Investigating the relationship between poverty and disease : the case of Guinea Worm in the Savelugu-Nanton district of the northern region of Ghana

2010

Masteroppgave i development management- Universitetet i Agder 2010 The relationship between poverty and disease is complex and is often difficult to explore. The situation is exacerbated when investigating different aspects of this relationship and including concepts such as sustainable development into the equation. Varying methods have also been employed in past research when examining this relationship. Quantitative methods often give a vivid but superficial picture to the relationship, whilst a qualititative method often leads to difficulties in extrapolating this relationship to other contexts. In the research, I employed a mixed research strategy employing both quantitative and qualit…