Alhassan Abdul Rauf
Department of Surgery, Tamale Teaching Hospital, P.O. Box TL 16, Tamale, Ghana.
Heliyon. 2022 Mar 8;8(3):e09072. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e09072. eCollection 2022 Mar.
According to neoclassical economics, happiness is related to increasing prosperity, but today financial gain as the sole source of happiness is demised by many factors such as education, health, and means of transportation. An emotional state of happiness can disturb health outcomes.
This study aimed to study happiness among Ghanaian men and their socioeconomic predictors.
A descriptive cross-sectional study design was used relying on data from Ghana Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS) 2017/18. Chi-square for two variables analysis and binary logistics for multiple variables analysis.
The national prevalence of estimated happiness among men recorded in this current study was 79.8% and overall estimated unhappiness was 20.2%. And predictors of happiness were age, higher educational attainment, regional association, ethnicity, body functional status, health insurance status, alcohol, and cigarette use.
Over one-five Ghanaian men are unhappy. That is the issue of happiness among Ghanaian men is a major issue and there is the need for policy enforcement towards education promotion, poverty reduction, and minimizing the use of a substance such as alcohol and cigarette.
根据新古典经济学，幸福与财富增长相关，但如今，经济收益作为幸福的唯一来源已受到诸多因素的挑战，如教育、健康和交通方式等。幸福的情绪状态会影响健康结果。
本研究旨在探讨加纳男性的幸福感及其社会经济预测因素。
采用描述性横断面研究设计，依据2017/18年加纳多指标类集调查（MICS）的数据。使用卡方检验进行双变量分析，二元逻辑回归进行多变量分析。
本研究记录的加纳男性估计幸福的全国患病率为79.8%，总体估计不幸福率为20.2%。幸福的预测因素包括年龄、较高的教育程度、地区关联、种族、身体功能状况、健康保险状况、饮酒和吸烟情况。
超过五分之一的加纳男性不幸福。加纳男性的幸福问题是一个重大问题，需要加强政策执行力度，以促进教育、减少贫困，并尽量减少酒精和香烟等物质的使用。
