Optimizing Public Health Crisis Communication: Insights from Technology-Mediated COVID-19 Messaging in Rural Ghana.

This paper examines the efficacy of different messaging formats in the context of public health crises and emergencies in rural context. By analyzing usage statistics and user feedback, we assessed the effectiveness of various technology-mediated COVID-19 audio message formats (songs, expert interviews, endorsements, and dramas) delivered using the Amplio Talking Book device to rural communities in Ghana during the COVID-19 pandemic. Our findings indicate that different messaging formats resulted in varying levels of user engagement and interest.

Achieving greater participation in agricultural production: A study of government workers in the Upper west region of Ghana.

This paper assessed factors influencing participation in agricultural production by government workers in the Upper West Regions of Ghana. A cross-sectional survey design was employed, using purposive and simple random sampling techniques to select 400 respondents across four (4) municipalities in the Upper West Region (UWR) for interview. Data were analyzed using the Heckman two-stage model to determine the extent to which factors critical to the participation in agricultural production by government workers.