Term of Award
Spring 2016
Degree Name
Doctor of Public Health (Dr.P.H.)
Document Type and Release Option
Dissertation (restricted to Georgia Southern)
Copyright Statement / License for Reuse
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Department
Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health
Committee Chair
Andrew Hansen
Committee Member 1
Ashley Walker
Committee Member 2
Evans Afriyie-Gyawu
Abstract
Ghana has been a transition country for drug trafficking from South America to the Western World, but has now become a full fledge market. This presents public health risks including an increase in drug addiction prevalence, violence, and associated infections such as HIV/AIDS and Hepatitis C. Photovoice was used to explore factors affecting substance abuse and treatment in Ghana – utilizing Participatory Action Research and Social Ecological Model. Ten participants in recovery took photographs of what they perceived as: 1) risk and protective factors to substance abuse, and 2) barriers and facilitators to substance abuse treatment. Results indicated that substance abuse and treatment are affected by multiple factors including family, peer-pressure, drug availability, and lack of regulation enforcement
Recommended Citation
Kabore, Ahmed, " Factors Affecting Substance Abuse and Treatment in Ghana: A Social-Ecological Perspective Using Photovoice" (2016).
