2,457
Views
4
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Research Article

Corporate social responsibility in public health provision: Community members’ assessment

, , , ORCID Icon, , & | (Reviewing editor) show all
Article: 1622999 | Received 27 Dec 2017, Accepted 20 Feb 2019, Published online: 03 Jun 2019

References

  • Adei, D., Addei, I., & Kwadjosse, H. (2011). A study of the effects of mining activities on the health status of people: A case study. Research Journal of Applied Sciences, Engineering and Technology, 3, 99–15.
  • Agyemang-Duah, W. (2014). Health effects of mining on surrounding communities: A case study of Newmont Ghana Gold Limited (NGGL), in Kenyasi (BA thesis), KNUST, Kumasi, Ghana.
  • Agyemang-Duah, W., Peprah, C., & Peprah, P. (2019). Factors influencing the use of public and private healthcare facilities among poor older people in rural Ghana. Journal of Public Health (Springer), 1–11. doi:10.1007/s10389-018-01010-y
  • Agyemang-Duah, W., Yeboah, J. Y., Gyasi, R. M., Mensah, C. M., & Arthur, F. (2015). What does the community know? Assessing the mining-related knowledge in the newmont Ghana gold limited enclave. American Journal of Social Issues and Humanities, 5(2), 484-501.
  • Agyemang-Duah, W., Yeboah, J. Y., Gyasi, R. M., Mensah, C. M., & Arthur, F. (2016). Mining and public health implications: Evidence from the Newmont Ghana gold limited enclaves. Research Journal of Applied Sciences, Engineering and Technology, 12, 272–281. doi:10.19026/rjaset.12.2334
  • Ahmed, S. M., Adams, A. M., Chowdhury, M., & Bhuiya, A. (2003). Changing health-seeking behaviour in Matlab, Bangladesh: Do development interventions matter? Health Policy and Planning, 18, 306–315. doi:10.1093/heapol/czg037
  • Akabzaa, T., & Darimani, A. (2001). A study of impacts of mining sector investment in Ghana on mining communities (pp. 20). Accra: Structural Adjustment Participatory Review Initiative (SAPRI) on Ghana. Online http://www. natural-resources. org/minerals/africa/docs/pdfs/Impact% 20of% 20Mining
  • Akabzaa, T. M. (2000). Boom and dislocation: A study of the social and environmental impacts of mining in the Wassa West District of Ghana. Accra, Ghana: Third World Network, Africa Secretariat.
  • Akabzaa, T. M., Seyire, J. S., & Afriyie, K. (2007). The glittering façade: Effects of mining activities on Obuasi and its surrounding communities. Accra: Third World Network-Africa (TWN–Africa).
  • Al Rawashdeh, R., Campbell, G., & Titi, A. (2016). The socio-economic impacts of mining on local communities: The case of Jordan. The Extractive Industries and Society, 3, 494–507. doi:10.1016/j.exis.2016.02.001
  • Amoako-Arhin, A., & Okyere, S., . A. (2014). Goldfield Ghana Limited, Tarkwa mines and community infrastructure development in the Tarkwa Nsuaem Municipality of Ghana. Journal of Studies in Social Sciences, 6(2), 68-99.
  • Amponsah-Tawiah, K., & Dartey-Baah, K. (2011). The mining industry in Ghana: A blessing or a curse. International Journal of Business and Social Science, 2(12), 62–69.
  • Arthur, F., Agyemang-Duah, W., Gyasi, R. M., Yeboah, J. Y., & Otieku, E. (2016). Nexus between artisanal and small-scale gold mining and livelihood in prestea mining region, Ghana. Geography Journal, 2016, 18. doi:10.1155/2016/1605427
  • Asenso-Okyere, W. K., Anum, A., Osei-Akoto, I., & Adukonu, A. (1998). Cost recovery in Ghana: Are there any changes in healthcare seeking behaviour? Health Policy and Planning, 13, 181–188. doi:10.1093/heapol/13.2.181
  • Azapagic, A. (2004). Developing a framework for sustainable development indicators for the mining and minerals industry. Journal of Cleaner Production, 12, 639–662. doi:10.1016/S0959-6526(03)00075-1
  • Boateng, D. O. (2012). The Impact of Golden Star Wassa Limited (GSWL) Operations on its Catchment Communities (Master's Thesis), KNUST, Ghana.
  • Brereton, D., & Forbes, P. (2004). Monitoring the impact of mining on local communities: A hunter valley case study. Retrieved from: www.csrm.uq.edu.au/docs/hunter-valley.pdf
  • Cronje, F., Reyneke, S., & Van Wyk, D. (2013). Local communities and health disaster management in the mining sector. Jàmbá: Journal of Disaster Risk Studies, 5, 1–12. doi:10.4102/jamba.v5i2.78
  • Fatmi, Z., & Avan, B. I. (2002). Demographic, socio-economic and environmental determinants of utilisation of antenatal care in a rural setting of Sindh, pakistan. Journal-Pakistan Medical Association, 52(4), 138-142.
  • Government of Pakistan. (2000). Utilization of public health facilities in Pakistan. Islamabad: National Health Management Information System.
  • Gyasi, R. M., Agyemang-Duah, W., Mensah, C. M., Arthur, F., Torkornoo, R., & Amoah, P. A. (2017b). Unconventional medical practices among Ghanaian students: A university-based survey. Journal of Traditional and Complementary Medicine, 7(1), 126–132. doi:10.1016/j.jtcme.2016.06.002
  • Gyasi, R. M., Mensah, C. M., Adjei, P. O.-W., & Agyemang, S. (2011). Public perceptions of the role of traditional medicine in the healthcare delivery system in Ghana. Global Journal of Health Science, 3, 40. doi:10.5539/gjhs.v3n2p40
  • Gyasi, R. M., & Phillips, D. R. (2018). Demography, Socioeconomic Status and Health Services Utilisation among Older Ghanaians: Implications for Health Policy. Ageing International, 1-22. doi: 10.1007/s12126-018-9343-9
  • Gyasi, R. M., Poku, A. A., Boateng, S., Amoah, P. A., Mumin, A. A., Obodai, J., & Agyemang-Duah, W. (2017a). Integration for coexistence? Implementation of intercultural healthcare policy in Ghana from the perspective of service users and providers. Journal of Integrative Medicine, 15(1), 44–55. doi:10.1016/S2095-4964(17)60312-1
  • Hilson, G. (2002). Small-scale mining in Africa: Tackling pressing environmental problems with improved strategy. The Journal of Environment & Development, 11, 149–174. doi:10.1177/10796502011002003
  • Hunte, P. A., & Sultana, F. (1992). Health-seeking behavior and the meaning of medications in Balochistan, Pakistan. Social Science & Medicine, 34, 1385–1397. doi:10.1016/0277-9536(92)90147-I
  • Kaiser, K. (2009). Protecting respondent confidentiality in qualitative research. Qualitative Health Research, 19, 1632–1641. doi:10.1177/1049732309350879
  • Kitula, A. (2006). The environmental and socio-economic impacts of mining on local livelihoods in Tanzania: A case study of Geita District. Journal of Cleaner Production, 14, 405–414. doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2004.01.012
  • Lar, U., Ngozi-Chika, C. S., & Tsuwang, K. (2014). Environmental health impact of potentially harmful element discharges from mining operations in Nigeria. American Journal of Environmental Protection, 3, 14–18.
  • Mactaggart, F., McDermott, L., Tynan, A., & Whittaker, M. (2018). Exploring the broader health and well-being outcomes of mining communities in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review. Global Public Health, 13(7), 899–913. doi:10.1080/17441692.2016.1240821
  • Mapani, B., & Kříbek, B. (Eds.). (2012). Environmental and Health Impacts of Mining in Africa: Proceedings of the Annual Workshop IGCP/SIDA No. 594, Windhoek, Namibia, July 5th-6th, 2012.  Czech Geological Survey.
  • McCracken, K., & Phillips, D. R. (2017). Global health: An introduction to current and future trends (2nd ed.). London, England: Routledge.
  • Musoke, D., Boynton, P., Butler, C., & Musoke, M. B. (2014). Health seeking behaviour and challenges in utilising health facilities in Wakiso district, Uganda. African Health Sciences, 14, 1046–1055. doi:10.4314/ahs.v14i4.36
  • Mustapha, S. (2015). The impact of Mining in Ghana (online). Retrieved from: https://www.graphic.com.gh/features/opinion/the-impact-of-mining-in-ghana.html
  • Nyamongo, I. (2002). Healthcare switching behaviour of malaria patients in a Kenyan rural community. Social Science & Medicine, 54, 377–386. doi:10.1016/S0277-9536(01)00036-3
  • Ocansey, I. (2013). Mining impacts on agricultural lands and food security: Case study of towns in and around Kyebi in the Eastern Region of Ghana (Bachelor’s thesis), Turku University of Applied Sciences,  Turku, Salo, Finland.
  • Opoku-Ware, J. (2010). The social and environmental impacts of mining activitieson indigenious communities: The case of Newmont Gold (Gh) limited (Kenyasi) in Ghana (Master’s Thesis). University of Agder, Kristianland, Norway.
  • Peprah, P., Abalo, E. M., Nyonyo, J., Okwei, R., Agyemang-Duah, W., & Amankwaa, G. (2018). Pregnant women’s perception and attitudes toward modern and traditional midwives and the perceptional impact on health seeking behaviour and status in rural Ghana. International Journal of Africa Nursing Sciences, 8, 66–74. doi:10.1016/j.ijans.2018.03.003
  • Peprah, P., Abalo, E. M., Nyonyo, J., Okwei, R., & Amankwaa, G. (2017). Complementary and alternative medicine in midwifery: A qualitative exploration of the perceptions and utilisation of CAM among trained midwives in rural Ghana. Evidence Based Midwifery, 15, 135–142.
  • Peprah, P., Agyemang-Duah, W., Arthur, F., Budu, I. H., Abalo, E. M., Okwei, R., & Nyonyo, J. (2019). ‘We are nothing without herbs’: A story of herbal remedies use during pregancy in rural Ghana. BMC Complementary & Alternative Medicine, 19(1), 1-12.
  • Shaikh, B. T., & Hatcher, J. (2004). Health seeking behaviour and health service utilization in Pakistan: Challenging the policy makers. Journal of Public Health, 27, 49–54. doi:10.1093/pubmed/fdh207
  • Shandro, J. A., Veiga, M. M., Shoveller, J., Scoble, M., & Koehoorn, M. (2011). Perspectives on community health issues and the mining boom–Bust cycle. Resources Policy, 36, 178–186. doi:10.1016/j.resourpol.2011.01.004
  • Smith, N. M., Ali, S., Bofinger, C., & Collins, N. (2016). Human health and safety in artisanal and small-scale mining: An integrated approach to risk mitigation. Journal of Cleaner Production, 129, 43–52. doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.04.124
  • Stephens, C., & Ahern, M. (2001). Worker and community health impacts related to mining operations internationally: A rapid review of the literature. London: London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine.
  • Stephenson, R., & Hennink, M. (2004). Barriers to family planning service use among the urban poor in Pakistan. Asia-Pacific Population Journal, 19, 5–26. doi:10.18356/e54a6ab6-en
  • Stephenson, R., & Tsui, A. O. (2002). Contextual influences on reproductive health service use in Uttar Pradesh, India. Studies in Family Planning, 33, 309–320.
  • Tapia, J. S., Valdés, J., Orrego, R., Tchernitchin, A., Dorador, C., Bolados, A., & Harrod, C. (2018). Geologic and anthropogenic sources of contamination in settled dust of a historic mining port city in northern Chile: Health risk implications. PeerJ, 6, e4699. doi:10.7717/peerj.4699
  • Twerefou, D. K., Tutu, K., Owusu-Afriyie, J., & Adjei-Mantey, K. (2015). Attitudes of local people to mining policies and interventions. International Growth Centre, Ref: E-33107-GHA-1. Retrieved from https://www. theigc. org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Twerefou-et-al-2015-Working-paper-1. pdf.
  • World Health Organisation (1948). Preamble to the Constitution of the World Health Organization as adopted by the International Health Conference, New York, 19–22 June, 1946; signed on 22 July 1946 by the representatives of 61 States (Official Records of the World Health Organization, no. 2, p. 100) and entered into force on 7 April 1948.
  • World Health Organisation. (2004). General guidelines for methodologies on research and evaluation of traditional medicine. Geneva: WHO publication.
  • Yeboah, J. (2011). Mining activities in Obuasi, Ghana; Environmental and health impacts. Saarbrucken: LAMBERT Academic Publishing GmbH and Co.KG. ISBN: 978-3-8433-6010-4.