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Mustapha Bin Usman

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Publications (14)

Rethinking Lecturer-Prepared Learning Materials in Ghanaian Higher Education: Policy, Pedagogical Practice and the Conditions for Independent Learning

Mustapha Bin Usman, Albert Opoku, Thomas A. Asafo Adjei, Dorcas Aba Engmann, Felix Aayel, Bright Owusu Afriyie, Lydia Konadu, Dieshonnie Aboagye Dacosta, Wilson Gyabeng, Peter Namtibil Wanaba, Elizabeth Appiagyei, Bernice Gyasi, Martha Edem Kotah & Esther Anim · Asian Journal of Education and Social Studies · 2026

Lecturer-prepared notes, handouts, slide decks and learning-management-system materials are embedded in contemporary university teaching, yet their educational value depends on what they enable students to do beyond receiving information. This critical narrative review examines l...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajess/2026/v52i93289

Balancing Educational Access and Practice Preparedness in Ghanaian Nursing and Midwifery Education: A Critical Narrative Review

Mustapha Bin Usman, Albert Opoku, Thomas A. Asafo Adjei, Wilson Gyabeng, Peter Namtibil Wanaba, Elizabeth Appiagyei & Felix Aayel · Journal of Education, Society and Behavioural Science · 2026

Ghana has expanded nursing and midwifery education to increase the supply of health professionals, yet educational growth has not consistently translated into clinically prepared graduates, equitable deployment or timely employment. This critical narrative review examines how acc...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jesbs/2026/v39i51513

From Training Gaps to Strategic Planning: Evidence for Strategic Training Preparedness in Ghanaian Nursing Education

Mustapha Bin Usman, Albert Opoku, Thomas A. Asafo Adjei & Francis Kwabena Larle · Asian Journal of Research in Nursing and Health · 2026

Background: Institutional preparedness for nursing education depends on the combined strength of clinical training, infrastructure, digital systems, psychosocial support, and financial and logistical arrangements. Evidence on how these domains jointly relate to students’ percepti...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajrnh/2026/v9i1386

The Entrepreneurial Journey: Levels, Dimensions, and Dynamics of Action among Ghanaian University Students

Mustapha Bin Usman, Imoro Braimah, Eric Oduro-Ofori & Kwaku Dwumor Kessey · South Asian Journal of Social Studies and Economics · 2025

Introduction: Against the backdrop of global economic shifts, entrepreneurship emerges as a promising solution to pressing challenges, including poverty, unemployment, and inequality, particularly in emerging economies like Ghana. However, despite the nation's entrepreneurial pot...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/sajsse/2025/v22i101174

Crowdfunding as an Alternative Entrepreneurial Financing Scheme in Ghana: A Narrative Review

Mustapha Bin Usman · Asian Journal of Economics, Business and Accounting · 2025

Research Gap: While extant research on crowdfunding is prevalent in developed economies, a significant knowledge gap exists regarding its feasibility and implementation in the context of developing nations like Ghana. Purpose: This study assesses the feasibility of crowdfunding a...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajeba/2025/v25i102004

Exploring ‘Entrepreneuring’ Dynamics among Ghanaian University Students

Mustapha Bin Usman, Imoro Braimah, Eric Oduro-Ofori & Kwaku Dwumor Kessey · Asian Journal of Education and Social Studies · 2025

Interest in entrepreneurship as a solution to unemployment and a means to promote economic growth is growing globally. International development agencies emphasise entrepreneurship’s crucial role in enhancing the effectiveness and longevity of aid. Final-year university students...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajess/2025/v51i82306

Password Management Practices, Authentication Burden, and Institutional Cybersecurity Support among Students and Staff at a Health Training Institution in Ghana: A Cross-Sectional Study

Williams Opoku, Mustapha Bin Usman, Albert Opoku, Thomas A. Asafo Adjei, Emmanuel Mensah Owusu & Dieshonnie Aboagye Dacosta · Asian Journal of Research in Computer Science · 2026

Background: Secure authentication is increasingly important in health-professions education because students and staff use digital platforms that contain personal, academic, and potentially practice-related information. Yet password security is constrained by memory burden, passw...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajrcos/2026/v19i10921

Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices of Preconception Care among Pregnant Women Attending Sunyani Teaching Hospital, Ghana: A Hospital-based Cross-sectional Study

Lydia Konadu, Mustapha Bin Usman, Yvonne Arhin Sarpong, Elizabeth Appiagyei, Irene Owusu Bonsu, Alberta Dawuni Arthur, Abena Aduse Pokuaa, Bernice Gyasi, Grace Adu Larbi, Edith Sefa Frimpong, Yvonne K. Banin & Elizabeth Achiaa Nti · Asian Journal of Pregnancy and Childbirth · 2026

Background: Preconception care (PCC) addresses biomedical, behavioural and social risks before conception, yet contemporary facility-level evidence from Ghana remains limited. This study assessed PCC knowledge, attitudes, practices, information sources, perceived barriers and sel...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajpcb/2026/v9i1228

Perennial Chieftaincy Conflict and Nursing Education in Ghana: A Cross-sectional Analysis of Academic Disruption, Clinical Training, and Psychological Distress

Albert Opoku, Mustapha Bin Usman, Thomas A. Asafo Adjei & Francis Kwabena Larle · Asian Journal of Research in Nursing and Health · 2026

Background: Recurrent chieftaincy conflict may disrupt educational continuity, clinical training and student well-being, yet evidence from nursing training institutions in Ghana is limited. Objective: This study examined associations between exposure to recurrent chieftaincy conf...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajrnh/2026/v9i1387

Evaluating French Language Training in Ghanaian Nursing and Midwifery Education: Relevance and Effectiveness

Albert Opoku, Mustapha Bin Usman, Thomas A. Asafo Adjei, Bright Owusu-Afriyie & Collins Nyamekye · Asian Journal of Advanced Research and Reports · 2025

Introduction: In a globalised world where healthcare providers are increasingly coming into contact with patients from diverse language backgrounds, communicating effectively in the patient’s language is essential. Considering that French-speaking countries border Ghana, includin...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajarr/2025/v19i71099

Pill-count Antiretroviral Therapy Adherence and its Contextual Determinants in a Semi-rural Ghanaian Municipality: A Mixed-methods Cross-sectional Study

Yaw Manu Boateng, Kwaku Gyamfi Oppong, Mustapha Bin Usman, Miriam Gborglah, Martha Masata Adeyiga, Marshall Asare Owusu, Yaa Gyaa Fynn, Paul Gyan, Richard Delali Agbeko Djochie & Felicia Oppong · Asian Journal of Research in Infectious Diseases · 2026

Background: Antiretroviral therapy (ART) adherence estimates in Ghana differ by setting and measurement method, and evidence from semi-rural municipal services using pill-count data remains limited. Objective: To estimate ART adherence and examine individual, psychosocial, treatm...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajrid/2026/v17i10596

Comparative Evaluation of 7.1% Chlorhexidine Digluconate Gel and Methylated Spirit for Neonatal Umbilical Cord Care in Two Ghanaian Hospitals

Elizabeth Appiagyei, Dorcas Kujar, Linda Boah, Mustapha Bin Usman, Jonathan Karikari Mensah & Lydia Konadu · Asian Journal of Pregnancy and Childbirth · 2026

Background: Umbilical cord infection is an avoidable contributor to neonatal morbidity and mortality, particularly where harmful cord applications, inconsistent hygiene and limited postnatal follow-up persist. Ghana recommends 7.1% chlorhexidine digluconate gel for newborn cord c...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajpcb/2026/v9i1224

Predictors of Self-care Practices among Patients with Type 2 Diabetes in Ghana: The Role of Illness Perception and Diabetes Knowledge

Perpetua Kessie-Mensah, Etepe Kofi Dugah, Gloria Ohene Takyi, Yaw Manu Boateng, Mustapha Bin Usman, Paul Gyan, Martha Masata Adeyiga, Wollie Kwadwo Abraham, Isaac Asamoah Abekah, Eunice Ansaa Anafi, Patricia Pearl Ankrah & Yaa Gyaa Fynn · Asian Journal of Research and Reports in Endocrinology · 2026

Background: Type 2 diabetes mellitus requires continuous self-care across diet, physical activity, blood-glucose monitoring, foot care and medication use. Evidence from Ghana and sub-Saharan Africa shows persistent gaps in diabetes self-management, partly because biomedical advic...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajrre/2026/v9i1142

Assessing the Emergency Response Capacity and Resource Availability at the Primary Healthcare Facilities of Ahafo Ano North District, Ghana

Asafo, T. A. Adjei, Opoku, Albert, Atta Boakye Cuame, Dorcas Owusu, Abu Tia Dimongso, Mustapha Bin Usman & Samuel Adomah · Asian Journal of Advanced Research and Reports · 2025

Introduction: Primary healthcare (PHC) facilities play a critical role in delivering emergency medical care, particularly in rural areas where they often serve as the first—and sometimes only—point of contact for individuals experiencing medical emergencies. According to the Worl...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajarr/2025/v19i81117