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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Review of policy action for healthy environmentally sustainable food systems in sub-Saharan Africa M Holdsworth, S Kimenju, G Hallen, A Laar, SO Oti |
2023 | Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability 65, 101376, 2023 | Health Sciences | 12 |
| Balancing the socio-political and medico-ethical dimensions of HIV: A social public health approach A Laar |
2022 | Springer Nature, 2022 | Health Sciences | 12 |
| Improving nutrition-sensitivity of social protection programmes in Ghana AK Laar, RNO Aryeetey, M Mpereh, FB Zotor |
2017 | Proceedings of the Nutrition Society 76 (4), 516-523, 2017 | Health Sciences | 12 |
| Insights into the Affordable Medicines Facility-malaria in Ghana: the role of caregivers and licensed chemical sellers in four regions AA Adjei, P Winch, A Laar, DJ Sullivan Jr, KS Sakyi, JK Stephens, ... |
2016 | Malaria journal 15 (1), 263, 2016 | Health Sciences | 12 |
| Preterm delivery and low birth weight among neonates born to HIV-positive and HIV-negative Ghanaian women AK Laar, W Ampofo, JM Tuakli, GK Norgbe, IA Quakyi |
2010 | J Public Health Epidemol 29 (2), 224-37, 2010 | Health Sciences | 12 |
| Dietary diversity approach: a key component to the management of HIV/AIDS patients in Ghana IN Soyiri, AK Laar |
2004 | International Conference on AIDS, abstract, 2004 | Health Sciences | 12 |
| Ultra-processed foods and human health 3. Towards unified global action on ultra-processed foods: understanding commercial determinants, countering corporate power, and … P Baker, S Slater, M White, B Wood, A Contreras, C Corvalán, A Gupta, ... |
2025 | Lancet 406 (10520), 2703-2726, 2025 | Health Sciences | 11 |
| Associated factors of diet quality among people living with HIV/AIDS in Ghana K Abdulai, K Torpey, AM Kotoh, A Laar |
2024 | BMC nutrition 10 (1), 90, 2024 | Health Sciences | 11 |
| The promotion of ultra-processed foods in modern retail food outlets in rural and urban areas in Kenya CH Karugu, C Agyemang, MN Wanjohi, V Ojiambo, S Mugo, RE Sanya, ... |
2024 | Public health nutrition 27 (1), e240, 2024 | Health Sciences | 10 |
| Capacity for scaling up nutrition: a focus on pre-service training in West Africa and a Ghanaian case study RNO Aryeetey, A Laar, F Zotor |
2015 | Proceedings of the Nutrition Society 74 (4), 533-537, 2015 | Health Sciences | 10 |
| ‘What the herbal medicine can do for me in a week, the orthodox does in a year’: Perceived efficacy of local alternative therapies influences medication adherence … A Laar, E Amoah Ampah, Y Fernandez, G Senyo Amevinya, P Nortey, ... |
2021 | Health Expectations 24 (2), 444-455, 2021 | Health Sciences | 9 |
| Food elimination, food substitution, and nutrient supplementation among ARV-exposed HIV-positive persons in southern Ghana AK Laar, MY Lartey, A Ankomah, MPK Okyerefo, EA Ampah, DP Letsa, ... |
2018 | Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 37 (1), 26, 2018 | Health Sciences | 9 |
| Contribution of scaling up nutrition Academic Platforms to nutrition capacity strengthening in Africa: local efforts, continental prospects and challenges AK Laar, RNO Aryeetey, R Annan, PA Aryee, FK Amagloh, R Akparibo, ... |
2017 | Proceedings of the Nutrition Society 76 (4), 524-534, 2017 | Health Sciences | 9 |
| Targeted community based interventions improved malaria management competencies in rural Ghana IA Quakyi, GO Adjei, DJ Sullivan Jr, JK Stephens, A Laar, VN Ama Aubyn, ... |
2017 | Global Health Research and Policy 2 (1), 29, 2017 | Health Sciences | 9 |
| Food and nutrition assistance to HIV-infected and affected populations in Ghana: a situational analysis and stakeholder views A Laar, A El-Adas, RN Amenyah, K Atuahene, E Asare, EY Tenkorang, ... |
2015 | African Geographical Review 34 (1), 69-82, 2015 | Health Sciences | 9 |
| Nutrition-sensitive education and social protection policies have implications for food-based dietary guidelines for Ghana A Tandoh, GS Amevinya, P Addo, A Laar |
2022 | African Journal of Food, Agriculture, Nutrition and Development 22 (2 …, 2022 | Social Sciences | 8 |
| Individual‐Level Drivers of Food Choices and Diet Quality Among Adolescents in Urban West Africa: Evidence From Accra, Ghana J Klemm, S Muli, K Oluwagbemigun, M Parlasca, A Crentsil, D Ogum, ... |
2025 | Maternal & Child Nutrition 21 (2), e13775, 2025 | Health Sciences | 7 |
| Maternal health literacy and empowerment in the United States: a scoping review E Carbone, S Smith, A Laar, R Akparibo |
2024 | Medical Research Archives 12 (12), 2024 | Health Sciences | 7 |
| Rationing health and social goods during pandemics: guidance for Ghanaian decision makers A Laar, D DeBruin, R Ofori-Asenso, ME Laar, B Redman, A Caplan |
2021 | Clinical Ethics 16 (3), 165-170, 2021 | Health Sciences | 7 |
| Malaria in Kpone-on-Sea: a fishing village in southern Ghana (I) Prevalence Studies IA Quakyi, AE Addison, K Bosompem, MD Wilson, N Kumar, DA Boakye, ... |
2004 | Ghana: Report to WHO/TDR, 2004 | Health Sciences | 7 |
| Advertising ultra-processed foods around urban and rural schools in Kenya CH Karugu, G Asiki, MN Wanjohi, V Ojiambo, S Mugo, PM Kaberia, ... |
2025 | PLOS global public health 5 (6), e0003774, 2025 | Health Sciences | 6 |
| Re-visiting key concepts for food environment research–a revised globally applicable framework for research, policy and practice C Turner, R Ambikapathi, J Battersby, C Blake, J Coates, M Daivadanam, ... |
2025 | ANH Academy, 2025 | Health Sciences | 6 |
| The African food environments A Laar, K Baye, F Zotor, G Asiki, A Lartey |
2023 | Frontiers in Public Health 11, 1181096, 2023 | Health Sciences | 6 |
| “Some are healthy and others not”: Characterization of vended food products by Accra-based food retailers S Nanema, A Adjei, GS Amevinya, A Laar |
2022 | Frontiers in Public Health 10, 941919, 2022 | Health Sciences | 6 |
| Healthiness of foods and beverages advertised on Ghanaian television programmes targeting children IA Kumi, A Laar |
2018 | Accra, Ghana: University of Ghana, 2018 | Health Sciences | 6 |