A5061282915- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
- Consumer Attitudes and Food Labeling
- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- Innovation and Socioeconomic Development
- Nutritional Studies and Diet
- Urban Agriculture and Sustainability
- Community Health and Development
- Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare
- Participatory Visual Research Methods
- Insect Utilization and Effects
- COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts
- HIV/AIDS Impact and Responses
- Environmental Sustainability in Business
- Healthcare Policy and Management
- Healthcare Systems and Reforms
- Health Policy Implementation Science
- Global Maternal and Child Health
University of Ghana
2017-2025
Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement
2023-2025
Centre International deHautes Etudes Agronomiques Méditerranéennes
2023-2025
Université de Montpellier
2023-2025
Institut de Recherche pour le Développement
2023-2025
Institut Agro Montpellier
2023-2025
Institut Agronomique Méditerranéen de Montpellier
2023-2025
Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture, l'Alimentation et l'Environnement
2023-2025
L'Institut Agro
2025
Montpellier Interdisciplinary center on Sustainable Agri-food systems: social and nutritional sciences
2023
Nutrition-related non-communicable diseases (NR-NCDs) are a global health problem, increasingly recognised as driven by unhealthy food environments. Yet little is known about government action to implement environment-relevant policies, particularly in low-and lower-middle income countries. This study assessed action, implementation gaps, and priorities improve the environment Ghana. Using Healthy Food-Environment Policy Index (Food-EPI), panel comprising independent experts (n = 19) rated...
We identified factors in the physical food environment that influence dietary behaviours among low-income dwellers three African cities (Nairobi, Accra, Ho). used Photovoice with 142 males/females (≥13 years). In neighbourhood environment, poor hygiene, environmental sanitation, contamination and adulteration were key concerns. Economic access was perceived as a major barrier to accessing nutritionally safe healthy foods. Home gardening supplemented household nutritional needs, particularly...
Growing urbanisation in Africa is accompanied by rapid changes food environments, with potential shifts towards unhealthy food/beverage consumption, including socio-economically disadvantaged populations. This study investigated how and beverages are embedded everyday life deprived areas of two African countries, to identify levers for context relevant policy. Deprived neighbourhoods (Ghana: 2 cities, Kenya: 1 city) were (total = 459 female/male, adolescents/adults aged ≥13 y). A qualitative...
Objectives The aim of this study was to characterise the local foods and beverages sold advertised in three deprived urban African neighbourhoods. Design Cross-sectional observational study. We undertook an audit all food outlets (outlet type sold) advertisements. Descriptive statistics were used summarise exposures. Latent class analysis explore interactions between advertisements, outlet types availability. Setting Three neighbourhoods cities: Jamestown Accra, Ho Dome (both Ghana) Makadara...
School food environments play an important role in shaping children's food-related decisions, including where and what foods to acquire consume on a school day. In Ghana, evidence indicates that around schools may limit healthy acquisition consumption behaviour. This study aimed understand how experiences perceptions of their environment influence decisions. Data from 18 focus group discussions with children (n = 157; aged 10-17 years) attending Public Basic Schools the Greater Accra Region...
Background: Meeting the nutritive needs of infants and young children is a challenge in Ghana. Alternative animal source foods, including insects, could enhance infant child dietary quality while also improving livelihoods. Objective: To investigate perspectives Ghanaian stakeholders on acceptability palm weevil larvae ( akokono) as food feasibility micro-farming this local edible insect complementary for children. Methods: We conducted an ethnographic study Brong-Ahafo Region First, 48...
Ghana has reached an advanced stage of nutrition transition, contributing to increase in nutrition-related non-communicable diseases, particularly amongst urban women. Community involvement is important factor the success efforts promote healthy eating. The readiness populations accept a range interventions needs be understood before appropriate can implemented. Therefore, this study assessed how ready communities are improve diets women reproductive age Ghana.
Introduction The advertising of energy-dense, nutrient-poor foods and beverages is a common feature in obesogenic food environments. Such advertising, within around settings where children live, learn, play, negatively affects their acquisition consumption. We examined the extent nature beverage primary junior high schools Ghana's most populous urbanized region, Greater Accra. Materials methods Outdoor advertisements for 250 m road network distance 200 randomly sampled were geocoded. For...
Abstract Evidence on the individual‐level drivers of dietary behaviours in deprived urban contexts Africa is limited. Understanding how to best inform development and delivery interventions promote healthy needed. As noncommunicable diseases account for over 40% deaths Ghana, country has reached an advanced stage nutrition transition. The aim this study was identify factors (biological, demographic, cognitive, practices) influencing among adolescent girls women at different stages...
Abstract Objective: To explore communities’ perspectives on the factors in social food environment that influence dietary behaviours African cities. Design: A qualitative study using participatory photography (Photovoice). Participants took and discussed photographs representing their behaviours. Follow-up in-depth interviews allowed participants to tell ‘stories’ of photographs. Thematic analysis was conducted, data-driven theory-driven (based socio-ecological model) approaches. Setting:...
Intake of unhealthy foods is linked to the onset obesity and diet-related non-communicable diseases (NCDs). Availability (nutritionally poor) can influence preference, purchasing consumption such foods. This study determined healthiness sold at modern retail outlets- supermarkets mini-marts in Greater Accra Region Ghana. All outlets located six districts were eligible. Those < 200 m2 floor area with permanent structures categorized as mini-marts; those ≥200 supermarkets. Shelf length all...
Background: This study describes the rationale, adaptation, and final protocol of a project developed to address increase in obesity nutrition-related non-communicable diseases (NR-NCDs) Ghana. Code-named Measurement, Evaluation, Accountability, Leadership Support for NCDs (MEALS4NCDs) project, it aims measure support public sector actions that create healthy food marketing, retail, provisioning environments Ghanaian children using adapted methods from International Network Food Obesity/NCDs...
Health insurance enrolment provides financial access to health care and reduces the risk of catastrophic healthcare expenditure. Therefore, objective this study was assess prevalence correlates among Ghanaian children under five years.We analysed secondary data from 2017/18 Ghana Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey. The survey a nationally representative weighted sample comprising 8,874 years employed Computer Assisted Personal Interviewing collect participants. In addition, Chi-square...
Ghana continues to address persistent malnutrition through political action and programme development. Government-led efforts have included the formulation of multi-sectoral policies programmes improve diet nutritional status various at-risk population groups. Globally, an important tool for promoting healthy diets are Food-Based Dietary Guidelines (FDBGs). To achieve sustain desired goal eating habits lifestyles, FBDGs require, among many factors, supportive national programmes. When...
This study assessed stakeholder readiness to address unhealthy food and beverage marketing availability in/around Public Basic Schools (for children 4-15 years) in Greater Accra Region, the highly urbanised administrative capital of Ghana. The community model was used conduct in-depth mixed methods interviews with stakeholders. Using predefined anchored rating statements, quantitative scores ranging from 1 9 were generated. Thematic qualitative analysis undertaken understand barriers...
Africa is contending with unhealthy food environments that are, in part, driving increasing rates of overweight, obesity and diet-related non-communicable diseases, alongside persistent undernutrition. This current paradigm requires expanded efforts - both the volume nature empirical research, as well tools capacity those who conduct it. High quality context-relevant research supports development implementation policies create healthy environments.This paper sets out concept Food Environment...
Ghana Healthy Food environment Policy Index (Food-EPI) country scorecards and priority recommendations for action.