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Amos Laar · Sankore

University of Ghana

Amos Laar

ORCID, self-asserted

ORCID 0000-0001-5557-0164

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Publications

70

Citations

1,026

h-index

17

Computed over the works the graph holds, so it is a floor rather than a career figure.

i10-index

21

Works published 2022 onward have been swept for this country. Figures are complete within that window, to the extent the open indexes are.

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Every institution this scholar has appeared with on a work, by how many.

University of Ghana82 works
University of Health and Allied Sciences3 works
Ghana Health Service3 works
Ghana Christian University College1 works
University of Energy and Natural Resources1 works

Publications

70 works in the graph, newest first.

Impact of an interactive smartphone application on glycaemic and blood pressure control among diabetes and hypertension patients in Ghana: A quasi-experimental study
2026HeliyonJournalOpen access1 citations10.1016/j.heliyon.2026.e45003
The Licensed Sex Predator Exposé- Stories for Moral Decision-making in Healthcare Delivery in Ghana
2026African Journal of BioethicsJournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.13169/ajb.3.1.120
The Role of Research Funders in Promoting Ethical International Health Research Collaborations
2026Developing World BioethicsJournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.1111/dewb.70026
Prioritising Indicators for Large-scale Monitoring and Assessment of Food Environments for Public Health
2026Current Obesity ReportsJournalOpen access0 citations10.1007/s13679-026-00705-8

mHealth for chronic disease management: effects on adherence in Ghanaian patients with diabetes and hypertension

2026Journal of Global HealthJournalOpen access0 citations10.7189/jogh.16.04203

Food systems performance evaluated against targets and benchmarks reveals urgent gaps and a path to 2050

2026Nature FoodJournalOpen access0 citations10.1038/s43016-026-01379-0

Towards unified global action on ultra-processed foods: understanding commercial determinants, countering corporate power, and mobilising a public health response

2025The LancetJournalOpen access77 citations10.1016/s0140-6736(25)01567-3

Governance and resilience as entry points for transforming food systems in the countdown to 2030

2025Nature FoodJournalOpen access58 citations10.1038/s43016-024-01109-4

Nutrition transition's latest stage: Are ultra‐processed food increases in low‐ and middle‐income countries dooming our preschoolers' diets and future health?

2025Pediatric ObesityJournalOpen accessSenior author26 citations10.1111/ijpo.70002

Urbanizing food environments in Africa: Challenges and opportunities for improving accessibility, affordability, convenience, and desirability of healthy diets

2025Food PolicyJournalOpen access19 citations10.1016/j.foodpol.2025.102981

User experiences with a mobile health app for self-management of diabetes and hypertension in Ghana: a qualitative study

2025Annals of MedicineJournalOpen access6 citations10.1080/07853890.2025.2517395

The role of nutrition-sensitive interventions in improving nutritional outcomes: findings from a systematic review and meta-analysis

2025International Journal for Equity in HealthJournalOpen access5 citations10.1186/s12939-025-02596-y

Advertising ultra-processed foods around urban and rural schools in Kenya

2025PLOS Global Public HealthJournalOpen access5 citations10.1371/journal.pgph.0003774

Evaluation of an intervention limiting food industry influence on public food policy processes in Ghana

2025Health Promotion InternationalJournalOpen accessSenior author2 citations10.1093/heapro/daaf081

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

2025Maternal and Child NutritionJournalOpen accessSenior author1 citations10.1111/mcn.70011

Understanding the Decentralised School Food Procurement Model in Ghana Through the Lens of School Caterers: A Photovoice Study

2025Maternal and Child NutritionJournalOpen access1 citations10.1111/mcn.70141

Strengthening Research Ethics Capacity in West Africa, 2015–2024

2025Journal of Empirical Research on Human Research EthicsJournalOpen access1 citations10.1177/15562646251335076

To charge or not to charge: ethics of charging fees for the issuance of Medical Certificate of Cause of Death in Ghana.

2025African Journal of BioethicsJournalOpen access0 citations10.58177/ajb240010

What, when, and how food and beverage are advertised on Ghanian television

2025PLoS ONEJournalOpen access0 citations10.1371/journal.pone.0325730

Marketing of ultra-processed foods on popular radio channels in Kenya

2025BMC NutritionJournalOpen access0 citations10.1186/s40795-025-01164-5

The nature and frequency of food and beverage marketing on Kenyan national television: a mixed-method analysis of food advertisements, parent and children’s perspectives

2025BMC MedicineJournalOpen access1 citations10.1186/s12916-025-04327-0

64 Multi-component-intervention to combat unhealthy diets and physical inactivity among adolescents in sub-Saharan Africa: the Generation H study protocol

2025European Journal of Public HealthJournalOpen access0 citations10.1093/eurpub/ckaf180.389

Urban food environments

2025Agritrop (Cirad)BookOpen access0 citations

Food vendor characteristics in and around junior high schools and the relationship with adolescent diet quality in Ghana

2025Public Health NutritionJournalOpen access0 citations10.1017/s1368980025101596

Antiretroviral therapy and cardiovascular risk in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs): A systematic review and meta-analysis

2025Health Sciences Investigations JournalJournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.46829/hsijournal.2025.12.7.2.1360-1368

Barriers to ensuring and sustaining street food safety in a developing economy

2024HeliyonJournalOpen accessSenior author22 citations10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e32190

Nutrient-Dense African Indigenous Vegetables and Grains in the FAO Food Composition Table for Western Africa (WAFCT) Identified Using Nutrient-Rich Food (NRF) Scores

2024NutrientsJournalOpen access14 citations10.3390/nu16172985

Food environment research in Canada: a rapid review of methodologies and measures deployed between 2010 and 2021

2024International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical ActivityJournalOpen access8 citations10.1186/s12966-024-01558-x

Associated factors of diet quality among people living with HIV/AIDS in Ghana

2024BMC NutritionJournalOpen accessSenior author7 citations10.1186/s40795-024-00898-y

How do publicly procured school meals programmes in sub-Saharan Africa improve nutritional outcomes for children and adolescents: a mixed-methods systematic review

2024Public Health NutritionJournalOpen access7 citations10.1017/s1368980024001939

The promotion of ultra-processed foods in modern retail food outlets in rural and urban areas in Kenya

2024Public Health NutritionJournalOpen access6 citations10.1017/s1368980024002155

Individual‐Level Drivers of Food Choices and Diet Quality Among Adolescents in Urban West Africa: Evidence From Accra, Ghana

2024Maternal and Child NutritionJournalOpen access4 citations10.1111/mcn.13775

Nutritional quality and diversity in Ghana’s school feeding programme: a mixed-methods exploration through caterer interviews in the Greater Accra Region

2024BMC NutritionJournalOpen accessSenior author7 citations10.1186/s40795-024-00936-9

Maternal Health Literacy and Empowerment in the United States: A Scoping Review

2024Medical Research ArchivesJournalOpen access4 citations10.18103/mra.v12i12.6182

Food label literacy among urban dwelling households in Ghana

2024Food and HumanityJournal2 citations10.1016/j.foohum.2024.100312

The informed consent process: An evaluation of the challenges and adherence of Ghanaian researchers

2024Developing World BioethicsJournalOpen access2 citations10.1111/dewb.12447

Commercial determinants of health: future directions

2023The LancetJournalOpen access202 citations10.1016/s0140-6736(23)00011-9

The state of food systems worldwide in the countdown to 2030

2023Nature FoodJournalOpen access184 citations10.1038/s43016-023-00885-9

Assessing the Effectiveness of mHealth Interventions for Diabetes and Hypertension Management in Africa: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

2023JMIR mhealth and uhealthJournalOpen access24 citations10.2196/43742

The ultra-processed food industry in Africa

2023Nature FoodJournalOpen access21 citations10.1038/s43016-023-00802-0

Capturing the moment: a snapshot review of contemporary food environment research featuring participatory photography methods

2023Current Opinion in Environmental SustainabilityJournalOpen access14 citations10.1016/j.cosust.2023.101364

Modeling clinical and non-clinical determinants of intrapartum stillbirths in singletons in six public hospitals in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana: a case–control study

2023Scientific ReportsJournalOpen access10 citations10.1038/s41598-022-27088-9

Review of policy action for healthy environmentally sustainable food systems in sub-Saharan Africa

2023Current Opinion in Environmental SustainabilityJournalOpen access9 citations10.1016/j.cosust.2023.101376

From dialogues to action: commitments by African governments to transform their food systems and assure sustainable healthy diets

2023Current Opinion in Environmental SustainabilityJournalFirst authorCorresponding5 citations10.1016/j.cosust.2023.101380

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

2023BMJ OpenJournalOpen access4 citations10.1136/bmjopen-2023-075166

Reducing Dietary Sodium Intake among Young Adults in Ghana: A Call to Action

2023NutrientsJournalOpen access2 citations10.3390/nu15163562

Public Procurement for School Meal Programmes in Sub-Saharan Africa: Nutritional Outcomes, Implementation Challenges and Programme Enablers

2023PublicationOpen access0 citations10.3390/proceedings2023091051

Availability of healthy and unhealthy foods in modern retail outlets located in selected districts of Greater Accra region, Ghana. Abstract of the 22nd International Congress of Nutrition, Tokyo (Japan), December 6-11, 2022

2023HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe)PublicationSenior author0 citations

Using participatory photography to identify drivers of dietary behaviours in adolescents and women living in urban Ghana. Abstract of the 22nd International Congress of Nutrition, Tokyo (Japan), December 6-11, 2022

2023HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe)Publication0 citations

How ready are community stakeholders to implement interventions to address the marketing and availability of unhealthy foods and beverages in and around schools in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana? Abstract of the 22nd International Congress of Nutrition, Tokyo (Japan), December 6-11, 2022

2023HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe)Publication0 citations

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