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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
Associations between linear growth and language development in Ghana, Malawi, and Burkina Faso
E Prado, S Abbeddou, S Adu‐Afarwuah, M Arimond, P Ashorn, U Ashorn, ...
2015 The FASEB Journal 29, 899.3, 2015 Humanities 2
Giving children the best start in life: promoting young children's mental health in Ghana
MN Ahun, R Acquah-Coleman, S Adu-Afarwuah, AKA Afrane, ...
2026 The Lancet Regional Health–Africa 2, 2026 Health Sciences 1
Somé JW and R Engle-Stone Bouillon Fortification in West Africa: A Pragmatic, Evidence-based Policy Perspective
S Adu-Afarwuah
2026 Afr. J. Food Agric. Nutr. Dev 26 (4), 29556-29563, 2026 Health Sciences 1
Effect of Multiple Micronutrient-Fortified Bouillon on the Anemia and Iron Status of Non-Pregnant, Non-Lactating Women of Reproductive Age in Northern Ghana
S Adu-Afarwuah, SM Kumordzie, KR Wessells, CD Arnold, X Tan, ...
2025 Current Developments in Nutrition 9, 2025 Health Sciences 1
Household Use of Multiple Micronutrient-Fortified Bouillon Cubes Increased Iron Status Among Children 2–5 Y of Age in Northern Ghana: A Randomized Controlled Trial
SM Kumordzie, CD Arnold, KR Wessells, E Becher, JN Davis, X Tan, ...
2025 Current Developments in Nutrition 9, 2025 Health Sciences 1
Impact of iron supplementation among anemic voluntary first‐time blood donors: Results from the BLOODSAFE pilot trial in Ghana
Y Dei‐Adomakoh, E Olayemi, S Telke, L Asamoah‐Akuoko, B Appiah, ...
2025 Transfusion 65 (1), 131-139, 2025 Health Sciences 1
Dietary diversity is low among women participating in a Nutrition Trial in Northern Ghana: CoMIT Project
JN Davis, CD Arnold, X Tan, SM Kumordzie, E Becher, KR Wessells, ...
2024 Current Developments in Nutrition 8, 2024 Health Sciences 1
Household Water Insecurity Is Associated With Food Insecurity in 2 Districts in the Northern Region of Ghana
KR Wessells, S Kumordzie, E Becher, J Davis, X Tan, C Arnold, A Fuseini, ...
2024 Current Developments in Nutrition 8, 2024 Health Sciences 1
Worldwide trends in underweight and obesity from 1990 to 2022: a pooled analysis of 3663 population-representative studies with 222 million children, adolescents, and adults
C Semánová
2024 Social Sciences 1
Acceptability of Multiple Micronutrient-Fortified Bouillon Cubes Among Women in 2 Districts in the Northern Region of Ghana
S Kumordzie, R Wessells, E Becher, J Davis, C Arnold, X Tan, S Vosti, ...
2022 Current Developments in Nutrition 6, 586, 2022 Health Sciences 1
Association Between Oyster Consumption and Hemoglobin Concentrations Among Ghanaian Women
A Abreu, H Bentil, H Okronipa, K Fiorella, M Vadiveloo, M Gomez-Chiarri, ...
2022 Current Developments in Nutrition 6, 543, 2022 Health Sciences 1
Fishery Management Practices and Oyster Consumption Among Oyster-Harvesting Communities in Ghana
H Okronipa, A Abreu, K Fiorella, H Bentil, S Adu-Afarwuah, B Oaks
2022 Current Developments in Nutrition 6, 595, 2022 Social Sciences 1
Antenatal multiple micronutrient supplementation: call to action for change in recommendation
S Ahmed, MW Bourassa, SJM Osendarp, S Adu-Afarwuah, C Ajello, ...
2019 Health Sciences 1
The effects of a nutrient supplementation intervention in Ghana on parents’ investments in their children
KP Adams, S Adu-Afarwuah, H Bentil, BM Oaks, RR Young, SA Vosti, ...
2019 Plos one 14 (3), e0212178, 2019 Health Sciences 1
IMPACT OF EXPOSURE TO LIPID-BASED NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENTS IN EARLY LIFE ON SWEET TASTE PREFERENCE OF GHANAIAN CHILDREN AGED 4-6 YEARS: A NON-INFERIORITY STUDY
H Okronipa, M Arimond, CD Arnold, RR Young, SM Tamakloe, ...
2017 Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism 71, 547-547, 2017 Health Sciences 1
Modifiers of the Effect of Maternal Multiple Micronutrient Supplementation: an individual patient data meta‐analysis of 17 randomized trials
ER Smith, A Shankar, L Wu, S Aboud, S Adu‐Afarwuah, H Ali, M Apriatni, ...
2017 The FASEB Journal 31, 638.1-638.1, 2017 Health Sciences 1
PRE-AND POST-NATAL LIPID-BASED NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENTS AND COGNITIVE, SOCIOEMOTIONAL AND MOTOR FUNCTION IN PRE-SCHOOL-AGED CHILDREN IN GHANA
ME Ocansey, E Prado, RR Young, S Adu-Afarwuah, S Kumordzie, ...
2017 Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism 71, 304-304, 2017 Health Sciences 1
The long-term effect of maternal and early childhood supplementation on growth and body composition at 4-6 years of age in Ghanaian children
S Kumordzie, M Arimond, S Adu-Afarwuah, RR Young, ME Ocansey, ...
2017 Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism 71, 554-555, 2017 Health Sciences 1
Effect of Small‐Quantity Lipid‐Based Nutrient Supplement (SQ‐LNS) on Breast Milk Vitamin A Concentration among Ghanaian Women
M Klevor, M Haskell, A Lartey, S Adu‐Afarwuah, M Zeilani, K Dewey
2015 The FASEB Journal 29, 898.17, 2015 Health Sciences 1
Nutritional Status of Adolescent Offenders in Accra
RS Ansong, MS Aseidu, S Adu-Afarwuah
2015 Health Sciences 1
Randomized comparison of 3 types of micronutrient supplements in Ghanaian infants
S Adu‐Afarwuah, A Lartey, KH Brown, S Zlotkin, KG Dewey
2006 The FASEB Journal 20 (4), A557-A557, 2006 Health Sciences 1
Mangrove Oysters (Crassostrea Tulipa) from Selected Estuarine Sites in Ghana: Mineral Concentrations and Health Risk Assessment of Heavy Metal Contamination Among Women …
FZ Taabia, BM Oaks, F Kyei-Arthur, AN Ohemeng, P Owusu, ...
1900 Available at SSRN 4551931, 0 Health Sciences 1
Associations of Exclusive and Predominant Breastfeeding With Social-Emotional Development at 9-11 Years of Age: A Longitudinal Analysis of Ghanaian Children
KY Kwon, CD Arnold, S Adu-Afarwuah, KG Dewey, PD Hastings, ...
2026 Current Developments in Nutrition 10, 2026 Social Sciences 0
Dietary characteristics associated with hemoglobin and anemia among prospective first-time voluntary blood donors in Accra, Ghana
S Mehmood, S Telke, E Olayemi, C Ward, L Asamoah-Akuoko, B Appiah, ...
2026 BMC nutrition, 2026 Health Sciences 0
Economic, socio-emotional, and food security conditions during COVID-19 pandemic among caregivers of young adolescents aged 10–12 yrs in a semi-urban setting in Ghana
MO Mensah, E Adjetey, LMD Aryee, CD Arnold, EL Prado, PD Hastings, ...
2026 BMC Public Health 26 (1), 1136, 2026 Social Sciences 0