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  1. Exploring Limiting Nutrients in the Diets of Urban-Dwelling Women, Children and Adolescents in Two Cities of Ghana

    Article • July 2025, MDPI AG

    Richmond Aryeetey

  2. Support or Interference: Relational Influences on Mother's Exclusive Breastfeeding Practices in Ghana

    Article • Maternal and Child Nutrition, July 2025, Wiley

    Richmond Aryeetey

  3. Nutrient gaps and dietary adequacy among adolescent girls in rural North-Eastern Ghana: the role of local food-based approaches, school lunch and multiple-micronutrient fortified biscuits

    Article • British Journal Of Nutrition, July 2025, Cambridge University Press

    Richmond Aryeetey

  4. NutriShed: A Novel Methodological Framework for Nutrition Security Planning in Urban Communities

    Article • May 2025, MDPI AG

    Richmond Aryeetey

  5. A public health call for action to address liver cancer and hepatitis in northern Ghana

    Article • Communications Medicine, April 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Richmond Aryeetey

  6. Linkages Between Breast Milk Substitute Limiting Interventions and Breastfeeding Outcomes: A Scoping Review

    Article • Journal of Science and Technology (Ghana), March 2025, African Journals Online (AJOL)

    Richmond Aryeetey

  7. How Children's Experiences and Perceptions of Their School Food Environment Influence Their Food‐Related Decisions In‐School in Urban Ghana

    Article • Maternal and Child Nutrition, March 2025, Wiley

    Richmond Aryeetey

  8. Food label literacy among urban dwelling households in Ghana

    Article • Food and Humanity, May 2024, Elsevier

    Richmond Aryeetey

  9. Availability, acceptability, and utilization of micronutrient fortification for children 6-23 months in three districts in Ghana

    Article • World Nutrition, March 2024, World Public Health Nutrition Association

    Richmond Aryeetey

  10. Perceptions and experiences of an intervention to improve diets of women and young children in Ghana

    Article • World Nutrition, March 2024, World Public Health Nutrition Association

    Richmond Aryeetey

  11. A critical review and analysis of the context, current burden, and application of policy to improve cancer equity in Ghana

    Article • International Journal for Equity in Health, December 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Richmond Aryeetey

  12. Dietary patterns among adults in three low-income urban communities in Accra, Ghana

    Article • PLOS One, November 2023, PLOS

    Richmond Aryeetey

  13. Adherence to antiretroviral therapy among HIV patients in Ghana: A systematic review and meta-analysis

    Article • PLOS Global Public Health, November 2023, PLOS

    Isaac Boadu, Richmond Aryeetey

  14. Addressing the marketing and availability of unhealthy food and beverages in and around selected schools in Ghana: a community readiness appraisal

    Article • BMJ Open, September 2023, BMJ

    Richmond Aryeetey

  15. Identification and classification of interventions that promote, protect and support breastfeeding

    Article • June 2023, PubPub

    Richmond Aryeetey

  16. Positionality, reflexivity and ethics in global public health research

    Article • Population Medicine, April 2023, E.U. European Publishing

    Richmond Aryeetey

  17. Availability of healthy and unhealthy foods in modern retail outlets located in selected districts of Greater Accra Region, Ghana

    Article • Frontiers in Public Health, November 2022, Frontiers

    Richmond Aryeetey

  18. The Africa Food Environment Research Network (FERN): from concept to practice

    Article • Global Health Promotion, November 2022, SAGE Publications

    Richmond Aryeetey

  19. Participating in a Nutrition-Sensitive Agriculture Intervention Is Not Associated with Less Maternal Time for Care in a Rural Ghanaian District

    Article • Current Developments in Nutrition, October 2022, Elsevier

    Richmond Aryeetey

  20. What influences cancer treatment service access in Ghana? A critical interpretive synthesis

    Article • BMJ Open, October 2022, BMJ

    Richmond Aryeetey

  21. Advertising of unhealthy foods and beverages around primary and junior high schools in Ghana's most urbanized and populous region

    Article • Frontiers in Public Health, September 2022, Frontiers

    Richmond Aryeetey

  22. Stories of change in nutrition: lessons from a new generation of studies from Africa, Asia and Europe

    Article • Food Security, September 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Richmond Aryeetey

  23. Strengthening Maternal, Infant, and Young Child Nutrition Training and Counseling in Ghana: A Community-Based Approach

    Article • Current Developments in Nutrition, September 2022, Elsevier

    Richmond Aryeetey

  24. Individual‐level drivers of dietary behaviour in adolescents and women through the reproductive life course in urban Ghana: A Photovoice study

    Article • Maternal and Child Nutrition, August 2022, Wiley

    Richmond Aryeetey

  25. P069 Birthweight as Determinant of Infant Feeding Transition

    Article • Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, July 2022, Elsevier

    Richmond Aryeetey

  26. Perspective: Food Environment Research Priorities for Africa—Lessons from the Africa Food Environment Research Network

    Article • Advances in Nutrition, May 2022, Elsevier

    Richmond Aryeetey

  27. Use of reusable menstrual management materials and associated factors among women of reproductive age in Ghana: analysis of the 2017/18 Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey

    Article • BMC Women s Health, March 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Richmond Aryeetey

  28. Developing Ghana’s first Food-based dietary guidelines: An evidence-informed process

    Article • March 2022, African Journal of Food, Agriculture, Nutrition and Development

    Richmond Aryeetey

  29. Women’s participation in the local food system and implications for their dietary quality in rural Northern Ghana: A qualitative study

    Article • December 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Richmond Aryeetey

  30. Global research priorities on COVID-19 for maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health

    Article • Journal of Global Health, November 2021, Edinburgh University Global Health Society

    Prof. A S M Nawshad Uddin Ahmed, Richmond Aryeetey, Professor karel allegaert

  31. Stories of Change in Nutrition in Ghana: a focus on stunting and anemia among children under-five years (2009 – 2018)

    Article • Food Security, November 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Richmond Aryeetey

  32. “Now we’ve all turned to Eating Processed Foods”: A Photovoice Study of the Food and Nutrition Security Implications of ‘Galamsey’ in Ghana

    Article • November 2021, Research Square

    Richmond Aryeetey

  33. Multiple pathways towards achieving a living income for different types of smallholder tree-crop commodity farmers

    Article • Food Security, October 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Richmond Aryeetey

  34. Food Security in Ghanaian Urban Cities: A Scoping Review of the Literature

    Article • Nutrients, October 2021, MDPI AG

    Francis Amagloh, Richmond Aryeetey

  35. Urban physical food environments drive dietary behaviours in Ghana and Kenya: A photovoice study

    Article • Health & Place, September 2021, Elsevier

    Richmond Aryeetey, Dr Mark A Green

  36. “Now we’ve all turned to Eating Processed Foods”: A Photovoice Study of the Food and Nutrition Security Implications of ‘Galamsey’ in Ghana

    Article • August 2021, Research Square

    Richmond Aryeetey

  37. Providing Measurement, Evaluation, Accountability, and Leadership Support (MEALS) for Non-communicable Diseases Prevention in Ghana: Project Implementation Protocol

    Article • Frontiers in Nutrition, August 2021, Frontiers

    Richmond Aryeetey

  38. Equity and expertise in the UN Food Systems Summit

    Article • BMJ Global Health, July 2021, BMJ

    Richmond Aryeetey

  39. Anthropometric characteristics of children living in food-insecure households in the USA

    Article • Public Health Nutrition, May 2021, Cambridge University Press

    Richmond Aryeetey

  40. The African urban food environment framework for creating healthy nutrition policy and interventions in urban Africa

    Article • PLOS One, April 2021, PLOS

    Richmond Aryeetey, Dr Mark A Green

  41. Providing Measurement, Evaluation, Accountability, and Leadership Support for NCDs Prevention in Ghana: Adapting the INFORMAS Approach  

    Article • November 2020, Research Square

    Richmond Aryeetey

  42. Global Perspective on Marital Satisfaction

    Article • Sustainability, October 2020, MDPI AG

    dr. Norbert Mesko, Dr Oluyinka A Ojedokun, PhD Ana Paula Relvas , Richmond Aryeetey

  43. Limiting spread of COVID-19 in Ghana: Compliance audit of selected transportation stations in the Greater Accra region of Ghana

    Article • PLOS One, September 2020, PLOS

    Richmond Aryeetey

  44. Basic school pupils’ food purchases during mid-morning break in urban Ghanaian schools

    Article • PLOS One, September 2020, PLOS

    Richmond Aryeetey

  45. A Review of Leadership and Capacity Gaps in Nutrition-Sensitive Agricultural Policies and Strategies for Selected Countries in Sub-Saharan Africa and Asia

    Article • Food and Nutrition Bulletin, September 2020, SAGE Publications

    Richmond Aryeetey

  46. Development and Testing of Responsive Feeding Counseling Cards to Strengthen the UNICEF Infant and Young Child Feeding Counseling Package

    Article • Current Developments in Nutrition, September 2020, Elsevier

    Richmond Aryeetey

  47. Analysis of stakeholder networks for breastfeeding policies and programs in Ghana

    Article • International Breastfeeding Journal, August 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Richmond Aryeetey

  48. Factors associated with concurrent wasting and stunting among children 6–59 months in Karamoja, Uganda

    Article • Maternal and Child Nutrition, August 2020, Wiley

    Richmond Aryeetey

  49. Towards Population Salt Reduction to Control High Blood Pressure in Ghana: A Policy Direction

    Article • Current Developments in Nutrition, August 2020, Elsevier

    Richmond Aryeetey

  50. Prevention of COVID-19 in Ghana: Compliance audit of selected transportation stations in the Greater Accra region of Ghana

    Article • June 2020, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Richmond Aryeetey

  51. Investigating foods and beverages sold and advertised in deprived urban neighbourhoods in Ghana and Kenya: a cross-sectional study

    Article • BMJ Open, June 2020, BMJ

    Dr Robert Akparibo, Richmond Aryeetey, Dr Mark A Green

  52. A Snapshot of Dietetics Practice in Africa

    Article • Current Developments in Nutrition, June 2020, Elsevier

    Richmond Aryeetey

  53. Implementation of healthy food environment policies to prevent nutrition-related non-communicable diseases in Ghana: National experts’ assessment of government action

    Article • Food Policy, May 2020, Elsevier

    Richmond Aryeetey

  54. Concurrently wasted and stunted children 6‐59 months in Karamoja, Uganda: prevalence and case detection

    Article • Maternal and Child Nutrition, March 2020, Wiley

    Richmond Aryeetey

  55. Concurrently wasted and stunted 6-59 months children admitted to the outpatient therapeutic feeding programme in Karamoja, Uganda: Prevalence, characteristics, treatment outcomes and response

    Article • PLOS One, March 2020, PLOS

    Gloria Odei Obeng-Amoako, Richmond Aryeetey

  56. Dietary behaviours in the context of nutrition transition: a systematic review and meta-analyses in two African countries

    Article • Public Health Nutrition, March 2020, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Robert Akparibo, Richmond Aryeetey

  57. “I Did Not Choose to Be Obese”—Experiences of Stigma among Market Women in Kaneshie, Ghana

    Article • OALib, January 2020, Scientific Research Publishing, Inc,

    Richmond Aryeetey

  58. Design and testing of communication materials for a breastfeeding social media marketing campaign: Breastfeed4Ghana

    Article • Digital Health, January 2020, SAGE Publications

    Richmond Aryeetey

  59. Breastfeed4Ghana: Design and evaluation of an innovative social media campaign

    Article • Maternal and Child Nutrition, December 2019, Wiley

    Richmond Aryeetey

  60. Four Dissemination Pathways for a Social Media–Based Breastfeeding Campaign: Evaluation of the Impact on Key Performance Indicators

    Article • JMIR Nursing, September 2019, JMIR Publications Inc.

    Richmond Aryeetey

  61. Livestock ownership, household food security and childhood anaemia in rural Ghana

    Article • PLOS One, July 2019, PLOS

    Richmond Aryeetey

  62. Determinants of anemia among pregnant women in northern Ghana

    Article • July 2019, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Richmond Aryeetey

  63. “I DID NOT CHOOSE TO BE OBESE OR OVERWEIGHT”- EXPERIENCES OF STIGMA AMONG MARKET WOMEN IN KANESHIE, GHANA

    Article • June 2019, Research Square

    Richmond Aryeetey

  64. Development and Testing of Responsive Feeding Counseling Cards in Ghana (OR03-07-19)

    Article • Current Developments in Nutrition, June 2019, Elsevier

    Richmond Aryeetey

  65. Factors influencing the implementation of the Becoming Breastfeeding Friendly initiative in Ghana

    Article • Maternal and Child Nutrition, February 2019, Wiley

    Richmond Aryeetey

  66. Lessons learned from Evidence-Informed Decision-Making in Nutrition & Health (EVIDENT) in Africa: a project evaluation

    Article • Health Research Policy and Systems, January 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Richmond Aryeetey

  67. Risks of excess iodine intake in Ghana: current situation, challenges, and lessons for the future

    Article • Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, November 2018, Wiley

    Richmond Aryeetey

  68. Results from Ghana’s 2018 Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth

    Article • Journal of Physical Activity and Health, November 2018, Human Kinetics

    Richmond Aryeetey

  69. An agriculture–nutrition intervention improved children's diet and growth in a randomized trial in Ghana

    Article • Maternal and Child Nutrition, October 2018, Wiley

    Richmond Aryeetey

  70. An assets‐based approach to promoting girls' financial literacy, savings, and education

    Article • Journal of Adolescence, July 2018, Wiley

    Richmond Aryeetey

  71. 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

    Article • AIDS Care, July 2018, Taylor & Francis

    Richmond Aryeetey

  72. Pilot testing of the Becoming Breastfeeding Friendly toolbox in Ghana

    Article • International Breastfeeding Journal, July 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Richmond Aryeetey

  73. Global implications of the new WHO and UNICEF implementation guidance on the revised Baby‐Friendly Hospital Initiative

    Article • Maternal and Child Nutrition, June 2018, Wiley

    Richmond Aryeetey

  74. Global Study of Social Odor Awareness

    Article • Chemical Senses, June 2018, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    PhD Ana Paula Relvas , dr. Norbert Mesko, Dr Oluyinka A Ojedokun, Richmond Aryeetey

  75. Perception and practice of breastfeeding in public in an urban community in Accra, Ghana

    Article • International Breastfeeding Journal, May 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Richmond Aryeetey

  76. Dietary patterns and associated risk factors among school age children in urban Ghana

    Article • BMC Nutrition, May 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Richmond Aryeetey

  77. Aging in Ghana

    Article • April 2018, Taylor & Francis

    Richmond Aryeetey

  78. Ageing, Physical Activity and Health

    Article • April 2018, Taylor & Francis

    Richmond Aryeetey

  79. Nutritionally Optimized, Culturally Acceptable, Cost-Minimized Diets for Low Income Ghanaian Families Using Linear Programming

    Article • Nutrients, April 2018, MDPI AG

    Richmond Aryeetey

  80. Lipid profile and dyslipidemia among school-age children in urban Ghana

    Article • BMC Public Health, March 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Richmond Aryeetey

  81. Implementation of a nutrition assessment, counseling and support program and its association with body mass index among people living with HIV in Accra, Ghana

    Article • AIDS Care, December 2017, Taylor & Francis

    Richmond Aryeetey

  82. Prevalence and predictors of overweight and obesity among school-aged children in urban Ghana

    Article • BMC Obesity, December 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Richmond Aryeetey

  83. Corrigendum: Marital Satisfaction, Sex, Age, Marriage Duration, Religion, Number of Children, Economic Status, Education, and Collectivistic Values: Data from 33 Countries

    Article • Frontiers in Psychology, October 2017, Frontiers

    PhD Ana Paula Relvas , Dr Oluyinka A Ojedokun, Richmond Aryeetey

  84. Improving nutrition-sensitivity of social protection programmes in Ghana

    Article • Proceedings of The Nutrition Society, September 2017, Cambridge University Press

    Amos Laar, Richmond Aryeetey

  85. Child development in rural Ghana: Associations between cognitive/language milestones and indicators of nutrition and stimulation of children under two years of age

    Article • Can J Public Health, September 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Richmond Aryeetey

  86. Evidence-informed decision making for nutrition: African experiences and way forward

    Article • Proceedings of The Nutrition Society, August 2017, Cambridge University Press

    Richmond Aryeetey

  87. Contribution of scaling up nutrition Academic Platforms to nutrition capacity strengthening in Africa: local efforts, continental prospects and challenges

    Article • Proceedings of The Nutrition Society, July 2017, Cambridge University Press

    Amos Laar, Dr Robert Akparibo, Francis Amagloh, Richmond Aryeetey

  88. Marital Satisfaction, Sex, Age, Marriage Duration, Religion, Number of Children, Economic Status, Education, and Collectivistic Values: Data from 33 Countries

    Article • Frontiers in Psychology, July 2017, Frontiers

    PhD Ana Paula Relvas , Dr Oluyinka A Ojedokun, Richmond Aryeetey

  89. Preferred Interpersonal Distances: A Global Comparison

    Article • Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, March 2017, SAGE Publications

    PhD Ana Paula Relvas , dr. Norbert Mesko, Dr Oluyinka A Ojedokun, Richmond Aryeetey

  90. Construct Validity of the Neighborhood Environment Walkability Scale for Africa

    Article • Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, March 2017, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Kingsley Akinroye, Richmond Aryeetey

  91. Design and methodology of a mixed methods follow-up study to the 2014 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey

    Article • Global Health Action, January 2017, Taylor & Francis

    Richmond Aryeetey

  92. Food retail assessment and family food purchase behavior in Ashongman estates, Ghana

    Article • December 2016, African Journal of Food, Agriculture, Nutrition and Development

    Richmond Aryeetey

  93. Results From Ghana’s 2016 Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth

    Article • Journal of Physical Activity and Health, November 2016, Human Kinetics

    Richmond Aryeetey

  94. Corrigendum: The Associations of Dyadic Coping and Relationship Satisfaction Vary between and within Nations: A 35-Nation Study

    Article • Frontiers in Psychology, September 2016, Frontiers

    PhD Ana Paula Relvas , Dr Oluyinka A Ojedokun, Richmond Aryeetey

  95. The Associations of Dyadic Coping and Relationship Satisfaction Vary between and within Nations: A 35-Nation Study

    Article • Frontiers in Psychology, August 2016, Frontiers

    PhD Ana Paula Relvas , dr. Norbert Mesko, Dr Oluyinka A Ojedokun, Richmond Aryeetey

  96. Micronutrient composition and acceptability ofMoringa oleiferaleaf-fortified dishes by children in Ada-East district, Ghana

    Article • Food Science & Nutrition, July 2016, Wiley

    Richmond Aryeetey

  97. Comparison of Two School Feeding Programmes in Ghana, West Africa

    Article • International Journal of Child Health and Nutrition, June 2016, Lifescience Global

    Lifescience Global Inc., Richmond Aryeetey

  98. Optimism for the UN Proclamation of the Decade of Action on Nutrition: An African Perspective

    Article • Global Health Science and Practice, June 2016, Johns Hopkins School Bloomberg School of Public Health, Center for Communication Programs

    Richmond Aryeetey

  99. Assessment of Rehabilitation Capacity in Ghana

    Article • Disability CBR & Inclusive Development, June 2016, Stichting Liliane Fonds

    Richmond Aryeetey

  100. Assessment of Rehabilitation Capacity in Ghana

    Article • Disability CBR & Inclusive Development, June 2016, Stichting Liliane Fonds

    Richmond Aryeetey

  101. Perceptions and Experiences of Overweight among Women in the Ga East District, Ghana

    Article • Frontiers in Nutrition, June 2016, Frontiers

    Richmond Aryeetey

  102. NEWS for Africa: adaptation and reliability of a built environment questionnaire for physical activity in seven African countries

    Article • International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, March 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Richmond Aryeetey

  103. Achieving a nutrition revolution for Africa: The road to healthier diets and optimal nutrition

    Article • January 2016, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

    Richmond Aryeetey

  104. Compliance Audit of Processed Complementary Foods in Urban Ghana

    Article • Frontiers in Public Health, October 2015, Frontiers

    Richmond Aryeetey

  105. Nutrition sensitivity of the 2014 budget statement of Republic of Ghana

    Article • Proceedings of The Nutrition Society, August 2015, Cambridge University Press

    Amos Laar, Dr Robert Akparibo, Richmond Aryeetey

  106. Data reporting constraints for the lymphatic filariasis mass drug administration activities in two districts in Ghana: A qualitative study

    Article • SAGE Open Medicine, July 2015, SAGE Publications

    Richmond Aryeetey

  107. State of dietetics practice in Ghana

    Article • Ghana Medical Journal, February 2015, African Journals Online (AJOL)

    Richmond Aryeetey

  108. Capacity for scaling up nutrition: a focus on pre-service training in West Africa and a Ghanaian case study

    Article • Proceedings of The Nutrition Society, January 2015, Cambridge University Press

    Dr RICHMOND ARYEETEY, Richmond Aryeetey

  109. Socio-economic differences in cost of pregnancy-related health services in the peri-urban Accra, Ghana

    Article • Journal of Public Health, October 2014, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Richmond Aryeetey

  110. Child feeding knowledge and practices among women participating in growth monitoring and promotion in Accra, Ghana

    Article • BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, May 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Richmond Aryeetey

  111. Exploring three approaches to offer distance learning courses through a social network of health researchers in three African countries

    Article • May 2014, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Lut Lynen, Richmond Aryeetey

  112. Results from Ghana’s 2014 Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth

    Article • Journal of Physical Activity and Health, May 2014, Human Kinetics

    Richmond Aryeetey

  113. Food and nutrition insecurity among clients of anti‐retroviral therapy clinics in Accra, Ghana (LB451)

    Article • The FASEB Journal, April 2014, Wiley

    Richmond Aryeetey

  114. Results from Ghana’s 2014 Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth

    Article • Journal of Physical Activity and Health, January 2014, Human Kinetics

    Richmond Aryeetey

  115. The influence of socio-cultural interpretations of pregnancy threats on health-seeking behavior among pregnant women in urban Accra, Ghana

    Article • BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, November 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Richmond Aryeetey

  116. Re-assessment of selected Baby-Friendly maternity facilities in Accra, Ghana

    Article • International Breastfeeding Journal, November 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Richmond Aryeetey

  117. Enhancing Research Capacity of African Institutions through Social Networking

    Article • January 2013, IOS Press

    Richmond Aryeetey

  118. Subclinical Mastitis May Not Reduce Breastmilk Intake During Established Lactation

    Article • Breastfeeding Medicine, September 2009, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Richmond Aryeetey

  119. Subclinical Mastitis Is Common Among Ghanaian Women Lactating 3 to 4 Months Postpartum

    Article • Journal of Human Lactation, August 2008, SAGE Publications

    Richmond Aryeetey

  120. Constraints on the Use of Animal Source Foods for Young Children in Ghana: A Participatory Rapid Appraisal Approach

    Article • Ecology of Food and Nutrition, October 2006, Taylor & Francis

    Richmond Aryeetey

  121. Effects of maternal subclinical mammary inflammation on infant growth

    Article • Iowa State University

    Richmond Aryeetey