The Impact of Human Activities on River Pollution and Health-Related Quality of Life: Evidence from Ghana

Lulin Zhou (), Ruth Appiah (), Emmanuel Bosompem Boadi, Emmanuel Ceasar Ayamba, Ebenezer Larnyo and Henry Asante Antwi
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Lulin Zhou: School of Management, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China
Ruth Appiah: School of Management, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China
Emmanuel Bosompem Boadi: School of Public Administration, National Research Centre for Resettlement, Hohai University, Nanjing 211100, China
Emmanuel Ceasar Ayamba: School of Business and Management Studies, Bolgatanga Technical University, Bolgatanga P.O. Box 767, Ghana
Ebenezer Larnyo: School of Management, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China
Henry Asante Antwi: School of Pharmacy, University of Maryland, 518 West Fayette Street, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA

Sustainability, 2022, vol. 14, issue 20, 1-11

Abstract: Due to rapid development and population growth in Ghana’s urban and peri-urban areas, most freshwater resources are degrading, directly affecting residents in these vicinities. This study, therefore, evaluates how human activities such as urbanization, farming and industrialization affect the Bonsa River and the health-related quality of life of residents living downstream. The study adopted statistical package for the social sciences (SPSS) and partial least square structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) to assess the data retrieved from the residents living in and around the Bonsa River in Tarkwa Nsuaem, Ghana. The study’s outcome reveals a positive and significant impact of land use change on freshwater resource degradation and poor health-related quality of life of the inhabitants in the catchment area. The study has numerous practical and policy implications for the government, environmental and healthcare industry, and policymakers.

Keywords: human activities; water resource quality; public health PLS-SEM; Ghana (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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