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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Can a nurse-led community-based model of hypertension care improve hypertension control in Ghana? Results from the ComHIP cohort study AJ Adler, A Laar, D Prieto-Merino, RMM Der, D Mangortey, R Dirks, ... |
2019 | BMJ open 9 (4), e026799, 2019 | Health Sciences | 70 |
| Patient-level factors influencing hypertension control in adults in Accra, Ghana DE Okai, A Manu, EM Amoah, A Laar, J Akamah, K Torpey |
2020 | BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 20 (1), 123, 2020 | Health Sciences | 69 |
| Metabolic syndrome in apparently “healthy” Ghanaian adults: A systematic review and meta‐analysis R Ofori-Asenso, AA Agyeman, A Laar |
2017 | International journal of chronic diseases 2017 (1), 2562374, 2017 | Health Sciences | 67 |
| Investigating foods and beverages sold and advertised in deprived urban neighbourhoods in Ghana and Kenya: a cross-sectional study MA Green, R Pradeilles, A Laar, H Osei-Kwasi, N Bricas, N Coleman, ... |
2020 | BMJ open 10 (6), e035680, 2020 | Social Sciences | 61 |
| Perceived preparedness to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic: a study with healthcare workers in Ghana PA Afulani, AO Gyamerah, R Aborigo, JJ Nutor, H Malechi, A Laar, ... |
2020 | MedRxiv, 2020.07. 10.20151142, 2020 | Health Sciences | 57 |
| Predictors of fetal anemia and cord blood malaria parasitemia among newborns of HIV-positive mothers AK Laar, FE Grant, Y Addo, I Soyiri, B Nkansah, J Abugri, AS Laar, ... |
2013 | BMC research notes 6 (1), 350, 2013 | Health Sciences | 57 |
| Understanding lived experience of food environments to inform policy: an overview of research methods K Neve, C Hawkes, J Brock, M Spires |
2021 | City, University of London, 2021 | Health Sciences | 56 |
| How perspectives on food safety of vendors and consumers translate into food-choice behaviors in 6 African and Asian countries S Isanovic, SV Constantinides, EA Frongillo, S Bhandari, S Samin, ... |
2023 | Current Developments in Nutrition 7 (1), 100015, 2023 | Health Sciences | 54 |
| Dietary patterns and associated risk factors among school age children in urban Ghana D Ogum Alangea, RN Aryeetey, HL Gray, AK Laar, RMK Adanu |
2018 | BMC nutrition 4 (1), 22, 2018 | Social Sciences | 54 |
| Perspective: food environment research priorities for Africa—lessons from the Africa food environment research network AK Laar, P Addo, R Aryeetey, C Agyemang, F Zotor, G Asiki, KK Rampalli, ... |
2022 | Advances in Nutrition 13 (3), 739-747, 2022 | Health Sciences | 53 |
| High uptake of Intermittent Preventive Treatment of malaria in pregnancy is associated with improved birth weight among pregnant women in Ghana I Quakyi, B Tornyigah, P Houze, KA Kusi, N Coleman, G Escriou, A Laar, ... |
2019 | Scientific reports 9 (1), 19034, 2019 | Health Sciences | 53 |
| Nutritional status of school-age children in the Nkwanta south district-Volta region of Ghana AK Prince, A Laar |
2014 | European Scientific Journal 10 (30), 2014 | Health Sciences | 53 |
| Key populations and human rights in the context of HIV services rendition in Ghana A Laar, D DeBruin |
2017 | BMC international health and human rights 17 (1), 20, 2017 | Health Sciences | 51 |
| Addressing malnutrition: the importance of political economy analysis of power H Walls, N Nisbett, A Laar, S Drimie, S Zaidi, J Harris |
2020 | International journal of health policy and management 10 (12), 809, 2020 | Social Sciences | 49 |
| The whole grain manifesto: from green revolution to grain evolution P Milani, P Torres-Aguilar, B Hamaker, M Manary, S Abushamma, A Laar, ... |
2022 | Global Food Security 34, 100649, 2022 | Health Sciences | 48 |
| Policy action within urban African food systems to promote healthy food consumption: a realist synthesis in Ghana and Kenya A Booth, A Barnes, A Laar, R Akparibo, F Graham, K Bash, G Asiki, ... |
2021 | International journal of health policy and management 10 (12), 828, 2021 | Social Sciences | 47 |
| Nutrition transition's latest stage: Are ultra‐processed food increases in low‐and middle‐income countries dooming our preschoolers' diets and future health? BM Popkin, A Laar |
2025 | Pediatric Obesity 20 (5), e70002, 2025 | Health Sciences | 45 |
| Exploring barriers to medication adherence using COM-B model of behaviour among patients with cardiovascular diseases in low-and middle-income countries: a qualitative study P Mishra, AS Vamadevan, A Roy, R Bhatia, N Naik, S Singh, ... |
2021 | Patient preference and adherence, 1359-1371, 2021 | Health Sciences | 43 |
| Will COVID‐19 be a litmus test for post‐Ebola sub‐Saharan Africa? AA Agyeman, A Laar, R Ofori‐Asenso |
2020 | Journal of Medical Virology 92 (9), 1373, 2020 | Health Sciences | 43 |
| Community perception of malaria and its influence on health-seeking behaviour in rural Ghana: a descriptive study AS Laar, AK Laar, PA Dalinjong |
2013 | MalariaWorld Journal 4, 1, 2013 | Health Sciences | 41 |
| Barriers and facilitators to the implementation of a community-based hypertension improvement project in Ghana: a qualitative study of ComHIP AJ Adler, AK Laar, AM Kotoh, H Legido-Quigley, P Perel, P Lamptey, ... |
2020 | BMC health services research 20 (1), 67, 2020 | Health Sciences | 40 |
| Global study of social odor awareness A Sorokowska, A Groyecka, M Karwowski, T Frackowiak, JE Lansford, ... |
2018 | Chemical senses 43 (7), 503-513, 2018 | Social Sciences | 38 |
| A comparative study on the availability of modern contraceptives in public and private health facilities in a peri-urban community in Ghana KK Adjei, AK Laar, CT Narh, MA Abdulai, S Newton, S Owusu-Agyei, ... |
2015 | Reproductive health 12 (1), 68, 2015 | Health Sciences | 38 |
| Community perceptions on the factors in the social food environment that influence dietary behaviour in cities of Kenya and Ghana: a Photovoice study MN Wanjohi, R Pradeilles, G Asiki, M Holdsworth, EW Kimani-Murage, ... |
2023 | Public Health Nutrition 26 (3), 661-673, 2023 | Health Sciences | 37 |
| Advertising of unhealthy foods and beverages around primary and junior high schools in Ghana's most urbanized and populous region GS Amevinya, S Vandevijvere, B Kelly, SK Afagbedzi, R Aryeetey, ... |
2022 | Frontiers in public health 10, 917456, 2022 | Health Sciences | 36 |