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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
Street food vending in Accra, Ghana
S Marras, MA Bendech, A Laar
2016 FAO;, 2016 Health Sciences 6
Strengthening research ethics capacity in West Africa, 2015–2024
K Ferguson, C Adebamowo, AO Adejumo, T Ogundiran, MH Aliyu, ...
2025 Journal of Empirical Research on Human Research Ethics, 15562646251335076, 2025 Health Sciences 5
From dialogues to action: commitments by African governments to transform their food systems and assure sustainable healthy diets
A Laar, J Tagwireyi, H Hassan-Wassef
2023 Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability 65, 101380, 2023 Health Sciences 5
Healthiness of foods on promotional flyers of fast-food outlets located within Accra-based shopping malls
A Laar
2020 Health Sciences 5
FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH SUBOPTIMAL INTAKE OF SOME IM-PORTANT NUTRIENTS AMONG HIV-POSITIVE PREGNANT ADOLESCENTS FROM TWO GHANAIAN DISTRICTS
AK Laar, WK Ampofo, JM Tuaklil, C Wonodi, RK Asantel, IA Quakyi
2009 Health Sciences 5
The informed consent process: An evaluation of the challenges and adherence of Ghanaian researchers
PK Blankson, F Akumiah, A Laar, L Kearns, SA Owusu
2025 Developing World Bioethics 25 (1), 55-61, 2025 Health Sciences 4
The Africa food environment research network (FERN): from concept to practice
A Tandoh, R Aryeetey, C Agyemang, M Holdsworth, G Asiki, F Zotor, ...
2023 Global Health Promotion 30 (2), 5-10, 2023 Health Sciences 4
LIGUORI et al.
J Liguori, R Pradeilles, A Laar, F Zotor, A Tandoh, S Klomegah, ...
2022 Maternal and Child Nutrition 18 (4), 2022 Health Sciences 4
An integrated community-based hypertension improvement program improves hypertension awareness in Ghana
AK Laar, AJ Adler, D Prieto-Merino, RMM Der, D Mangortey, R Dirks, ...
2021 Journal of Global Health Science 3 (2), 2021 Health Sciences 4
Nutrition standards and nature of foods sold at University of Ghana Canteens
MB Konlan, AK Laar
2020 World Public Health Nutrition Congress 31, 2020 Health Sciences 4
How Children's Experiences and Perceptions of Their School Food Environment Influence Their Food‐Related Decisions In‐School in Urban Ghana
A Tandoh, M Holdsworth, R Aryeetey, C Agyemang, A Laar
2025 Maternal & Child Nutrition 21 (3), e70011, 2025 Health Sciences 3
The nature and frequency of food and beverage marketing on Kenyan national television: a mixed-method analysis of food advertisements, parent and children’s perspectives
MN Wanjohi, CH Karugu, C Agyemang, M Holdsworth, A Laar, ...
2025 BMC medicine 23 (1), 597, 2025 Social Sciences 3
FSTIP Brief: Ghana
JA Adjaye, FA Asante, A Laar, IF Akademiya
2021 Health Sciences 3
Knowing your HIV/AIDS response: A pilot test of a new service mapping toolkit in Ghana
A Laar, E Sutherland, AJ Gage, A Manu, AW Dzokoto, A Ankomah, ...
2016 HIV & AIDS Review 15 (4), 153-160, 2016 Health Sciences 3
Six Legs to nutrition: a new old food source
P Milani, M Parker, K Kreis, B Wittenbrink, Z Han, S Zobrist, S Soor, A Laar, ...
2016 Sight and Life 30 (2), 112, 2016 Health Sciences 3
Ethics-sensitivity of the Ghana national integrated strategic response plan for pandemic influenza
A Laar, D DeBruin
2015 BMC medical ethics 16 (1), 30, 2015 Health Sciences 3
Profiles of HIV-affected households in Ghana
A Laar, D Fiaveh, M Laar, S Boatemaa, J Abugri, A El-Adas, R Amenyah, ...
2014 Scientific Research, 2014 Health Sciences 3
Is it a rights violation or lack of knowledge about options? An examination of HIV counselors views on whether women infected with HIV should procreate
AK Laar
2013 The Pan African Medical Journal 14, 79, 2013 Health Sciences 3
Malaria and HIV Infections in Pregnancy: Maternal, Perinatal and Infant Health Issues
AK Laar
2009 University of Ghana, 2009 Health Sciences 3
Anthropometric characteristics of HIV/AIDS patients in Accra, Ghana
AK Laar, WB Owusu, K Yeboah
2004 Journal of the Ghana Science Association 6 (1), 1-7, 2004 Health Sciences 3
Development of ethically appropriate HIV epidemic response strategy in a resource poor setting: the case of Ghana. 2014
A Laar
1900 Health Sciences 3
Understanding the decentralised school food procurement model in Ghana through the lens of school caterers: a photovoice study
J Liguori, M Savy, A Laar, M Holdsworth
2026 Maternal & Child Nutrition 22 (1), e70141, 2026 Health Sciences 2
Evaluation of an intervention limiting food industry influence on public food policy processes in Ghana
S Nanema, M Mialon, AP Adjei, V Hamel, A Laar
2025 Health Promotion International 40 (4), daaf081, 2025 Health Sciences 2
Food label literacy among urban dwelling households in Ghana
G Asalu, W Axame, C Letsa, A Laar, R Aryeetey
2024 Food and Humanity 2, 100312, 2024 Social Sciences 2
Learning from global food and nutrition insecurity
A Laar, S Vorkoper, R Pérez-Escamilla
2024 Frontiers in Public Health 12, 1478523, 2024 Health Sciences 2