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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scaled-up mobile phone intervention for HIV care and treatment: protocol for a facility randomized controlled trial KL L'Engle, K Green, SM Succop, A Laar, S Wambugu |
2015 | JMIR research protocols 4 (1), e3659, 2015 | Health Sciences | 35 |
| Basic school pupils’ food purchases during mid-morning break in urban Ghanaian schools D Ogum-Alangea, RNO Aryeetey, HL Gray, AK Laar, RMK Adanu |
2020 | Plos one 15 (9), e0238308, 2020 | Social Sciences | 33 |
| Evaluating the nutritional content of an insect-fortified food for the child complementary diet in Ghana ME Parker, S Zobrist, HE Lutterodt, CR Asiedu, C Donahue, C Edick, ... |
2020 | BMC nutrition 6 (1), 7, 2020 | Health Sciences | 33 |
| An exploration of edible palm weevil larvae (Akokono) as a source of nutrition and livelihood: Perspectives from Ghanaian stakeholders A Laar, A Kotoh, M Parker, P Milani, C Tawiah, S Soor, JP Anankware, ... |
2017 | Food and Nutrition Bulletin 38 (4), 455-467, 2017 | Health Sciences | 33 |
| Barriers to ensuring and sustaining street food safety in a developing economy AA Adaku, IS Egyir, C Gadegbeku, APH Kunadu, V Amanor-Boadu, ... |
2024 | Heliyon 10 (11), 2024 | Health Sciences | 32 |
| Availability of integrated family planning services in HIV care and support sites in sub-Saharan Africa: a secondary analysis of national health facility surveys M Kanyangarara, K Sakyi, A Laar |
2019 | Reproductive health 16 (Suppl 1), 60, 2019 | Health Sciences | 32 |
| Decision-making for induced abortion in the Accra Metropolis, Ghana FY Gbagbo, J Amo-Adjei, A Laar |
2015 | African journal of reproductive health 19 (2), 34-42, 2015 | Health Sciences | 32 |
| Evaluation of facilitative supervision visits in primary health care service delivery in Northern Ghana M Aikins, A Laar, J Nonvignon, S Sackey, T Ikeda, G Woode, ... |
2013 | BMC Health Services Research 13 (1), 358, 2013 | Health Sciences | 31 |
| Availability of healthy and unhealthy foods in modern retail outlets located in selected districts of Greater Accra Region, Ghana AP Adjei, GS Amevinya, W Quarpong, A Tandoh, R Aryeetey, ... |
2022 | Frontiers in public health 10, 922447, 2022 | Health Sciences | 30 |
| Individual‐level drivers of dietary behaviour in adolescents and women through the reproductive life course in urban Ghana: A Photovoice study J Liguori, R Pradeilles, A Laar, F Zotor, A Tandoh, S Klomegah, ... |
2022 | Maternal & child nutrition 18 (4), e13412, 2022 | Health Sciences | 29 |
| Partner notification in the context of HIV: an interest-analysis AK Laar, DA DeBruin, S Craddock |
2015 | AIDS Research and Therapy 12 (1), 15, 2015 | Health Sciences | 29 |
| Urbanizing food environments in Africa: Challenges and opportunities for improving accessibility, affordability, convenience, and desirability of healthy diets H Ameye, V Hülsen, K Glatzel, A Laar, M Qaim |
2025 | Food Policy 137, 102981, 2025 | Health Sciences | 28 |
| A collective call to strengthen monitoring and evaluation efforts to support healthy and sustainable food systems:‘The Accountability Pact’ K Garton, V Kraak, J Fanzo, G Sacks, S Vandevijvere, L Haddad, ... |
2022 | Public health nutrition 25 (9), 2353-2357, 2022 | Health Sciences | 28 |
| Coping strategies of HIV-affected households in Ghana A Laar, A Manu, M Laar, A El-Adas, R Amenyah, K Atuahene, D Quarshie, ... |
2015 | BMC Public Health 15 (1), 166, 2015 | Health Sciences | 28 |
| The role of food environment policies in making unhealthy foods unattractive and healthy foods available in Africa A Laar |
2021 | EClinicalMedicine 36, 2021 | Health Sciences | 27 |
| How ready are communities to implement actions to improve diets of adolescent girls and women in urban Ghana? R Pradeilles, C Marr, A Laar, M Holdsworth, F Zotor, A Tandoh, ... |
2019 | BMC Public Health 19 (1), 646, 2019 | Health Sciences | 27 |
| Capturing the moment: a snapshot review of contemporary food environment research featuring participatory photography methods C Turner, L Salm, M Spires, A Laar, M Holdsworth |
2023 | Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability 65, 101364, 2023 | Health Sciences | 26 |
| Patterns of cultural consensus and intracultural diversity in Ghanaian complementary feeding practices N Kalra, G Pelto, C Tawiah, S Zobrist, P Milani, G Manu, A Laar, M Parker |
2018 | Maternal & child nutrition 14 (1), e12445, 2018 | Health Sciences | 26 |
| Assessing the effectiveness of mHealth interventions for diabetes and hypertension management in Africa: systematic review and meta-analysis P Aovare, K Abdulai, A Laar, EL van der Linden, N Moens, E Richard, ... |
2023 | JMIR mHealth and uHealth 11, e43742, 2023 | Social Sciences | 24 |
| User experiences with a mobile health app for self-management of diabetes and hypertension in Ghana: a qualitative study P Aovare, E Beune, A Laar, N Moens, EP Moll van Charante, ... |
2025 | Annals of Medicine 57 (1), 2517395, 2025 | Health Sciences | 23 |
| The ultra-processed food industry in Africa P Kruger, R Wynberg, M Mafuyeka, A Laar, M Mialon, L Lake, C Witten, ... |
2023 | Nature food 4 (7), 534-536, 2023 | Health Sciences | 23 |
| Commercial food advertising on the campus of Ghana’s largest University GS Amevinya, W Quarpong, A Laar |
2020 | World Nutrition 11 (2), 57-73, 2020 | Health Sciences | 23 |
| Researcher vulnerability: An overlooked issue in vulnerability discourses A Laar |
2014 | Scientific research and essays 9 (16), 737-743, 2014 | Health Sciences | 23 |
| Reproductive rights and options available to women infected with HIV in Ghana: perspectives of service providers from three Ghanaian health facilities AK Laar |
2013 | BMC Women's Health 13 (1), 13, 2013 | Health Sciences | 22 |
| Family planning, abortion, and HIV in Ghanaian print media: a 15-month content analysis of a national Ghanaian newspaper AK Laar |
2010 | African journal of reproductive health 14 (4), 83-89, 2010 | Health Sciences | 22 |