Charles Zandoh

Biographic Data

ID7761837
NAMECharles Zandoh
GIVEN NAMESCharles
FAMILY NAMEZandoh
SIGNATUREZANDOH C
AFFILIATIONSKintampo Health Research Centre
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS4
TOTAL CITATIONS0
AUTHOR COUNT4
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2006
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2012
H-INDEX0

  • Demographic patterns and trends in Central Ghana: Baseline indicators from the Kintampo Health and Demographic Surveillance System

    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 …

  • Community perceptions of malaria and malaria treatment behaviour in a rural district of Ghana: Implications for artemisinin combination therapy

    Open AccessKwaku Poku Asante, Livesy Abokyi et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2010

    The knowledge of fever as a symptom of malaria is high among the study population. The awareness of AS-AQ therapy and its side-effect was low in the study area. Community education and sensitization, targeting all categories of the population, has to be intensified to ensure an efficient implementation process

  • Delayed Breastfeeding Initiation Increases Risk of Neonatal Mortality

    Karen M Edmond, Karen Edmond et al.ARTICLEPEDIATRICS2006

    BACKGROUND. Breastfeeding promotion is a key child survival strategy. Although there is an extensive scientific basis for its impact on postneonatal mortality, evidence is sparse for its impact on neonatal mortality. OBJECTIVES. We sought to assess the contribution of the timing of initiation of breastfeeding to any impact. METHODS. This study took advantage of the 4-weekly surveillance system from a large ongoing maternal vitamin A supplementati…