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Esi K. Colecraft

SENIOR LECTURER

Verified email at ug.edu.gh University of Ghana Google Scholar

CollegeCOLLEGE OF BASIC & APPLIED SC.
School / InstituteSCH OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
DepartmentDEPARTMENT OF NUTRITION AND FOOD SCIENCE
Community Nutritionpublic health nutritionagriculture nutrition linkages
Publications

118

Citations

1,688

H-index

22

i10-index

39

Publication activity
Publication statistics
Average citations
14.3
Most cited paper
275
First publication year
1900
Latest publication year
2023
Last updated
16 Sep 2026, 03:08
Publications

118 matching publications

PublicationYearJournalThematic areaCitations
The Global Nutrition Report 2014: Actions and Accountability to Accelerate the World's Progress on Nutrition
L Haddad, E Achadi, MA Bendech, A Ahuja, K Bhatia, Z Bhutta, ...
2015 The Journal of nutrition 145 (4), 663-671, 2015 Health Sciences 275
HIV/AIDS: nutritional implications and impact on human development
E Colecraft
2008 Proceedings of the Nutrition Society 67 (1), 109-113, 2008 Health Sciences 136
Prevalence and predictors of overweight and obesity among school-aged children in urban Ghana
R Aryeetey, A Lartey, GS Marquis, H Nti, E Colecraft, P Brown
2017 BMC obesity 4, 1-8, 2017 Health Sciences 131
An agriculture–nutrition intervention improved children's diet and growth in a randomized trial in G hana
GS Marquis, EK Colecraft, R Kanlisi, BA Aidam, A Atuobi‐Yeboah, C Pinto, ...
2018 Maternal & child nutrition 14, e12677, 2018 Health Sciences 103
Constraints on the use of animal source foods for young children in Ghana: a participatory rapid appraisal approach
E Colecraft, GS Marquis, R Aryeetey, O Sakyi-Dawson, A Lartey, B Ahunu, ...
2006 Ecology of Food and Nutrition 45 (5), 351-377, 2006 Health Sciences 92
Caregivers’ nutrition knowledge and attitudes are associated with household food diversity and children’s animal source food intake across different agro-ecological zones in Ghana
AK Christian, GS Marquis, EK Colecraft, A Lartey, O Sakyi-Dawson, ...
2016 British Journal of Nutrition 115 (2), 351-360, 2016 Health Sciences 58
Impact of type of child growth intervention program on caregivers’ child feeding knowledge and practices: a comparative study in Ga West Municipality, Ghana
F Agbozo, E Colecraft, B Ellahi
2016 Food science & nutrition 4 (4), 562-572, 2016 Health Sciences 52
Understanding why child welfare clinic attendance and growth of children in the nutrition surveillance programme is below target: lessons learnt from a mixed methods study in Ghana
F Agbozo, E Colecraft, A Jahn, T Guetterman
2018 BMC nursing 17, 1-14, 2018 Health Sciences 49
The association of women's participation in farmer-based organizations with female and male empowerment and its implication for nutrition-sensitive agriculture interventions in …
A Abdu, GS Marquis, EK Colecraft, ND Dodoo, F Grimard
2022 Current Developments in Nutrition 6 (9), nzac121, 2022 Health Sciences 46
A longitudinal assessment of the diet and growth of malnourished children participating in nutrition rehabilitation centres in Accra, Ghana
EK Colecraft, GS Marquis, AA Bartolucci, LV Pulley, WB Owusu, ...
2004 Public health nutrition 7 (4), 487-494, 2004 Health Sciences 46
Dietary intake, forest foods, and anemia in Southwest Cameroon
CY Tata, A Ickowitz, B Powell, EK Colecraft
2019 PloS one 14 (4), e0215281, 2019 Health Sciences 43
Enhancing backyard poultry enterprise performance in the Techiman area: a value chain analysis
CK Asem-Bansah, O Sakyi-Dawson, EE Ackah-Nyamike, EK Colecraft, ...
2012 African Journal of Food, Agriculture, Nutrition and Development 12 (1), 5759 …, 2012 Agriculture 37
An integrated microcredit, entrepreneurial training, and nutrition education intervention is associated with better growth among preschool-aged children in rural Ghana
GS Marquis, EK Colecraft, O Sakyi-Dawson, A Lartey, BK Ahunu, KA Birks, ...
2015 The Journal of nutrition 145 (2), 335-343, 2015 Health Sciences 36
Evidence-informed decision making for nutrition: African experiences and way forward
R Aryeetey, M Holdsworth, C Taljaard, WA Hounkpatin, E Colecraft, ...
2017 Proceedings of the Nutrition Society 76 (4), 589-596, 2017 Health Sciences 33
Food insecurity and micronutrient status among Ghanaian women planning to become pregnant
RA Pobee, S Aguree, EK Colecraft, AD Gernand, LE Murray-Kolb
2020 Nutrients 12 (2), 470, 2020 Health Sciences 31
Leveraging smallholder livestock production to reduce anemia: A qualitative study of three agroecological zones in Ghana
H Nyantakyi-Frimpong, EK Colecraft, RB Awuah, LK Adjorlolo, ML Wilson, ...
2018 Social Science & Medicine 212, 191-202, 2018 Agriculture 28
Perceptions and beliefs about anaemia: A qualitative study in three agroecological regions of Ghana
RB Awuah, EK Colecraft, ML Wilson, LK Adjorlolo, NJ Lambrecht, ...
2021 Maternal & Child Nutrition 17 (4), e13181, 2021 Health Sciences 27
Livestock ownership is associated with higher odds of anaemia among preschool‐aged children, but not women of reproductive age in Ghana
AD Jones, EK Colecraft, RB Awuah, S Boatemaa, NJ Lambrecht, ...
2018 Maternal & child nutrition 14 (3), e12604, 2018 Health Sciences 27
Low consumption of indigenous fresh dairy products in Ghana attributed to poor hygienic quality
APH Kunadu, EF Aboagye, EK Colecraft, GE Otoo, MYB Adjei, E Acquaah, ...
2019 Journal of food protection 82 (2), 276-286, 2019 Health Sciences 26
Household food insecurity but not dietary diversity is associated with children's mean micronutrient density adequacy in rural communities across Ghana
AK Christian, GS Marquis, EK Colecraft, A Lartey, R Soueida
2019 Nutrition 65, 97-102, 2019 Health Sciences 25
Child development in rural Ghana: Associations between cognitive/language milestones and indicators of nutrition and stimulation of children under two years of age
MN Ahun, FE Aboud, R Aryeetey, E Colecraft, GS Marquis
2017 Canadian Journal of Public Health 108, e578-e585, 2017 Health Sciences 24
Microcredit–nutrition education link: A case study analysis of ghanaian women’s experiences in income generation and family care
LM Butler, GY Kobati, NA Anyidoho, EK Colecraft, GS Marquis, ...
2012 African Journal of Food, Agriculture, Nutrition and Development 12 (1), 5709 …, 2012 Health Sciences 24
Dietary intakes and iron status of vegetarian and non-vegetarian children in selected communities in Accra and Cape Coast, Ghana
K Osei-Boadi, A Lartey, GS Marquis, EK Colecraft
2012 African Journal of Food, Agriculture, Nutrition and Development 12 (1), 5822 …, 2012 Health Sciences 20
Marital transition is associated with food insecurity, low dietary diversity, and overweight in a female population in rural Ghana
D Dallmann, GS Marquis, EK Colecraft, ND Dodoo
2023 African Journal of Food, Agriculture, Nutrition and Development 23 (1 …, 2023 Health Sciences 19
Street foods contribute to nutrient intakes among children from rural communities in Winneba and Techiman municipalities, Ghana
EB Micah, EK Colecraft, A Lartey, R Aryeetey, GS Marquis
2012 African Journal of Food, Agriculture, Nutrition and Development 12 (1), 5789 …, 2012 Health Sciences 19