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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
Risk of anaemia among women engaged in biomass-based fish smoking as their primary livelihood in the central region of Ghana: a comparative cross-sectional study
D Armo-Annor, EK Colecraft, S Adu-Afarwuah, AK Christian, AD Jones
2021 BMC nutrition 7 (1), 1-11, 2021 Health Sciences 18
Microfinance with education in rural Ghana: Men’s perception of household level impact
LL Hagan, R Aryeetey, EK Colecraft, GS Marquis, AC Nti, AO Danquah
2012 African Journal of Food, Agriculture, Nutrition and Development 12 (1), 5776 …, 2012 Health Sciences 18
Contribution of School Meals to Nutrient Intakes of School‐age children enrolled in two feeding programs in Ghana
JS Owusu, E Colecraft, R Aryeetey, JA Vaccaro, F Huffman
2016 The FASEB Journal 30, 669.3-669.3, 2016 Health Sciences 17
Planning, design and implementation of the enhancing child nutrition through animal source food management (ENAM) project
EK Colecraft, GS Marquis, O Sakyi-Dawson, A Lartey, LM Butler, B Ahunu, ...
2012 African Journal of Food, Agriculture, Nutrition and Development 12 (1), 5687 …, 2012 Health Sciences 17
Concurrent micronutrient deficiencies are low and micronutrient status is not related to common health indicators in Ghanaian women expecting to become pregnant
AD Gernand, S Aguree, R Pobee, EK Colecraft, LE Murray-Kolb
2019 Current developments in nutrition 3 (6), nzz053, 2019 Health Sciences 15
Sociodemographic characteristics, dietary practices, and nutritional status of adults with hypertension in a semi-rural community in the Eastern region of Ghana
EK Colecraft, M Asante, AK Christian, S Adu-Afarwuah
2018 International Journal of Hypertension 2018, 2018 Health Sciences 15
Association of whole blood fatty acids and growth in southern Ghanaian children 2–6 years of age
M Adjepong, W Yakah, WS Harris, E Colecraft, GS Marquis, JI Fenton
2018 Nutrients 10 (8), 954, 2018 Health Sciences 12
Comparison of two school feeding programmes in Ghana, West Africa
JS Owusu, EK Colecraft, RNO Aryeetey, JA Vaccaro, FG Huffman
2016 — Health Sciences 12
Community interventions for dietary improvement in Ghana
GS Marquis, EK Colecraft
2014 Food and nutrition bulletin 35 (4_suppl3), S193-S197, 2014 Health Sciences 11
Dietary intakes and body mass indices of non-pregnant, non-lactating (NPNL) women from the Coastal and Guinea savannah zones of Ghana
GY Kobati, A Lartey, GS Marquis, EK Colecraft, LM Butler
2012 African Journal of Food, Agriculture, Nutrition and Development 12 (1), 5843 …, 2012 Health Sciences 11
The nutrition-microcredit synergy: A case for multiple interventions and strategies
GS Marquis, EK Colecraft
2012 African Journal of Food, Agriculture, Nutrition and Development 12 (1), 5674 …, 2012 Health Sciences 11
Maternal participation level in a nutrition-sensitive agriculture intervention matters for child diet and growth outcomes in rural Ghana
D Dallmann, GS Marquis, EK Colecraft, R Kanlisi, BA Aidam
2022 Current Developments in Nutrition 6 (3), nzac017, 2022 Health Sciences 10
Participation in communal day care centre feeding programs is associated with higher diet quantity but not quality among rural Ghanaian children
KB Harding, GS Marquis, EK Colecraft, A Lartey, O Sakyi-Dawson
2012 African Journal of Food, Agriculture, Nutrition and Development 12 (1), 5802 …, 2012 Health Sciences 10
Relationship between caregivers’ income generation activities and their children’s animal source food intake
AK Christian, A Lartey, EK Colecraft, GS Marquis, O Sakyi-Dawson, ...
2012 African Journal of Food, Agriculture, Nutrition and Development 12 (1), 5746 …, 2012 Health Sciences 10
Growing and Learning Together in Fostering Multisectoral Participation for Sustaining Interventions: Lessons from 3 Successive Integrated Multidisciplinary Interventions in …
EK Colecraft, GS Marquis, CM Pinto
2022 Current Developments in Nutrition 6 (9), nzac124, 2022 Health Sciences 9
An integrated nutrition‐sensitive health and agriculture intervention to increase egg consumption among infants and young children in Upper Manya Krobo, Ghana
A Atuobi‐Yeboah, GS Marquis, E Colecraft, R Kanlisi, R Aryeetey, ...
2016 The FASEB Journal 30, 274.5-274.5, 2016 Health Sciences 7
Development of a facilitator guide for nutrition education on overweight and obesity in the eastern region of Ghana
SB Kushitor, EK Colecraft
2023 African Journal of Food, Agriculture, Nutrition and Development 23 (1 …, 2023 Health Sciences 6
Local meanings and perceptions of women’s empowerment: qualitative evidence from female and male farmers in rural Ghana
A Abdu, GS Marquis, EK Colecraft
2023 African Journal of Food, Agriculture, Nutrition and Development 23 (1 …, 2023 Health Sciences 6
Rapid review of research on dietary attitudes, beliefs and practices in Ghana 1990-2020
EK Colecraft, AK Christian, G Ammah, R Aryeetey
2022 African Journal of Food, Agriculture, Nutrition and Development 22 (2 …, 2022 Health Sciences 6
A behavior change communication intervention, but not livelihood interventions, improves diet diversity and animal-source food consumption among Ghanaian women
EF Ludwig-Borycz, ML Wilson, EK Colecraft, AD Jones
2022 Food & Nutrition Research 66, 2022 Health Sciences 5
Improving Children's Diet And Nutritional Status Through An Agriculture Intervention With Nutrition Education In Upper Manya Krobo District Of Ghana
GS Marquis, EK Colecraft, R Kanlisi, C Pinto, R Aryeetey, B Aidam, ...
2017 The FASEB Journal 31, 455.8-455.8, 2017 Health Sciences 5
Divorced women who are in informal unions are most vulnerable to food insecurity
D Dallmann, GS DALLMANN Marquis, EK Colecraft, S Clark, R Aryeetey
2016 The FASEB Journal 30, 899.14-899.14, 2016 Health Sciences 5
A comparison of patterns of breastfeeding and complementary feeding in Peru and Ghana
GS Marquis, ME Penny, EK Colecraft, MF Lozada
2004 Protecting Infants through Human Milk: Advancing the Scientific Evidence …, 2004 Health Sciences 4
Nutrition Transition and the Triple Burden of Malnutrition in Sub-Saharan Africa: Status, Determinants and Economic Welfare Costs
EK Colecraft, OO Shittu, A Christian, D Akerele, GE Otoo, E Otoo
2020 Agriculture and Food Policies for Better Nutrition Outcomes in Africa, 43, 2020 Health Sciences 3
Overweight and obesity among women in a predominantly rural district of Ghana
GS Marquis, EK Colecraft, B Bannerman, T Thompson‐Colón
2016 The FASEB Journal 30, 667.9-667.9, 2016 Health Sciences 3