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Robert Akparibo

ORCID, self-asserted

ORCID 0000-0003-3751-2432

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Publications

24

Citations

148

h-index

6

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

i10-index

6

Publications

20 works in the graph, newest first.

A multivariate decomposition analysis of drivers of overweight and obesity among Ghanaian women
2026Communications MedicineJournalOpen access2 citations10.1038/s43856-026-01391-2
NutriShed: a novel methodological framework for nutrition security planning in urban communities

2026Frontiers in Sustainable Food SystemsJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.3389/fsufs.2026.1832919

Being active in Ghana: facilitators, barriers and preferences for being physically active in community settings among Ghanaian adults

2026BMJ Public HealthJournalOpen access0 citations10.1136/bmjph-2025-002680

Effect of mobile health application interventions on modern contraceptive use among women of reproductive age in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review

2026Reproductive HealthJournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.1186/s12978-026-02415-9

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

2025Communications MedicineJournalOpen access3 citations10.1038/s43856-025-00854-2

Long-term trends in obesity and overweight in women in Ghana from 2003–2023

2025Communications MedicineJournalOpen accessSenior author3 citations10.1038/s43856-025-01082-4

Why do we need a shift to the transformative paradigm if we are to decolonise global health?

2025Global Health Research and PolicyJournalOpen access1 citations10.1186/s41256-025-00443-9

What are the lived experiences of patients with cancer and their families in northern Ghana? A qualitative study using narrative interview and creative task approach

2025BMJ OpenJournalOpen access2 citations10.1136/bmjopen-2024-093303

Promoting lifestyle medicine research in Ghana: lessons learned from Centre for Lifestyle Medicine and Behaviour (CLiMB) Ghana hybrid workshop

2025Frontiers in Public HealthJournalOpen access1 citations10.3389/fpubh.2025.1636462

Application of the socio-ecological model to understand the drivers of excessive alcohol and salt consumption: a qualitative study in Ghana

2025BMJ OpenJournalOpen access0 citations10.1136/bmjopen-2025-100490

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

2024Medical Research ArchivesJournalOpen accessSenior author4 citations10.18103/mra.v12i12.6182

A cross-sector approach to explore socio-ecological associations with treatment engagement behaviours in Northern Ghana

2024Journal of Cancer PolicyJournalOpen access2 citations10.1016/j.jcpo.2024.100497

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

2023International Journal for Equity in HealthJournalOpen accessSenior authorCorresponding24 citations10.1186/s12939-023-02067-2

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

2023PLOS Global Public HealthJournalOpen accessSenior author19 citations10.1371/journal.pgph.0002448

Towards healthier culinary practices among Ghanaian women in the UK: A photovoice analysis

2023Proceedings of The Nutrition SocietyJournalOpen access1 citations10.1017/s0029665123003877

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

2023JournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.21428/3d48c34a.c7256f40

Community perceptions on the factors in the social food environment that influence dietary behaviour in cities of Kenya and Ghana: a Photovoice study

2022Public Health NutritionJournalOpen access31 citations10.1017/s1368980022002270

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

2022Maternal and Child NutritionJournalOpen access22 citations10.1111/mcn.13412

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

2022BMJ OpenJournalOpen access15 citations10.1136/bmjopen-2022-065153

Transitioning food environments and diets of African migrants: implications for non-communicable diseases

2022Proceedings of The Nutrition SocietyJournalOpen access15 citations10.1017/s0029665122002828

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