Research Activities

In the past years research has been carried out in order to improve the projects of YHFG. Research has been done by YHFG staff and international bachelor, master and PhD students.

Since November 2009 YHFG cooperates with Inholland University of Applied Sciences in Amsterdam in The Netherlands on a long-term research project on Youth, Relationships and Sexuality in Bolgatanga carried out by Ph D student Jolien van der Geugten.

If you are interested in research activities for the YHFG, please contact Jolien van der Geugten.

This is an overview of the research:

• Crince, S., (2011).
  Why is it that...? Een kwalitatief onderzoek naar de hulpvragen van jongeren in Bolgatanga in relatie tot seksualiteit en reproductieve gezondheid.
  Unpublished Bachelor thesis, Inholland University of Applied Sciences, Faculty of Social Work, The Hague.
  Available in Dutch, Summary available in English
  
  
• Leeuw, de, N., (2011).
  Onderzoek naar jongeren en seksuele voorlichting in Bolgatanga Ghana.
  Unpublished Bachelor thesis, Inholland University of Applied Sciences, Faculty of Communication, Media and Music, Amsterdam.
  Available in Dutch, Summary available in English
  
  
• Bonder, E. (2011).
  Evaluation on Sexual Reproductive Health education program of Youth Harvest Foundation Ghana.
  Unpublished Bachelor thesis, Inholland University of Applied Sciences, Faculty of Communication, Media and Music, Amsterdam.
  Available in Dutch, Summary available in English
  
  
• Geugten, R., van der, & Heeswijk, F., van,. (2010).
  'When I grow up...'. qualitative research on social care for teenage mothers in Bolgatanga, Ghana.
  Unpublished Bachelor thesis, Hogeschool Utrecht, Institute for Social Work, Utrecht.
  Available in Dutch and in English
  
  
• Duyvenbode, van, S., (2010).
  Ook wij zijn bezig met seksualiteit. Praktijkonderzoek naar de rol van seksualiteit binnen de Islamitische gemeenschap in Bolgatanga.
  Unpublished Bachelor thesis, Inholland University of Applied Sciences, School of Social Work, Haarlem.
  Available in Dutch, Summary available in English
  
  
• Wijk, van, M. (2010).
  'It's really happening in Bolga here." Onderzoek naar de rol van seksualiteit voor de Christelijke jongeren in Bolgatanga.
  Unpublished Bachelor thesis, Inholland University of Applied Sciences, School of Health, Amsterdam.
  Available in Dutch, Summary available in English
  
  
• Duyvenbode, v., S., Wijk, v., M., Geugten, v. d., J., & Brinkman, F. (2010).
  The conceptions and practices of the Islamic and Christian community in Bolgatanga in ghana in relation to sexual health education.
  Presentation at the ATEE Annual Conference, Boedapest.
  Available in English
  
  
• Rondini, S., & Kingsley Krugu, J. (2009).
  Knowledge, attitude and practices study on reproductive health among secondary school students in Bolgatanga, Upper East Region, Ghana.
  African Journal of Reproductive Health, 13(4), 51-66.
  Available in English
  
  
• Meijer, S. (2008).
  Bachelor thesis on how secondary school students in Bolgatanga experience sexual and reproductive health problems.
  Unpublished Bachelor thesis, Hogeschool Zeeland, Social Work.