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Sawudatu Zakariah-Akoto

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CollegeCOLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES
School / InstituteNOGUCHI MEM. INST. FOR MED.RES
DepartmentDEPARTMENT OF ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
Maternal and Child HealthAdolescent HealthFood Systems and DietNCDs
Publications

28

Citations

986

H-index

7

i10-index

5

Publication activity
Publication statistics
Average citations
35.2
Most cited paper
423
First publication year
1900
Latest publication year
2026
Last updated
16 Sep 2026, 02:55
Publications

28 matching publications

PublicationYearJournalThematic areaCitations
Alternative food-security indicators: revisiting the frequency and severity ofcoping strategies'
D Maxwell, C Ahiadeke, C Levin, M Armar-Klemesu, S Zakariah, ...
1999 Food policy 24 (4), 411-429, 1999 Agriculture 423
The experience of Ghana in implementing a user fee exemption policy to provide free delivery care
S Witter, DK Arhinful, A Kusi, S Zakariah-Akoto
2007 Reproductive health matters 15 (30), 61-71, 2007 Health Sciences 334
Farming in the shadow of the city: Changes in land rights and livelihoods in peri-urban Accra
D Maxwell, WO Larbi, GM Lamptey, S Zakariah, M Armar-Klemesu
1999 Third World Planning Review 21 (4), 373, 1999 Agriculture 117
Using ethnography to identify barriers and facilitators to optimal infant and young child feeding in rural Ghana: implications for programs
M Armar-Klemesu, S Osei-Menya, S Zakariah-Akoto, A Tumilowicz, J Lee, ...
2018 Food and Nutrition Bulletin 39 (2), 231-245, 2018 Health Sciences 47
Effects of free delivery policy on provision and utilisation of skilled care at delivery: views from providers and communities in Central and Volta regions of Ghana
D Arhinful, S Zakariah-Akoto, B Madi, B Mallet-Ashietey, ...
2006 Aberdeen and Accra: IMMPACT, 2006 Health Sciences 10
Hypertension and diabetes control: faith-based centres offer a promise for expanding screening services and linkage to care in Ghana
EA Nonterah, ST Chatio, A Willis, JA Alale, S Zakariah-Akoto, N Darko, ...
2024 BMC Primary Care 25 (1), 382, 2024 Health Sciences 9
Design of a mobile phone-based Artificial Intelligence (AI) application to assess dietary intake and provide nudges to improve healthy eating choices: formative research in …
BC Braga, NL Aberman, A Arrieta, B Bannerman, A Burns, G Folson, ...
2021 Intl Food Policy Res Inst, 2021 Engineering 7
Design and implementation of a food-based micronutrient intervention in Savelugu-Nanton District
M Armar-Klemesu, S Zakariah
2003 Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medicine, College of Health Sciences …, 2003 Health Sciences 7
Socio-cultural norms in the local food system and potential implications for women's dietary quality in rural Northern Ghana.
S Zakariah-Akoto, M Armar-Klemesu, A Ankomah, K Torpey, R Aryeetey
2024 African Journal of Food, Agriculture, Nutrition & Development 24 (1), 25052, 2024 Health Sciences 6
Farming in the Shadow of the City: Changes in Land Rights and Livelihoods in Peri-Urban Accra. Cities Feeding People Report 23
D Maxwell, W Larbe, G Lamptey, S Zakariah, M Armar-Klemesu
1998 International Development Research Centre, 1998 Agriculture 6
Cardiovascular disease prevention: community based asset mapping within religious networks in a rural sub-saharan african neighbourhood
A Willis, S Chatio, N Darko, EA Nonterah, S Zakariah-Akoto, J Alale, ...
2023 PLOS Global Public Health 3 (10), e0002201, 2023 Health Sciences 5
Anaemia prevention among pregnant women: Views and experiences of pregnant women and antenatal care providers in Accra, Ghana
ZA Sawudatu, H Omeife, VL Moran, E Godfred, AA Seth, NM Lowe, ...
2024 World Nutrition 15 (2), 87-101, 2024 Health Sciences 4
Knowledge, perceptions, and management of symptoms of hormonal imbalance among adolescent girls in selected schools in Ghana: a qualitative exploratory study
S Zakariah-Akoto, B Abuaku, G Egbi, BEK Klu, E Kyei-Baafour, MF Ofori, ...
2024 Frontiers in Reproductive Health 6, 1502352, 2024 Social Sciences 3
Women’s participation in the local food system and implications for their dietary quality in rural Northern Ghana: A qualitative study
S Zakariah-Akoto, A Ankomah, K Torpey, M Armar-Klemesu, R Aryeetey
2021 Health Sciences 3
Farming in the shadow of the city: changes in land rights and livelihoods in peri-urban accra cities feeding people series report 23
D Maxwell, WO Larbi, GM Lamptey, S Zakariah, M Armar-Klemesu
1998 Washington, DC: IFPRI, 1998 Agriculture 3
Promoting lifestyle medicine research in Ghana: lessons learned from Centre for Lifestyle Medicine and Behaviour (CLiMB) Ghana hybrid workshop
H Osei-Kwasi, D Boateng, S Zakariah-Akoto, A Ojwang, F Agbozo, ...
2025 Frontiers in Public Health 13, 1636462, 2025 Health Sciences 1
Towards healthier culinary practices among Ghanaian women in the UK: A photovoice analysis
H Osei-Kwasi, R Akparibo, S Zakariah-Akoto, M Holdsworth, M Nicolaou, ...
2023 Proceedings of The Nutrition Society 82 (OCE5), E288, 2023 Health Sciences 1
Being active in Ghana: facilitators, barriers and preferences for being physically active in community settings among Ghanaian adults
D Boateng, H Osei-Kwasi, P Addo, V Mogre, E Assasie, K Boakye, ...
2026 BMJ Public Health 4 (1), 2026 Health Sciences 0
Community acceptability of cardiovascular risk screening in faith centres in the Kassena-Nankana districts of Northern Ghana: a qualitative study
ST Chatio, N Darko, S Zakariah-Akoto, A Willis, E A Nonterah, C R Jones, ...
2025 BMC public health 25 (1), 3792, 2025 Health Sciences 0
Feasibility-testing of recommendations in Ghana’s food-based dietary guidelines
S Zakariah-Akoto, MT Anderson, RA Annan, MN Adokiya, P Addy, ...
2025 World Nutrition 16 (4), 39-54, 2025 Health Sciences 0
Regional variations and socioeconomic factors influencing sex hormone profiles in adolescent girls in Ghana
E Kyei-Baafour, S Zakariah-Akoto, M Ofori, L Bentum-Ennin, ONO Darko, ...
2025 Frontiers in Reproductive Health 7, 1579942, 2025 Health Sciences 0
Regional Variations and Socioeconomic Factors Influencing Sex Hormone Profiles in Adolescent Girls in Ghana
YMD Kyei-Baafour Eric, Zakariah-Akoto Sawudatu, Ofori Michael, Bentum-Ennin ...
2025 Adolescent Reproductive Health and Well-being 7, 2025 Health Sciences 0
Focused Ethnographic Study–Gomoa East District, Ghana November 2016
B McClafferty
2016 Health Sciences 0
Focused Ethnographic Study–Karaga District, Ghana November 2016
B McClafferty
2016 Health Sciences 0
Lessons on Provider and Community Perceptions of Why Women Do Not Use Free Delivery Services in Ghana
DK Arhinful, S Zakariah, A Margaret, BM Armar-Klemesu, B Madi
2014 Towards Effective Disease Control in Ghana: Research and Policy Implications …, 2014 Health Sciences 0