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Gloria Ethel Otoo

SENIOR LECTURER

Verified email at ug.edu.gh Senior Lecturer Nutrition, University of Ghana Google Scholar

CollegeCOLLEGE OF BASIC & APPLIED SC.
School / InstituteSCH OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
DepartmentDEPARTMENT OF NUTRITION AND FOOD SCIENCE
Maternal and infant nutritioncommunity nutritionnutritional epidemiology
Publications

78

Citations

2,221

H-index

20

i10-index

29

Publication activity
Publication statistics
Average citations
28.5
Most cited paper
521
First publication year
1900
Latest publication year
2026
Last updated
14 Sep 2026, 08:36
Publications

78 matching publications

PublicationYearJournalThematic areaCitations
Climate change and food and nutrition security in the Bibiani-Anhwiaso Bekwai district in the Western Region of Ghana
AA Armah, CA Nti, GE Otoo
2019 Cogent Environmental Science 5 (1), 1681613, 2019 Natural Sciences 12
Factors associated with exclusive breastfeeding of Ghanaian twins
JA Odei, A Lartey, GE Otoo
2013 Health Sciences 12
Comparative nutritional status of adult and adolescent mothers and their infants
EM Quarshie, GE Otoo, A Ohemeng
2014 Health Sciences 11
Streptococcus mutans and Lactobacillus species infection in obese and non-obese school children in Accra
TA Ndanu, R Aryeetey, J Sackeyfio, G Otoo, A Lartey, JA Opintan, ...
2015 Ghana. J Obes Overweig 1 (1), 1-5, 2015 Health Sciences 10
Changes of plasma amino acid profiles in infants with a nutrient-fortified complementary food supplement: Evidence from a 12-month single-blind cluster-randomized controlled trial
C Furuta, W Sato, H Murakami, DJ Suri, GE Otoo, K Tano-Debrah, ...
2021 Frontiers in Nutrition 8, 606002, 2021 Health Sciences 8
Role of protein and amino acids in infant and young child nutrition: considerations for the development and delivery of high quality complementary food supplements
S Ghosh, A Kurpad, K Tano-Debrah, GE Otoo, GA Aaron, Y Toride, ...
2015 Journal of Nutritional Science and Vitaminology 61 (Supplement), S195-S196, 2015 Health Sciences 8
HIV-negative status is associated with very early onset of lactation among Ghanaian women
GE Otoo, GS Marquis, DW Sellen, DJ Chapman, R Pérez-Escamilla
2010 Journal of Human Lactation 26 (2), 107-117, 2010 Health Sciences 8
Association between breastfeeding and complementary feeding practices and infant growth in the Builsa District
C Abang, GE Otoo, E Asibey-Berko
2013 Health Sciences 6
Dietary Practices and Nutritional Status of Adolescent Girls in Ko Senior High Boarding School in Theupper West Region
CA Aganah, E Colecraft, G Otoo
2014 Health Sciences 5
Oral Hygiene Practices and Caries Prevalence among 9-15 Years Old Ghanaian School Children
T Ndanu, R Aryeetey, J Sackeyfio, G Otoo, A Lartey
2014 J Nutr Health Sci 1 (4), 406, 2014 Health Sciences 5
Efficacy of nutrition education with an emphasis on consumption of iron-rich foods on haemoglobin levels of pregnant women: a randomized trial in Gomoa East District of the …
Y Adam, GE Otoo, WB Owusu
2015 Health Sciences 4
Weight perception and risk of non-communicable diseases among women: A cross-sectional study in Ghana
ESS Asiedu, GE Otoo, A Ohemeng
2025 PLOS Global Public Health 5 (8), e0004931, 2025 Health Sciences 3
Nutrition transition and the triple burden of malnutrition in Sub-Saharan africa: Status, determinants and economic welfare costs
EK Colecraft, OO Shittu, A Christian, D Akerele, GE Otoo, E Otoo
2020 Agriculture and Food Policies for Better Nutrition Outcomes in Africa 43, 2020 Health Sciences 3
Effect of the provision of a macro‐and micro‐nutrient fortified complementary food supplement on nutritional status of Ghanaian infants
S Ghosh, N Strutt, GE Otoo, DJ Suri, J Ankrah, T Johnson, P Nsiah, ...
2017 The FASEB Journal 31, 43.1-43.1, 2017 Health Sciences 3
MATERNAL NUTRITION KNOWLEDGE IS ASSOCIATED WITH MEETING THE MINIMUM ACCEPTABLE DIET AMONG CHILDREN 6-23 MONTHS IN GHANA
S Gyampoh, G Otoo, R Aryeetey
2013 Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism 63, 1124-1124, 2013 Health Sciences 3
An exploratory study of the gaps and barriers to nutrition education for pregnant women in Tamale, Ghana
R Ayande, E Carbone
2020 Current Developments in Nutrition, 2020 Health Sciences 2
Nutritional Factors Associated with Oedema as a Risk Factor for Preeclampsia among Pregnant Women Attending Antenatal Clinic in the La-Nkwantanang-Madina Municipality of the …
GY Agyare
2018 UNIVERSITY OF GHANA, LEGON, 2018 Health Sciences 2
Child feeding practices among mothers of children 6–24 months of age in a rural setting in Ghana
A Atuobi-Yeboah, A Lartey, E Colecraft, G Otoo
2016 Advances in Nutrition 7 (1), 4A, 2016 Health Sciences 2
Association between Facility Status-Baby Friendly and Non-Baby Friendly Hospitals and Infant Feeding Practices
GM Donkoh, A Lartey, GE Otoo
2013 Health Sciences 2
Methods and Metrics for Food Security and Nutrition Outcome Indicators
EK Colecraf, GE Otoo
2022 African Economic Research Consortium, 2022 Agriculture 1
Corrigendum: What’s Normal? Microbiomes in Human Milk and Infant Feces Are Related to Each Other but Vary Geographically: The INSPIRE Study (Frontiers in Nutrition,(2019), 6 …
KA Lackey, JE Williams, CL Meehan, JA Zachek, ED Benda, WJ Price, ...
2020 Corrigendum: What’s Normal? Microbiomes in Human Milk and Infant Feces Are …, 2020 Health Sciences 1
Drivers-of-Liking (DOL) for Boiled Milk among Women of Reproductive Age and Children Aged between One and Five Years in Peri-Urban Communities in Ghana
MYB Adjei, JGN Amissah, APH Kunadu, E Acquaah, E Colecraft, GE Otoo, ...
2018 Hsoa Journal of Food Science & Nutrition 4, 034, 2018 Social Sciences 1
A macro and micronutrient fortified complementary food supplement enhances plasma branched-chain amino acid levels in Ghanaian infants
W Sato, C Furuta, H Murakami, D Suri, G Otoo, K Tano-Debrah, S Ghosh
2017 ANNALS OF NUTRITION AND METABOLISM 71, 481-481, 2017 Health Sciences 1
Dairy product consumption and the nutritional status of preschool children in Accra, Ghana
MO Mensah, GE Otoo
2013 ANNALS OF NUTRITION AND METABOLISM 63, 740-740, 2013 Health Sciences 1
KNOWLEDGE AND PERCEPTION AS DETERMINANTS OF OBESITY IN PERI-URBAN AND URBAN DISTRICTS OF GHANA
H Nti, GE Otoo, AK Anderson, J Setorglo, M Steiner-Asiedu
2013 Journal of Community Nutrition & Health 2 (1), 20, 2013 Health Sciences 1