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Seth Adu-Afarwuah, Ph.D.

PROFESSOR

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

CollegeCOLLEGE OF BASIC & APPLIED SC.
School / InstituteSCH OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
DepartmentDEPARTMENT OF NUTRITION AND FOOD SCIENCE
Human Nutrition
Publications

246

Citations

10,673

H-index

35

i10-index

81

Publication activity
Publication statistics
Average citations
43.4
Most cited paper
3,450
First publication year
1900
Latest publication year
2026
Last updated
14 Sep 2026, 10:26
Publications

246 matching publications

PublicationYearJournalThematic areaCitations
Impact of a nutritional supplement during gestation and early childhood on child salivary cortisol, hair cortisol, and telomere length at 4–6 years of age: A follow-up of a …
BM Oaks, S Adu-Afarwuah, S Kumordzie, ML Laudenslager, DL Smith, ...
2020 Stress 23 (5), 597-606, 2020 Health Sciences 5
Effects of small‐quantity lipid‐based nutrient supplement on hemoglobin and iron status of pregnant Ghanaian women
S Adu‐Afarwuah, A Lartey, H Okronipa, J Peerson, P Ashorn, K Dewey
2015 The FASEB Journal 29, 39.5, 2015 Health Sciences 5
Deferrals for Low Haemoglobin and Anaemia Among First‐Time Prospective Blood Donors in Southern Ghana: Results From the BLOODSAFE Ghana—Iron and Nutritional Counselling …
C Segbefia, S Telke, E Olayemi, C Ward, L Asamoah-Akuoko, B Appiah, ...
2025 Advances in Hematology 2025 (1), 9971532, 2025 Health Sciences 4
Effect of Early‐Life Lipid‐Based Nutrient Supplement and Home Environment on Autonomic Nervous System Regulation at 9–11 Years: A Follow‐Up of a Randomized Controlled Trial
LMD Aryee, S Adu‐Afarwuah, EL Prado, AE Guyer, CD Arnold, KG Dewey, ...
2025 Maternal & Child Nutrition 21 (2), e13789, 2025 Health Sciences 4
Anthropometric status, body composition and timing of pubertal milestones in Sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review
H Nti, BM Oaks, EL Prado, LMD Aryee, S Adu-Afarwuah
2024 BMC nutrition 10 (1), 144, 2024 Health Sciences 4
Infant and young child feeding practices among mothers in the pilot Micronutrient Powder Initiative in four geographically and ethnically diverse districts in Ghana
F Kyei-Arthur, J Aballo, AB Mahama, S Adu-Afarwuah
2024 Plos one 19 (8), e0307961, 2024 Health Sciences 4
Association between dietary magnesium intake and glycemic markers in ghanaian women of reproductive age: A pilot cross-sectional study
HJ Bentil, AM Abreu, S Adu-Afarwuah, JS Rossi, A Tovar, BM Oaks
2021 Nutrients 13 (11), 4141, 2021 Health Sciences 4
The impact of lipid‐based nutrient supplements on maternal depression at 6 mo postpartum in Ghana: a randomized‐controlled trial
HET Okronipa, S Adu‐Afarwuah, A Lartey, P Ashorn, SA Vosti, RT Young, ...
2016 The FASEB Journal 30, 1172.11-1172.11, 2016 Health Sciences 4
Lipid‐based nutrient supplementation during pregnancy decreases maternal cortisol in younger women (389.6)
B Oaks, S Adu‐Afarwuah, A Lartey, C Stewart, P Ashorn, S Vosti, ...
2014 The FASEB Journal 28, 389.6, 2014 Health Sciences 4
Assessing children's autonomic nervous system activity during structured tasks: a feasibility and reliability study in ghana
HJ Bentil, EM Daang, AE Guyer, H Yuan, S Adu‐Afarwuah, B Amponsah, ...
2024 Developmental psychobiology 66 (6), e22535, 2024 Health Sciences 3
Impact of Small-Quantity Lipid-Based Nutrient Supplements on Pubertal Status of 9–13-Year Olds: A Follow-Up Study of the iLiNS-DYAD-Ghana Trial
H Nti, S Adu-Afarwuah, BM Oaks, EL Prado, CD Arnold, PD Hastings, ...
2024 Current Developments in Nutrition 8 (12), 104458, 2024 Health Sciences 3
The impact of excluding adverse neonatal outcomes on the creation of gestational weight gain charts among women from low-and middle-income countries with normal and overweight BMI
TRB Carrilho, D Wang, JA Hutcheon, M Wang, WW Fawzi, G Kac, ...
2024 The American journal of clinical nutrition 119 (6), 1465-1474, 2024 Health Sciences 3
Estimated consumption of discretionary salt and salt from bouillon among households, women, and children in the northern region of Ghana: CoMIT project
J Davis, S Kumordzie, C Arnold, X Tan, E Becher, K Wessells, ...
2022 Current Developments in Nutrition 6, 357, 2022 Health Sciences 3
How nutrition and environmental influences shape child development during the first 1000 days: direct and indirect associations in four prospective cohorts of young children in …
E Prado, S Adu-Afarwuah, P Ashorn, SY Hess, A Lartey, K Maleta, ...
2017 ANNALS OF NUTRITION AND METABOLISM 71, 539-539, 2017 Health Sciences 3
PRENATAL SUPPLEMENTATION WITH SMALL-QUANTITY LIPID-BASED NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENTS OR MULTIPLE MICRONUTRIENTS INCREASES URINARY IODINE CONCENTRATION IN SEMI-URBAN GHANA: A …
S Adu-Afarwuah, A Lartey, H Okronipa, P Ashorn, M Arimond, KG Dewey
2017 Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism 71, 309-309, 2017 Social Sciences 3
Lipid‐based nutrient supplement for pregnant women improve birth outcomes among primiparous but not multiparous women in Ghana (256.7)
S Adu‐Afarwuah, A Lartey, H Okronipa, J Peerson, S Vosti, P Ashorn, ...
2014 The FASEB Journal 28, 256.7, 2014 Health Sciences 3
Efficacy of LNS products for pregnant and lactating women: pregnancy outcomes from the iLiNS-DYAD studies in Ghana and Malawi
S Adu-Afarwuah, A Lartey, H Okronipa, K Maleta, P Ashorn, U Ashorn, ...
2013 Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism 63, 24-25, 2013 Health Sciences 3
Development and psychometric validation of a questionnaire assessing perception and acceptance of micronutrient-fortified bouillon cubes among non-index household members aged …
FK Kyereh, AN Ohemeng, R Engle-Stone, KR Wessells, SM Kumordzie, ...
2026 BMC Public Health 26 (1), 456, 2026 Health Sciences 2
Dietary magnesium intakes among women of reproductive age in Ghana—A comparison of two dietary analysis programs
HJ Bentil, S Adu-Afarwuah, JS Rossi, A Tovar, BM Oaks
2023 PLoS One 18 (5), e0284648, 2023 Health Sciences 2
Impact of iron supplementation in anemic voluntary first-time blood donors-results of a pilot trial in Ghana
Y Dei Adomakoh, E Olayemi, L Asamoah-Akuoko, B Appiah, S Telke, ...
2023 Blood 142, 1290, 2023 Health Sciences 2
Why small-quantity lipid-based nutrient supplements should be integrated into comprehensive strategies to prevent child undernutrition in nutritionally vulnerable populations …
KG Dewey, CP Stewart, C McDonald, KR Wessells, CD Arnold, EL Prado, ...
2023 World Nutrition 14 (2), 79-85, 2023 Health Sciences 2
Small-quantity lipid-based nutrient supplements increase infants’ plasma essential fatty acid levels in Ghana and Malawi: a secondary outcome analysis of the iLiNS-DYAD …
S Adu-Afarwuah, CD Arnold, A Lartey, H Okronipa, K Maleta, P Ashorn, ...
2022 The Journal of nutrition 152 (1), 286-301, 2022 Health Sciences 2
Dietary consumption patterns and their predictors among young children in northern Ghana
E Becher, J Davis, S Kumordzie, KR Wessells, C Arnold, X Tan, ...
2021 Current Developments in Nutrition 5, 624, 2021 Health Sciences 2
From the Field: Improving Fetal and Infant Growth in Vulnerable Populations
S Adu-Afarwuah
2018 Food and nutrition bulletin 39 (2_suppl), S60-S68, 2018 Health Sciences 2
Nutritional Factors Associated with Oedema as a Risk Factor for Preeclampsia among Pregnant Women Attending Antenatal Clinic in the La-Nkwantanang-Madina Municipality of the …
GY Agyare
2018 UNIVERSITY OF GHANA, LEGON, 2018 Health Sciences 2