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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
A Retrospective Mixed Methods Analysis of COVID-19’s Impact on Maternal Psychosocial Health in Ghana: Lessons for Future Public Health Crises
REA Ayande, GE Otoo, J Pearlman, S Gonzalez-Nahm, ET Carbone
2026 medRxiv, 2026.02. 05.26345660, 2026 Health Sciences 0
A Mixed-Methods Study Of The Drivers Of Stunting Reduction Among Children Under-5 In Ghana, 2003–2017.
ZA Bhutta, GE Otoo, MF Gaffey, E Confreda
2025 Health Sciences 0
Human milk immune factors, maternal nutritional status, and infant sex: The INSPIRE study
GE Otoo, B Caffé, A Blackwell
2023 Health Sciences 0
Is maternal perception of their own body size and that of their children related to nutritional status?
GE Otoo, ANF Eze, S Adu-Afarwuah
2023 ANNALS OF NUTRITION AND METABOLISM 79, 751-751, 2023 Health Sciences 0
Identification of a Hemolysis Threshold That Increases Plasma and Serum Zinc Concentration (vol 147, 1218, 2017)
DW Killilea, F Rohner, S Ghosh, GE Otoo, L Smith, JH Siekmann, JC King
2021 JOURNAL OF NUTRITION 151 (6), 1675-1675, 2021 Health Sciences 0
What's Normal? Microbiomes in Human Milk and Infant Feces Are Related to Each Other but Vary Geographically: The INSPIRE Study (vol 6, 45, 2019)
KA Lackey, JE Williams, CL Meehan, JA Zachek, ED Benda, WJ Price, ...
2020 FRONTIERS IN NUTRITION 7, 2020 Health Sciences 0
A macro-and micronutrient-fortified complementary foodsupplement reduced acute infection, improved haemoglobin andshowed a dose–response effect in improving linear growth: a 12 …
SA Ghosh, NR Strutt, GE Otoo, DJ Suri
2019 Cambridge Univeristy Press, 2019 Health Sciences 0
Infant and Young Child Feeding Index is not Associated with Stunting among Children (6-23 months) in the Upper Manya Krobo District of Ghana
PC Pagui, A Ohemeng, GE Otoo
2018 Science and Development Journal 2 (2), 1-9, 2018 Health Sciences 0
ASSESSMENT OF PERCEIVED SOCIAL SUPPORT, FOOD INSECURITY AND NUTRITIONAL STATUS OF THE ELDERLY IN THE SAGNARIGU DISTRICT OF THE NORTHERN REGION, GHANA
PW Adam, E Colecraft, G Otoo, F Dwamena
2017 ANNALS OF NUTRITION AND METABOLISM 71, 625-625, 2017 Social Sciences 0
BELIEFS ABOUT THE BENEFITS AND DANGERS OF COW'S MILK CONSUMPTION BY WOMEN AND CHILDREN IN SOME PERI-URBAN COMMUNITIES IN GHANA
G Otoo, E Colecraft, N Amissah, M Blay-Adjei, A Hanson-Kunadu, ...
2017 ANNALS OF NUTRITION AND METABOLISM 71, 1278-1278, 2017 Social Sciences 0
LIVESTOCK REARING AND DEPRESSION IN ADOLESCENTS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH THEIR MENTAL DEVELOPMENT IN THE KASSENA-NANKANA DISTRICT OF GHANA
H Mohammed, F Aboud, G Otoo, G Marquis
2017 ANNALS OF NUTRITION AND METABOLISM 71, 417-418, 2017 Agriculture 0
Department of nutrition and food science, school of biological sciences, university of Ghana, Accra, Ghana problem
CA Appiah, GE Otoo, M Steiner-Asiedu
2016 Pan African Medical Journal 23 (1), 2016 Health Sciences 0
Effect of a macro and micronutrient fortified complementary food supplement (KokoPlus) on linear growth of children 18 months of age in Ghana
S Ghosh, N Strutt, G Otoo, DJ Suri, JC Addison, K Chui, KT Debrah, ...
2016 The FASEB Journal 30, lb420-lb420, 2016 Health Sciences 0
Role of Protein and Amino Acids in Infant and Young Child Nutrition: Protein and Amino Acid Needs and Relationship with Child Growth
S Ghosh, A Kurpad, K Tano-Debrah, R Uauy, GA Aaron, GE Otoo
2015 Health Sciences 0
The Association Between An Infant And Young Child Feeding Index, The Nutritional Knowledge Of The Care-Giver And The Nutritional Status Of Children 6-23 Months In The Upper …
PC Pagui, A Ohemeng, GE Otoo
2015 Health Sciences 0
DIETARY HABIT AND PREVALENCE OF GUM DISEASE IN OBESE CHILDREN
TA Ndanu, A Lartey, R Ayeetey, J Sackeyfio, G Otoo
2013 ANNALS OF NUTRITION AND METABOLISM 63, 1301-1301, 2013 Health Sciences 0
INCREASING MATERNAL BODY MASS INDEX (BMI) AFTER THE FIRST TRIMESTER OF PREGNANCY HAS A POSITIVE ASSOCIATION WITH INFANT BIRTH OUTCOMES
R Ayande, G Otoo
2013 ANNALS OF NUTRITION AND METABOLISM 63, 692-692, 2013 Health Sciences 0
INFANT FEEDING PRACTICES AMONG LIBERIAN REFUGEE WOMEN DURING THE EMERGENCY AND PROTRACTED PHASES OF REFUGEE SETTLEMENT
A Sandow, E Colecraft, G Otoo
2013 ANNALS OF NUTRITION AND METABOLISM 63, 661-662, 2013 Health Sciences 0
ORAL HYGIENE STATUS AND PREVALENCE OF GUM DISEASE IN OBESE CHILDREN
T Ndanu, A Lartey, R Ayeetey, J Sackeyfio, G Otoo
2013 ANNALS OF NUTRITION AND METABOLISM 63, 1231-1231, 2013 Health Sciences 0
URBAN GHANANIAN CHILDREN WITH LESS PHYSICAL ACTIVITY ARE MORE PRONE TO OVERWEIGHT/OBESITY
E Colecraft, A Lartey, G Marquis, G Otoo
2013 ANNALS OF NUTRITION AND METABOLISM 63, 982-982, 2013 Social Sciences 0
Changing Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity among Ghanaian Women between 1993 and 2003: Analysis of the Demographic and Health Surveys: 17
GE Otoo, A Lartey
2009 Annals of Nutrition & Metabolism 45 (3), 242-243, 2009 Health Sciences 0
NUTRITIONAL STATUS AND ANAEMIA PREVALENCE IN TWO COMMUNITIES IN THE NORTHERN AND UPPER EAST REGIONS OF GHANA: P141-15
A Lartey, GE Otoo, HM Avedzi
2009 Annals of Nutrition & Metabolism 55, 609, 2009 Health Sciences 0
VALIDITY OF MATERNAL PERCEPTION OF ONSET OF LACTATION AS A MARKER OF LACTOGENESIS II IN GHANAIAN WOMEN: P104-04
GE Otoo, GS Marquis, A Lartey, DJ Chapman, R Pérez-Escamilla
2009 Annals of Nutrition & Metabolism 55, 491, 2009 Health Sciences 0
Does the human immunodeficiency virus impair the onset of lactation among Ghanaian mothers?
GE Otoo, AA Lartey, GS Marquis, D Sellen, D Chapman, ...
2007 The FASEB Journal 21 (5), A117-A117, 2007 Health Sciences 0
Factors influencing the duration of exclusive breastfeeding in Ghana
GE Otoo, AA Lartey, R Pérez‐Escamilla
2007 The FASEB Journal 21 (5), A687-A687, 2007 Health Sciences 0