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Edem Tette

PROFESSOR

Verified email at chs.edu.gh Lecturer of Community Health, University of Ghana Google Scholar

CollegeCOLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES
School / InstituteUNIV. OF GHANA MEDICAL SCHOOL
DepartmentDEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY HEALTH AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
Child healthPublic HealthNutrition
Publications

53

Citations

1,149

H-index

17

i10-index

28

Publication activity
Publication statistics
Average citations
21.7
Most cited paper
240
First publication year
1900
Latest publication year
2026
Last updated
14 Sep 2026, 10:18
Publications

53 matching publications

PublicationYearJournalThematic areaCitations
Factors affecting malnutrition in children and the uptake of interventions to prevent the condition
EMA Tette, EK Sifah, ET Nartey
2015 BMC pediatrics 15 (1), 189, 2015 Health Sciences 240
Maternal profiles and social determinants of malnutrition and the MDGs: What have we learnt?
EMA Tette, EK Sifah, ET Nartey, P Nuro-Ameyaw, P Tete-Donkor, ...
2016 BMC public health 16 (1), 214, 2016 Health Sciences 110
Increased eosinophil activity in acute Plasmodium falciparum infection—association with cerebral malaria
Kurtzhals, Reimert, Tette, Dunyo, Koram, Akanmori, Nkrumah, Hviid
1998 Clinical & Experimental Immunology 112 (2), 303-307, 1998 Health Sciences 93
Multicenter surveillance of antimicrobial resistance among Gram-negative bacteria isolated from bloodstream infections in Ghana
ES Donkor, K Muhsen, SAM Johnson, FCN Kotey, NTKD Dayie, ...
2023 Antibiotics 12 (2), 255, 2023 Health Sciences 52
Multidrug-resistant bacteria in hospital wastewater of the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital in Accra, Ghana
DS Addae-Nuku, FCN Kotey, NTKD Dayie, MM Osei, EMA Tette, ...
2022 Environmental Health Insights 16, 11786302221130613, 2022 Health Sciences 51
Comparative study of the nutritional composition of local brown rice, maize (obaatanpa), and millet—A baseline research for varietal complementary feeding
N Yankah, FD Intiful, EMA Tette
2020 Food science & nutrition 8 (6), 2692-2698, 2020 Agriculture 47
Maternal perceptions about caesarean section deliveries and their role in reducing perinatal and neonatal mortality in the Upper West Region of Ghana; a cross-sectional study
BB Naa Gandau, BD Nuertey, NAH Seneadza, D Akaateba, E Azusong, ...
2019 BMC pregnancy and childbirth 19 (1), 350, 2019 Health Sciences 46
The pattern of neonatal admissions and mortality at a regional and district hospital in the Upper West Region of Ghana; a cross sectional study
EMA Tette, ET Nartey, BD Nuertey, EA Azusong, D Akaateba, J Yirifere, ...
2020 PloS one 15 (5), e0232406, 2020 Health Sciences 45
Under-five mortality pattern and associated risk factors: a case-control study at the Princess Marie Louise Children’s Hospital in Accra, Ghana
EMA Tette, MY Nyarko, ET Nartey, ML Neizer, A Egbefome, F Akosa, ...
2016 BMC pediatrics 16 (1), 148, 2016 Health Sciences 42
Changing patterns of disease and mortality at the Children’s Hospital, Accra: are infections rising?
EMA Tette, M Neizer, MY Nyarko, EK Sifah, ET Nartey, ES Donkor
2016 PloS one 11 (4), e0150387, 2016 Health Sciences 40
Staphylococcus aureus Nasal Colonization among Children with Sickle Cell Disease at the Children’s Hospital, Accra: Prevalence, Risk Factors, and Antibiotic …
VA Appiah, GA Pesewu, FCN Kotey, AN Boakye, S Duodu, EMA Tette, ...
2020 Pathogens 9 (5), 329, 2020 Health Sciences 38
Colonization of HIV-Infected Children with Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus
ES Donkor, FCN Kotey, NTKD Dayie, S Duodu, PB Tetteh-Quarcoo, ...
2019 Pathogens 8 (1), 35, 2019 Health Sciences 38
The transport and outcome of sick outborn neonates admitted to a regional and district hospital in the upper west region of Ghana: a cross-sectional study
EMA Tette, BD Nuertey, D Akaateba, NB Gandau
2020 Children 7 (3), 22, 2020 Social Sciences 33
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Ghana: Past, Present, and Future
ES Donkor, NTKD Dayie, EMA Tette
2019 Microbial Drug Resistance 25 (5), 717-724, 2019 Health Sciences 26
Malnutrition in HIV infected children on antiretroviral drugs in a cohort of Ghanaian children
FD Intiful, H Abdulai, R Nyarko, E Tette, M Asante
2021 Heliyon 7 (12), 2021 Health Sciences 23
Feeding practices and malnutrition at the Princess Marie Louise Children’s hospital, Accra: what has changed after 80 years?
EMA Tette, EK Sifah, P Tete-Donkor, P Nuro-Ameyaw, ET Nartey
2016 BMC Nutrition 2 (1), 42, 2016 Health Sciences 20
Treatment outcomes among children treated for uncomplicated severe acute malnutrition: a retrospective study in Accra, Ghana
A Takyi, E Tette, B Goka, G Insaidoo, Y Alhassan, MY Nyarko, ...
2021 Public health nutrition 24 (12), 3685-3697, 2021 Health Sciences 19
The profile, health seeking behavior, referral patterns, and outcome of outborn neonates admitted to a district and regional hospital in the Upper West Region of Ghana: A cross …
EMA Tette, BD Nuertey, EA Azusong, NB Gandau
2020 Children 7 (2), 15, 2020 Health Sciences 16
Home‐Based remedies to prevent COVID‐19‐associated risk of infection, admission, severe disease, and death: a nested case‐control study
BD Nuertey, J Addai, P Kyei-Bafour, KA Bimpong, V Adongo, L Boateng, ...
2022 Evidence‐Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2022 (1), 4559897, 2022 Health Sciences 15
Pneumonia in Ghana—a need to raise the profile
M Abbey, SK Afagbedzi, J Afriyie-Mensah, D Antwi-Agyei, K Atengble, ...
2018 International health 10 (1), 4-7, 2018 Health Sciences 14
Observations from mortality trends at The Children’s Hospital, Accra, 2003-2013
EMA Tette, ML Neizer, MY Nyarko, EK Sifah, IA Sagoe-Moses, ET Nartey
2016 PLoS One 11 (12), e0167947, 2016 Health Sciences 14
Clinical utility and impact of autopsies on clinical practice among doctors in a large teaching hospital in Ghana
E Tette, AE Yawson, Y Tettey
2014 Global Health Action 7 (1), 23132, 2014 Health Sciences 14
Through the lens of the clinician: Autopsy services and utilization in a large teaching hospital in Ghana
AE Yawson, E Tette, Y Tettey
2014 BMC Research Notes 7 (1), 943, 2014 Health Sciences 14
Family needs assessment of patients with cerebral palsy attending two hospitals in Accra, Ghana
AK Aduful, F Boamah-Mensah, MY Nyarko, ML Neizer, YN Brew, ...
2023 Children 10 (8), 1313, 2023 Health Sciences 13
Pregnancy as a Fundamental Determinant of Child Health: a review
EMA Tette, FD Intiful, AA Asare, JY Enos
2022 Current Nutrition Reports 11 (3), 457-485, 2022 Health Sciences 13