Do Perceptions About Local Environmental Quality Influence Self-Rated Health? Evidence from Ghana

Iddisah Sulemana

doi:10.5296/emsd.v5i2.10156

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Iddisah Sulemana
GIMPA Business School Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration Accra, Ghana
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Dr. Iddisah Sulemana is a Lecturer of Economics at the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA) Business School. Prior to joining GIMPA, Iddi worked at USAA Bank in San Antonio, Texas (USA) as a Credit Risk Analyst. There, he built econometric/statistical predictive models to support the bank’s credit risk management policies and strategies. Dr. Sulemana also taught several economics courses at the Central Methodist University in Missouri, USA for about two and half years. A product of the University of Ghana, Iddi was trained at the Economics Department where he graduated with First Class Honours in 2006 and was awarded the Prof. Ben Amoako Adu’s Award for Best Graduating Student in Economics. He earned a masters degree at the University of Akron in Ohio, USA in 2010 before proceeding to the University of Missouri, USA to obtain his PhD in 2014. His current research examines the relationships among economic growth/development, the environment and subjective well-being. Dr. Sulemana has published in reputable international journals including Ecological Economics, Journal of Environmental Economics and Policy, The Journal of Development Studies, International Journal of Social Economics, Journal of Environmental Psychology, International Journal of Happiness and Development, inter alia. Aside from reviewing for many international journals, Dr. Sulemana is an Editorial Board Member for the journal Environmental Management and Sustainable Development. He enjoys watching soccer and basketball.

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Do Perceptions About Local Environmental Quality Influence Self-Rated Health? Evidence from Ghana

Iddisah Sulemana

Abstract

Although climate change and other global environmental problems are of top priority among world leaders (especially for those of developed countries), local environmental problems continue to bedevil people in developing countries like Ghana. In these countries, people continue to battle with poor air quality, poor water quality and poor sewage and sanitation. In this paper, I examine the association between perceived local environmental quality and self-rated health among Ghanaians. Empirical results from ordered probit regressions, based on data from the Wave 5 of the World Values Survey, reveal a negative association between environmental quality measure and self-rated health.

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