Publications by authors named "Benjamin Kweku Lugu"
Article Synopsis
- The research explores factors influencing vaccination uptake behavior in the context of COVID-19, addressing issues like vaccination reluctance and stakeholder concerns.
- The study employs protective motivation theory and an enhanced theory of planned behavior to analyze relationships between various factors (e.g., perceived vulnerability, attitude) and the intention to vaccinate.
- Findings suggest that multiple factors positively affect vaccination intentions, highlighting the model's effectiveness and offering implications for improving COVID-19 vaccine promotion and future study directions.
Predicting Health Insurance Policy Subscription Intention: An Empirical Study.
Soc Work Public Health
May 2023
Article Synopsis
- The study examines why people in Ghana aren't subscribing to health insurance, using a survey of 312 respondents and the theory of planned behavior.
- Findings show that positive attitudes, social influences, and perceived control all help increase health insurance subscriptions, highlighting that multiple factors contribute to individual decisions.
- The results support the theory of planned behavior's effectiveness and suggest ways to improve health insurance uptake, emphasizing the importance of understanding behavioral factors in health policy.
The pandemic outbreak has dealt consequences on global engagements and structures. With the ongoing search for pandemic-mitigating measures and the excesses (notably corruption) erupted in its wake, concerns have been raised about the decline in public trust, transparency and satisfaction - particularly in Ghana. This situation has spurred multilevel governance discussions regarding pandemic management.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic has precipitated a surge in mask usage around the world. This situation could spur environmental consequences which when not well managed, may compound waste and waste management, and further drive the spread of viral infections. Therefore, this study explores the antecedents of mask waste separation behavior in Ghana using an integrated model composed of the theory of planned behavior and the norm activation model.
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