Amos Laar
PROFESSOR
CollegeCOLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES
School / InstituteSCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
DepartmentDEPARTMENT OF POPULATION, FAMILY AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH
BioethicsPublic Health Nutrition
Publication activity
Publication statistics
Publications
249 matching publications
| Publication | Year | Journal | Thematic area | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preferred interpersonal distances: A global comparison A Sorokowska, P Sorokowski, P Hilpert, K Cantarero, T Frackowiak, ... |
2017 | Journal of cross-cultural psychology 48 (4), 577-592, 2017 | Health Sciences | 669 |
| Rigorous monitoring is necessary to guide food system transformation in the countdown to the 2030 global goals J Fanzo, L Haddad, KR Schneider, C Béné, NM Covic, A Guarin, ... |
2021 | Food Policy 104, 102163, 2021 | Health Sciences | 479 |
| Overweight and obesity epidemic in Ghana—a systematic review and meta-analysis R Ofori-Asenso, AA Agyeman, A Laar, D Boateng |
2016 | BMC public health 16 (1), 1239, 2016 | Health Sciences | 384 |
| Commercial determinants of health: future directions S Friel, J Collin, M Daube, A Depoux, N Freudenberg, AB Gilmore, ... |
2023 | The Lancet 401 (10383), 1229-1240, 2023 | Health Sciences | 288 |
| The state of food systems worldwide in the countdown to 2030 KR Schneider, J Fanzo, L Haddad, M Herrero, JR Moncayo, A Herforth, ... |
2023 | Nature Food 4 (12), 1090-1110, 2023 | Health Sciences | 246 |
| Marital satisfaction, sex, age, marriage duration, religion, number of children, economic status, education, and collectivistic values: Data from 33 countries P Sorokowski, AK Randall, A Groyecka, T Frackowiak, K Cantarero, ... |
2017 | Frontiers in psychology 8, 1199, 2017 | Social Sciences | 223 |
| How do food safety concerns affect consumer behaviors and diets in low-and middle-income countries? A systematic review J Liguori, U Trübswasser, R Pradeilles, A Le Port, E Landais, EF Talsma, ... |
2022 | Global Food Security 32, 100606, 2022 | Health Sciences | 189 |
| Exclusive breastfeeding among city-dwelling professional working mothers in Ghana EJ Dun-Dery, AK Laar |
2016 | International breastfeeding journal 11 (1), 23, 2016 | Health Sciences | 180 |
| Inadequate preparedness for response to COVID-19 is associated with stress and burnout among healthcare workers in Ghana PA Afulani, AO Gyamerah, JJ Nutor, A Laar, RA Aborigo, H Malechi, ... |
2021 | PloS one 16 (4), e0250294, 2021 | Health Sciences | 172 |
| The associations of dyadic coping and relationship satisfaction vary between and within nations: A 35-nation study P Hilpert, AK Randall, P Sorokowski, DC Atkins, A Sorokowska, K Ahmadi, ... |
2016 | Frontiers in psychology 7, 1106, 2016 | Health Sciences | 159 |
| Implementation of healthy food environment policies to prevent nutrition-related non-communicable diseases in Ghana: National experts’ assessment of government action A Laar, A Barnes, R Aryeetey, A Tandoh, K Bash, K Mensah, F Zotor, ... |
2020 | Food Policy 93, 101907, 2020 | Health Sciences | 152 |
| Food availability, accessibility and dietary practices during the COVID-19 pandemic: a multi-country survey A Jafri, N Mathe, EK Aglago, SO Konyole, M Ouedraogo, K Audain, ... |
2021 | Public health nutrition 24 (7), 1798-1805, 2021 | Health Sciences | 146 |
| Health system challenges to hypertension and related non-communicable diseases prevention and treatment: perspectives from Ghanaian stakeholders AK Laar, AJ Adler, AM Kotoh, H Legido-Quigley, IL Lange, P Perel, ... |
2019 | BMC health services research 19 (1), 693, 2019 | Health Sciences | 132 |
| Towards unified global action on ultra-processed foods: understanding commercial determinants, countering corporate power, and mobilising a public health response P Baker, S Slater, M White, B Wood, A Contreras, C Corvalán, A Gupta, ... |
2025 | The Lancet 406 (10520), 2703-2726, 2025 | Health Sciences | 123 |
| Motivations for food prohibitions during pregnancy and their enforcement mechanisms in a rural Ghanaian district SK Arzoaquoi, EE Essuman, FY Gbagbo, EY Tenkorang, I Soyiri, AK Laar |
2015 | Journal of ethnobiology and ethnomedicine 11 (1), 59, 2015 | Health Sciences | 105 |
| Factors influencing dietary behaviours in urban food environments in Africa: a systematic mapping review H Osei-Kwasi, A Mohindra, A Booth, A Laar, M Wanjohi, F Graham, ... |
2020 | Public Health Nutrition 23 (14), 2584-2601, 2020 | Health Sciences | 98 |
| Unhealthy eating practices of city-dwelling Africans in deprived neighbourhoods: evidence for policy action from Ghana and Kenya M Holdsworth, R Pradeilles, A Tandoh, M Green, M Wanjohi, F Zotor, ... |
2020 | Global food security 26, 100452, 2020 | Health Sciences | 96 |
| Governance and resilience as entry points for transforming food systems in the countdown to 2030 KR Schneider, R Remans, TH Bekele, D Aytekin, P Conforti, S Dasgupta, ... |
2025 | Nature Food 6 (1), 105-116, 2025 | Social Sciences | 88 |
| Determinants of overweight with concurrent stunting among Ghanaian children BK Atsu, C Guure, AK Laar |
2017 | BMC pediatrics 17 (1), 177, 2017 | Health Sciences | 87 |
| Evaluation of a community-based hypertension improvement program (ComHIP) in Ghana: data from a baseline survey P Lamptey, A Laar, AJ Adler, R Dirks, A Caldwell, D Prieto-Merino, A Aerts, ... |
2017 | BMC public health 17 (1), 368, 2017 | Health Sciences | 87 |
| Urban physical food environments drive dietary behaviours in Ghana and Kenya: A photovoice study R Pradeilles, A Irache, MN Wanjohi, M Holdsworth, A Laar, F Zotor, ... |
2021 | Health & Place 71, 102647, 2021 | Social Sciences | 85 |
| ART access-related barriers faced by HIV-positive persons linked to care in southern Ghana: a mixed method study A Ankomah, JK Ganle, MY Lartey, A Kwara, PA Nortey, MPK Okyerefo, ... |
2016 | BMC infectious diseases 16 (1), 738, 2016 | Health Sciences | 74 |
| Actions in global nutrition initiatives to promote sustainable healthy diets LI Reyes, SV Constantinides, S Bhandari, EA Frongillo, ... |
2021 | Global Food Security 31, 100585, 2021 | Health Sciences | 73 |
| The role of lifestyle factors in controlling blood pressure among hypertensive patients in two health facilities in urban Ghana: a cross‐sectional study E Modey Amoah, D Esinam Okai, A Manu, A Laar, J Akamah, K Torpey |
2020 | International Journal of Hypertension 2020 (1), 9379128, 2020 | Health Sciences | 71 |
| The African urban food environment framework for creating healthy nutrition policy and interventions in urban Africa HA Osei-Kwasi, A Laar, F Zotor, R Pradeilles, R Aryeetey, M Green, ... |
2021 | Plos one 16 (4), e0249621, 2021 | Health Sciences | 70 |