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Amos Laar

PROFESSOR

Verified email at ug.edu.gh Professor, School of Public Health, University of Ghana Google Scholar

CollegeCOLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES
School / InstituteSCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
DepartmentDEPARTMENT OF POPULATION, FAMILY AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH
BioethicsPublic Health Nutrition
Publications

249

Citations

7,189

H-index

43

i10-index

110

Publication activity
Publication statistics
Average citations
28.9
Most cited paper
669
First publication year
1900
Latest publication year
2026
Last updated
14 Sep 2026, 09:46
Publications

249 matching publications

PublicationYearJournalThematic areaCitations
Housing and Health Outcomes of HIV Positive Persons in the Lower Manya Krobo District, Ghana
EY Tenkorang, AY Owusu, A Laar
2017 Health Sciences 0
Micro‐Farming of Palm Weevil Larvae (Akokono) for Economic Empowerment and Nutritional Impact
M Parker, S Zobrist, C Tawiah, G Manu, K Mansen, S Soor, A Laar, ...
2017 The FASEB Journal 31, 639.27-639.27, 2017 Social Sciences 0
" The associations of dyadic coping and relationship satisfaction vary between and within nations: A 35-nation study": Corrigendum.
P Hilpert, AK Randall, P Sorokowski, DC Atkins, A Sorokowska, K Ahmadi, ...
2016 Frontiers Media SA, 2016 Health Sciences 0
Evaluation of a community based programme for hypertension control in Ghana
AK Laar, P Perel, A Adler, A Caldwell, P Lamptey
2015 TROPICAL MEDICINE & INTERNATIONAL HEALTH 20, 434-435, 2015 Health Sciences 0
Pricing Differentials of Modern Contraceptives in Public and Private Health Institutions: Implications for Ghana's National Health Insurance Scheme
K Adjei
2014 Third International Conference of the African Health Economics and Policy …, 2014 Health Sciences 0
Chronic Stress in Pregnancy: Implication on Maternal Mental Health and Pregnancy Health Outcomes in the Lower Manya Krobo Municipality, Eastern Region, Ghana View project
A Laar, G Woode, J Nonvignon, SO Sackey, T Ikeda, F Nyonator, ...
2013 Health Sciences 0
Integration of family planning into other health services in Ghana: Performance needs assessment at four facilities in the Ashanti and Eastern regions
A Laar
2012 Health Sciences 0
Malaria-HIV co-infection: Adverse perinatal outcomes
AK Laar
2010 VDM, 2010 Health Sciences 0
INFANT FEEDING BEHAVIOR AND CHALLENGES FACED BY HIV-POSITIVE MOTHERS FROM TWO GHANAIAN DISTRICTS: P67-06
AK Laar
2009 Annals of Nutrition & Metabolism 55, 390, 2009 Health Sciences 0
Advertising of unhealthy foods and beverages around primary and junior high schools in Ghana’s most urbanized and populous region
G Guatemala, V Malik, A Laar, GS Amevinya, S Vandevijvere, B Kelly, ...
1900 Health Sciences 0
Balancing the Socio-political and Medico-ethical Dimensions of HIV
A Laar
1900 Health Sciences 0
Determinantes Comerciales de la Salud 3 Determinantes comerciales de la salud: direcciones futuras
S Friel, J Collin, M Daube, A Depoux, N Freudenberg, AB Gilmore, ...
1900 Health Sciences 0
Determinants of overweight with concurrent stunting among Ghanaian children
A Laar
1900 Health Sciences 0
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CH Karugu, C Agyemang, MN Wanjohi, V Ojiambo, S Mugo, RE Sanya, ...
1900 Health Sciences 0
Food Label Literacy Among Urban-Dwelling Households
G Asalu, W Axame, CB Letsa, A Laar, R Aryeetey
1900 Available at SSRN 4656790, 0 Social Sciences 0
Know Your HIV/AIDS Response: A Pilot Test of a New Service Mapping Tool Kit in Greater Accra, Ghana
E Sutherland, A Laar
1900 Health Sciences 0
Manuscript title: 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, R Aborigo, H Malechi, ...
1900 Health Sciences 0
Motivations for food prohibitions during pregnancy and their enforcement mechanisms in a rural Ghanaian district
A Laar
1900 Health Sciences 0
Overweight and obesity epidemic in Ghana—a systematic review and meta-analysis
A Laar
1900 Health Sciences 0
Psychosocial support and adherence counseling among persons living with HIV/AIDS in Manya Krobo: Do housing and housing conditions matter?
EY Tenkorang, AY Owusu, AK Laar
1900 Health Sciences 0
SAMRC InfoSpace
H Osei-Kwasi, A Mohindra, A Booth, A Laar, R Pradeilles, E Cohen, ...
1900 Health Sciences 0
Six Legs to Nutrition: A New Old Food Source. Sight and Life
A Laar
1900 Health Sciences 0
Theultra-processedfoodindustryin Africa
P Kruger, R Wynberg, M Mafuyeka, A Laar, M Mialon, L Lake, C Witten, ...
1900 Health Sciences 0
www. nature. com/scientificreports OPEN Modeling clinical and non‑clinical determinants of intrapartum stillbirths in singletons in six public hospitals in the Greater Accra
L Vanotoo, D Dwomoh, A Laar, AM Kotoh, R Adanu
1900 Health Sciences 0