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Professor Richmond Aryeetey

Professor

Verified email at ug.edu.gh University of Ghana ORCID 0000-0003-4667-592X Google Scholar

CollegeCOLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES
School / InstituteSCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
DepartmentDEPARTMENT OF POPULATION, FAMILY AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH
DietsHuman Nutritionpublic healthphysical activitypublic policy
Publications

273

Citations

5,875

H-index

41

i10-index

107

Publication activity
Publication statistics
Average citations
21.5
Most cited paper
669
First publication year
1900
Latest publication year
2026
Last updated
13 Sep 2026, 23:15
Publications

273 matching publications

PublicationYearJournalThematic areaCitations
Concurrently wasted and stunted children 6‐59 months in karamoja, Uganda: Prevalence and case detection
GA Odei Obeng‐Amoako, M Myatt, J Conkle, BK Muwaga, R Aryeetey, ...
2020 Maternal & child nutrition 16 (4), e13000, 2020 Health Sciences 35
Results from Ghana’s 2014 report card on physical activity for children and youth
R Ocansey, R Aryeetey, S Sofo, MB Delali, P Pambo, VK Nyawornota
2014 Journal of Physical Activity and Health 11 (s1), S58-S62, 2014 Health Sciences 35
Concurrently wasted and stunted 6-59 months children admitted to the outpatient therapeutic feeding programme in Karamoja, Uganda: prevalence, characteristics, treatment …
GA Odei Obeng-Amoako, H Wamani, J Conkle, R Aryeetey, J Nangendo, ...
2020 PloS one 15 (3), e0230480, 2020 Health Sciences 34
Impact of UTZ certification on cocoa producers in Ghana, 2011 to 2014
Y Waarts, F Van Rijn, V Ingram, V Linderhof
2015 Impact of UTZ certification on cocoa producers in Ghana, 2011 to 2014, 2015 Agriculture 34
Basic school pupils’ food purchases during mid-morning break in urban Ghanaian schools
D Ogum-Alangea, RNO Aryeetey, HL Gray, AK Laar, RMK Adanu
2020 Plos one 15 (9), e0238308, 2020 Social Sciences 33
Pilot testing of the Becoming Breastfeeding Friendly toolbox in Ghana
R Aryeetey, A Hromi-Fiedler, S Adu-Afarwuah, E Amoaful, G Ampah, ...
2018 International breastfeeding journal 13 (1), 30, 2018 Health Sciences 33
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
An exploratory study of physical activity and over-weight in two senior high schools in the Accra Metropolis
VK Nyawornota, R Aryeetey, S Bosomprah, M Aikins
2013 Ghana medical journal 47 (4), 197, 2013 Health Sciences 33
Re-assessment of selected Baby-Friendly maternity facilities in Accra, Ghana
R Nii Okai Aryeetey, CL Antwi
2013 International Breastfeeding Journal 8 (1), 15, 2013 Health Sciences 33
Data reporting constraints for the lymphatic filariasis mass drug administration activities in two districts in Ghana: A qualitative study
FB da-Costa Vroom, R Aryeetey, R Boateng, F Anto, M Aikins, M Gyapong, ...
2015 SAGE open medicine 3, 2050312115594083, 2015 Health Sciences 32
Pathways utilized for antenatal health seeking among women in the Ga East District, Ghana
RNO Aryeetey, M Aikins, P Dako-Gyeke, PB Adongo
2015 Ghana medical journal 49 (1), 44, 2015 Health Sciences 31
Availability of healthy and unhealthy foods in modern retail outlets located in selected districts of Greater Accra Region, Ghana
AP Adjei, GS Amevinya, W Quarpong, A Tandoh, R Aryeetey, ...
2022 Frontiers in public health 10, 922447, 2022 Health Sciences 30
A critical review and analysis of the context, current burden, and application of policy to improve cancer equity in Ghana
CZ Tuck, R Cooper, R Aryeetey, LA Gray, R Akparibo
2023 International Journal for Equity in Health 22 (1), 254, 2023 Health Sciences 29
Individual‐level drivers of dietary behaviour in adolescents and women through the reproductive life course in urban Ghana: A Photovoice study
J Liguori, R Pradeilles, A Laar, F Zotor, A Tandoh, S Klomegah, ...
2022 Maternal & child nutrition 18 (4), e13412, 2022 Health Sciences 29
Food retail assessment and family food purchase behavior in Ashongman Estates, Ghana
R Aryeety, S Oltmans, F Owusu
2016 Health Sciences 28
Results from Ghana’s 2016 report card on physical activity for children and youth
R Ocansey, R Aryeetey, S Sofo, A Nazzar, M Delali, P Pambo, ...
2016 Journal of physical activity and health 13 (s2), S165-S168, 2016 Health Sciences 27
Adherence to antiretroviral therapy among HIV patients in Ghana: A systematic review and meta-analysis
I Boadu, A Manu, RNO Aryeetey, KA Kesse, M Abdulai, E Acheampong, ...
2023 PLOS Global Public Health 3 (11), e0002448, 2023 Health Sciences 25
A review of leadership and capacity gaps in nutrition-sensitive agricultural policies and strategies for selected countries in Sub-Saharan Africa and Asia
R Aryeetey, N Covic
2020 Food and Nutrition Bulletin 41 (3), 380-396, 2020 Health Sciences 25
Results from Ghana’s 2018 report card on physical activity for children and youth
VK Nyawornota, A Luguterah, S Sofo, R Aryeetey, M Badasu, J Nartey, ...
2018 Journal of Physical Activity and Health 15 (s2), S366-S367, 2018 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 (5), e578-e585, 2017 Health Sciences 24
Oral hygiene practices and caries prevalence among 9-15 years old Ghanaian School children
TA Ndanu, R Aryeetey, J Sackeyfio, G Otoo, A Lartey
2015 J Nutr Health Sci 2 (1), 104, 2015 Health Sciences 23
Stories of change in nutrition: lessons from a new generation of studies from Africa, Asia and Europe: Nisbett et al.
N Nisbett, J Harris, D Headey, M Van den Bold, S Gillespie, NL Aberman, ...
2023 Food Security 15 (1), 133-149, 2023 Health Sciences 22
“Now we’ve all turned to eating processed foods”: a photovoice study of the food and nutrition security implications of ‘galamsey’in Ghana
H Nyantakyi-Frimpong, AK Christian, J Ganle, R Aryeetey
2023 African Journal of Food, Agriculture, Nutrition and Development 23 (1 …, 2023 Health Sciences 21
Providing measurement, evaluation, accountability, and leadership support (MEALS) for non-communicable diseases prevention in Ghana: project implementation protocol
A Laar, B Kelly, M Holdsworth, W Quarpong, R Aryeetey, GS Amevinya, ...
2021 Frontiers in nutrition 8, 644320, 2021 Health Sciences 21
Food security and dietary diversity are associated with health related quality of life after 6 months of follow up among people living with HIV in Accra, Ghana
J Sackey, FF Zhang, B Rogers, R Aryeetey, C Wanke
2018 AIDS care 30 (12), 1567-1571, 2018 Health Sciences 21