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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
LIVESTOCK OWNERSHIP IS ASSOCIATED WITH INCREASED ODDS OF ANEMIA AMONG PRESCHOOL-AGED CHILDREN, BUT NOT WOMEN OF REPRODUCTIVE AGE IN GHANA
A Jones, E Colecraft, R Awuah, S Boatemaa, NJ Lambrecht, LK Adjorlolo, ...
2017 ANNALS OF NUTRITION AND METABOLISM 71, 727-728, 2017 Agriculture 0
MATERNAL SYMPTOMS OF MENTAL HEALTH ARE ASSOCIATED WITH MATERNAL AND CHILD DIET DIVERSITY AND MATERNAL BMI IN UPPER MANYA KROBO DISTRICT OF GHANA
G Marquis, E Colecraft, R Aryeetey, F Aboud, B Aidam, B Bannerman, ...
2017 ANNALS OF NUTRITION AND METABOLISM 71, 666-666, 2017 Health Sciences 0
NUTRITIONAL STATUS AND ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN ENROLLED IN TWO FEEDING PROGRAMMES IN GHANA
JS Owusu, E Colecraft, R Aryeetey, J Vaccaro, D Darko, F Huffman
2017 ANNALS OF NUTRITION AND METABOLISM 71, 530-530, 2017 Health Sciences 0
PUTTING OUR EGGS IN MORE THAN ONE BASKET-LESSONS LEARNED FROM WORKING WITH MULTIPLE SECTORS IN RURAL GHANA
G Marquis, E Colecraft, R Aryeetey, B Aidam, R Kanlisi
2017 ANNALS OF NUTRITION AND METABOLISM 71, 265-266, 2017 Health Sciences 0
THE RELATIONSHIP AMONG HOUSEHOLD FOOD INSECURITY, DIETARY DIVERSITY, AND MICRONUTRIENT INTAKE BETWEEN FARMING AND NON-FARMING HOUSEHOLDS IN SELECTED RURAL COMMUNITIES ACROSS GHANA
A Christian, G Marquis, E Colecraft, A Lartey
2017 ANNALS OF NUTRITION AND METABOLISM 71, 1087-1088, 2017 Agriculture 0
The Ghana Cookbook: A Review
E Colecraft
2016 IK: Other Ways of Knowing, 129-131, 2016 Health Sciences 0
Baseline Household Agriculture and Child Nutrition Linkages in the Nutrition Links Project
R Aryeetey, E Colecraft, G Marquis, S Clark, R Owusu, B Aidam, ...
2015 The FASEB Journal 29, 585.17, 2015 Health Sciences 0
ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONSUMPTION, NUTRIENT INTAKE, BODY WEIGHT AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AMONG GHANAIAN ADULT ALCOHOLICS
S Klobodu, M Steiner-Asiedu, E Colecraft, K Anderson
2013 ANNALS OF NUTRITION AND METABOLISM 63, 929-929, 2013 Health Sciences 0
Ghanaian caregivers’ opinions on feeding 2‐to 5‐year old children varies by agro‐ecological zone
AK Christian, E Colecraft, GS Marquis, A Lartey, O Sakyi‐Dawson, ...
2013 The FASEB Journal 27, 344.6-344.6, 2013 Natural Sciences 0
INFANT FEEDING PRACTICES AMONG LIBERIAN REFUGEE WOMEN DURING THE EMERGENCY AND PROTRACTED PHASES OF REFUGEE SETTLEMENT
A Sandow, E Colecraft, G Otoo
2013 ANNALS OF NUTRITION AND METABOLISM 63, 661-662, 2013 Health Sciences 0
PREGNANCY WEIGHT GAIN AND THE DETERMINANTS OF POSTPARTUM WEIGHT CHANGE AMONG GHANAIAN WOMEN
J Ankrah, A Lartey, S Adu-Afarwuah, E Colecraft, M Arimond, K Dewey
2013 ANNALS OF NUTRITION AND METABOLISM 63, 620-621, 2013 Health Sciences 0
Region and harvest season determine child feeding frequency in Ghana
KA Birks, GS Marquis, EK Colecraft
2013 The FASEB Journal 27, 841.12-841.12, 2013 Health Sciences 0
URBAN GHANANIAN CHILDREN WITH LESS PHYSICAL ACTIVITY ARE MORE PRONE TO OVERWEIGHT/OBESITY
E Colecraft, A Lartey, G Marquis, G Otoo
2013 ANNALS OF NUTRITION AND METABOLISM 63, 982-982, 2013 Health Sciences 0
Feeding style and toddlers' dietary intake in two agro‐ecological zones of Ghana
V Kakpovbia, GS Marquis, E Colecraft
2010 The FASEB Journal 24, 334.5-334.5, 2010 Natural Sciences 0
CAREGIVERS'INCOME GENERATION ACTIVITIES AND DIVERSITY OF ANIMAL SOURCE FOODS IN CHILDREN'S DIETS IN GHANA
AK Christian, A Lartey, E Colecraft, O Sakyi-Dawson, GS Marquis
2009 ANNALS OF NUTRITION AND METABOLISM 55, 94-94, 2009 Health Sciences 0
DIETARY INTAKES AND IRON STATUS OF VEGAN AND NON-VEGETARIAN GHANAIAN CHILDREN
K Osei-Boadi, A Lartey, EK Colecraft, GS Marquis
2009 ANNALS OF NUTRITION AND METABOLISM 55, 256-256, 2009 Health Sciences 0
Increases in caregivers' contributions to household food and non‐food expenditures did not affect child outcomes in the ENAM project
EK Colecraft, GS Marquis, A Lartey, O Sakyi‐Dawson, BK Ahunu, ...
2009 The FASEB Journal 23, 352.5-352.5, 2009 Health Sciences 0
PROGRAMS/INTERVENTIONS TO IMPROVE MATERNAL AND CHILD NUTRITION IN AFRICA: LESSONS FOR SUSTAINABILITY AND SCALING UP
A Lartey, E Colecraft
2009 ANNALS OF NUTRITION AND METABOLISM 55, 29-29, 2009 Health Sciences 0
THE ENAM PROJECT'S INTEGRATED MICROCREDIT AND NUTRITION EDUCATION INTERVENTION IMPROVED CHILDREN'S ANIMAL SOURCE FOOD (ASF) INTAKES FROM HOME FOODS AND PURCHASED READY-TO-EAT …
EK Colecraft, GS Marquis, O Saky-Dawson, A Lartey
2009 ANNALS OF NUTRITION AND METABOLISM 55, 166-167, 2009 Health Sciences 0
Caregivers’ Income Generation Activities and Diversity of Animal Source Foods in Children’s Diets in Ghana
A Christian, A Lartey, EK Colecraft, O Sakyi‐Dawson, B Ahunu, ...
2007 The FASEB Journal 21 (6), A1046-A1046, 2007 Health Sciences 0
The magnitude and pattern of purchased ready‐to‐eat foods in the diets of rural Ghanaian children
EK Colecraft, GS Marquis, AA Lartey, O Sakyi‐Dawson, B Ahunu, ...
2007 The FASEB Journal 21 (5), A55-A55, 2007 Health Sciences 0
Nutritional status and diversity of animal source foods in the diets of 2‐to 5‐y‐old Ghanaian children living in rural and peri‐urban communities in a coastal district
EK Colecraft, GS Marquis, AA Lartey, O Sakyi‐Dawson
2006 The FASEB Journal 20 (5), A1048-A1048, 2006 Social Sciences 0
Education intervention using Stages of Change enhanced WIC caregivers' intentions to offer vegetables to children
GS Marquis, EK Colecraft, MJ Oakland, BD Dobson, J Solberg, PA Martin
2005 FASEB JOURNAL 19 (5), A1459-A1459, 2005 Social Sciences 0
Identifying constraints in the use of animal source foods in children's diets in Ghana
RO Aryeetey, GS Marquis, EK Colecraft, MB Reddy, LM Butler, ...
2005 FASEB JOURNAL 19 (4), A430-A430, 2005 Health Sciences 0
Caregivers vary in their readiness to offer vegetables to their preschool children: using theory to revitalize nutrition education in Iowa WIC clinics
EK Colecraft, GS Marquis, MJ Oakland, BL Dobson, JA Solberg, ...
2004 FASEB JOURNAL 18 (4), A120-A120, 2004 Health Sciences 0