Obed Ernest A Nettey

Biographic Data

ID7746174
NAMEObed Ernest A Nettey
GIVEN NAMESObed Ernest A
FAMILY NAMENettey
SIGNATURENETTEY O E A
AFFILIATIONSKintampo Health Research Centre
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS5
TOTAL CITATIONS0
WORKS AS AUTHOR5
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2010
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2021
H-INDEX0

  • Neonatal mortality in the central districts of Ghana

    Open AccessGeorge Adjei, Eugene Kofuor Maafo Darteh et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2021

    The findings of the study suggest the risk of neonatal mortality at the individual- and household-levels in the Kintampo Districts. Interventions and strategies should be tailored towards the high-risk groups identified in the study

  • “Every Newborn-INDEPTH” (EN-INDEPTH) study protocol for a randomised comparison of household survey modules for measuring stillbirths and neonatal deaths in five Health and Demographic Surveillance si…

    Open AccessAngela Baschieri, Vladimir Sergeevich Gordeev et al.ARTICLEJournal of Global Health2019

    BACKGROUND: may underestimate mortality rates particularly for stillbirths. METHODS: and FPH to measure pregnancy outcomes in a household survey in five selected INDEPTH Network sites in Africa and South Asia (Bandim in urban and rural Guinea-Bissau; Dabat in Ethiopia; IgangaMayuge in Uganda; Kintampo in Ghana; Matlab in Bangladesh). The survey will reach >68 000 pregnancies to assess if there is ≥15% difference in stillbirth rates. Additional qu…

  • Predictors of abortions in Rural Ghana

    Open AccessGeorge Adjei, Yeetey Enuameh et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2015

    Extra efforts are needed to ensure that family planning services, educational programs on abortion and abortion care reach the target groups identified in this study

  • Demographic patterns and trends in Central Ghana

    Open AccessSeth Owusu‐Agyei, Obed Ernest A Nettey et al.ARTICLEGlobal Health Action2012

    BACKGROUND: The dearth of health and demographic data in sub-Saharan Africa from vital registration systems and its impact on effective planning for health and socio-economic development is widely documented. Health and Demographic Surveillance Systems have the capacity to address the dearth of quality data for policy making in resource-poor settings. OBJECTIVE: This article demonstrates the utility of the Kintampo Health and Demographic Surveill…

  • Clustering of childhood mortality in the Kintampo Health and Demographic Surveillance System in Ghana

    Open AccessObed Ernest A Nettey, Charles Zandoh et al.ARTICLEGlobal Health Action2010

    BACKGROUND: Childhood mortality in Ghana has generally declined in the last four decades. However, estimates tend to conceal substantial variability among regions and districts. The lack of population-based data in Ghana, as in other less developed countries, has hindered the development of effective programmes targeted specifically at clusters where mortality levels are significantly higher. OBJECTIVE: This paper seeks to test for the existence …