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| Title |
Spatial and demographic patterns of Cholera in Ashanti region - Ghana
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|---|---|
| Published in |
International Journal of Health Geographics, August 2008
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| DOI | 10.1186/1476-072x-7-44 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Frank B Osei, Alfred A Duker |
| Abstract |
Cholera has claimed many lives throughout history and it continues to be a global threat, especially in countries in Africa. The disease is listed as one of three internationally quarantinable diseases by the World Health organization, along with plague and yellow fever. Between 1999 and 2005, Africa alone accounted for about 90% of over 1 million reported cholera cases worldwide. In Ghana, there have been over 27000 reported cases since 1999. In one of the affected regions in Ghana, Ashanti region, massive outbreaks and high incidences of cholera have predominated in urban and overcrowded communities. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 1 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 215 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 3% |
| Ghana | 4 | 2% |
| Kenya | 1 | <1% |
| Switzerland | 1 | <1% |
| Canada | 1 | <1% |
| South Africa | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 201 | 93% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 42 | 20% |
| Student > Bachelor | 38 | 18% |
| Researcher | 26 | 12% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 22 | 10% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 15 | 7% |
| Other | 29 | 13% |
| Unknown | 43 | 20% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 39 | 18% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 23 | 11% |
| Social Sciences | 21 | 10% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 14 | 7% |
| Engineering | 11 | 5% |
| Other | 57 | 27% |
| Unknown | 50 | 23% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 4. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 01 February 2023.
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#7,713,391
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#250
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#34,157
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#4
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