political party affiliation among others (Aday & Andersen, 1974;Dzordzormenyoh et al, 2020;Levesque et al, 2013;Luo & Qi, 2009;Peters et al, 2008). Second, equating access to the delivery system considers issues such as the distribution and organization of manpower and facilities within the healthcare system (Aday & Andersen, 1974;Levesque et al, 2013;Peters et al, 2008).…”