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A. Laar

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A. Laar — researcher profile on SciRah

h-index: 34
Works: 186
Citations: 4,445

Most-cited papers

Viewpoint: Rigorous monitoring is necessary to guide food system transformation in the countdown to the 2030 global goals
J. Fanzo, L. Haddad, Kate R Schneider, C. Béné +42 more
2021Food Policy321 citations Open access
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Commercial determinants of health: future directions.
S. Friel, J. Collin, M. Daube, A. Depoux +7 more
2023The Lancet177 citations Open access
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The state of food systems worldwide in the countdown to 2030
Kate R Schneider, J. Fanzo, Lawrence Haddad, M. Herrero +53 more
2023Nature Food175 citations Open access
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How do food safety concerns affect consumer behaviors and diets in low- and middle-income countries? A systematic review
Julia Liguori, Ursula Trübswasser, R. Pradeilles, A. Le Port +9 more
2022Global Food Security124 citations Open access
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Inadequate preparedness for response to COVID-19 is associated with stress and burnout among healthcare workers in Ghana
Patience A. Afulani, Akua O. Gyamerah, Jerry John Nutor, A. Laar +4 more
2020medRxiv101 citations Open access
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Food availability, accessibility and dietary practices during the COVID-19 pandemic: a multi-country survey
A. Jafri, N. Mathe, E. Aglago, S. Konyole +6 more
2021Public Health Nutrition83 citations Open access
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Towards unified global action on ultra-processed foods: understanding commercial determinants, countering corporate power, and mobilising a public health response.
Phillip Baker, Scott Slater, Marie White, Benjamin Wood +18 more
2025The Lancet81 citations Open access
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Governance and resilience as entry points for transforming food systems in the countdown to 2030
K. Schneider, R. Remans, Tesfaye Hailu Bekele, Destan Aytekin +63 more
2025Nature Food63 citations Open access
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Urban physical food environments drive dietary behaviours in Ghana and Kenya: A photovoice study
R. Pradeilles, Ana Irache, M. Wanjohi, M. Holdsworth +18 more
2021Health and Place52 citations Open access
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Factors influencing dietary behaviours in urban food environments in Africa: a systematic mapping review
H. Osei-Kwasi, Aarti Mohindra, A. Booth, A. Laar +5 more
2020Public Health Nutrition47 citations Open access
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How Perspectives on Food Safety of Vendors and Consumers Translate into Food-Choice Behaviors in 6 African and Asian Countries
Sejla Isanovic, Shilpa V. Constantinides, E. Frongillo, S. Bhandari +13 more
2022Current Developments in Nutrition44 citations Open access
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Actions in global nutrition initiatives to promote sustainable healthy diets
Ligia I. Reyes, Shilpa V. Constantinides, S. Bhandari, E. Frongillo +9 more
2021Global Food Security44 citations Open access
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Perspective: Food Environment Research Priorities for Africa—Lessons from the Africa Food Environment Research Network
A. Laar, P. Addo, R. Aryeetey, Charles Agyemang +36 more
2022Advances in Nutrition43 citations Open access
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The African urban food environment framework for creating healthy nutrition policy and interventions in urban Africa
H. Osei-Kwasi, A. Laar, F. Zotor, R. Pradeilles +13 more
2021PLoS ONE42 citations Open access
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Investigating foods and beverages sold and advertised in deprived urban neighbourhoods in Ghana and Kenya: a cross-sectional study
M. Green, R. Pradeilles, A. Laar, H. Osei-Kwasi +13 more
2020BMJ Open39 citations Open access
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Perceived preparedness to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic: A study with healthcare workers in Ghana
P. Afulani, Akua O. Gyamerah, R. Aborigo, J. Nutor +4 more
2020medRxiv38 citations Open access
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Nutrition transition's latest stage: Are ultra‐processed food increases in low‐ and middle‐income countries dooming our preschoolers' diets and future health?
B. Popkin, A. Laar
2025Pediatric obesity33 citations Open access
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Community perceptions on the factors in the social food environment that influence dietary behaviour in cities of Kenya and Ghana: a Photovoice study
M. Wanjohi, R. Pradeilles, G. Asiki, M. Holdsworth +18 more
2022Public Health Nutrition31 citations Open access
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The Role of Lifestyle Factors in Controlling Blood Pressure among Hypertensive Patients in Two Health Facilities in Urban Ghana: A Cross-Sectional Study
Emefa Modey Amoah, Darlene Esinam Okai, Adom Manu, A. Laar +2 more
2020International Journal of Hypertension29 citations Open access
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Will COVID‐19 be a litmus test for post‐Ebola sub‐Saharan Africa?
A. A. Agyeman, A. Laar, R. Ofori-Asenso
2020Journal of Medical Virology28 citations Open access
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Addressing Malnutrition: The Importance of Political Economy Analysis of Power
Helen Walls, N. Nisbett, A. Laar, S. Drimie +2 more
2020International Journal of Health Policy and Management27 citations Open access
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Barriers to ensuring and sustaining street food safety in a developing economy
A. A. Adaku, I. Egyir, C. Gadegbeku, A. Kunadu +2 more
2024Heliyon26 citations Open access
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Policy Action Within Urban African Food Systems to Promote Healthy Food Consumption: A Realist Synthesis in Ghana and Kenya
A. Booth, A. Barnes, A. Laar, R. Akparibo +4 more
2021International Journal of Health Policy and Management26 citations Open access
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Urbanizing food environments in Africa: Challenges and opportunities for improving accessibility, affordability, convenience, and desirability of healthy diets
H. Ameye, Vivien Hülsen, Katrin Glatzel, A. Laar +1 more
2025Food Policy25 citations Open access
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Advertising of unhealthy foods and beverages around primary and junior high schools in Ghana's most urbanized and populous region
G. Amevinya, S. Vandevijvere, Bridget Kelly, S. Afagbedzi +13 more
2022Frontiers in Public Health25 citations Open access
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The whole grain manifesto: From Green Revolution to Grain Evolution
Peiman Milani, P. Torres-Aguilar, B. Hamaker, M. Manary +11 more
2022Global Food Security24 citations
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Barriers and facilitators to the implementation of a community-based hypertension improvement project in Ghana: a qualitative study of ComHIP
Alma J. Adler, A. Laar, A. Kotoh, H. Legido-Quigley +3 more
2020BMC Health Services Research23 citations Open access
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Availability of healthy and unhealthy foods in modern retail outlets located in selected districts of Greater Accra Region, Ghana
A. Adjei, G. Amevinya, Wilhemina Quarpong, A. Tandoh +12 more
2022Frontiers in Public Health22 citations Open access
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Individual‐level drivers of dietary behaviour in adolescents and women through the reproductive life course in urban Ghana: A Photovoice study
Julia Liguori, R. Pradeilles, A. Laar, F. Zotor +9 more
2022Maternal and Child Nutrition19 citations Open access
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Exploring Barriers to Medication Adherence Using COM-B Model of Behaviour Among Patients with Cardiovascular Diseases in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Qualitative Study
Pallavi Mishra, A. Vamadevan, A. Roy, R. Bhatia +10 more
2021Patient Preference and Adherence19 citations Open access
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Assessing the Effectiveness of mHealth Interventions for Diabetes and Hypertension Management in Africa: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
P. Aovare, Kasim Abdulai, A. Laar, E. L. van der Linden +4 more
2022JMIR mHealth and uHealth18 citations Open access
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Capturing the moment: a snapshot review of contemporary food environment research featuring participatory photography methods
C. Turner, Leah Salm, M. Spires, A. Laar +1 more
2023Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability17 citations Open access
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Making food-related health taxes palatable in sub-Saharan Africa: lessons from Ghana
A. Laar, James M Amoah, Labram Massawudu, K. Pereko +7 more
2023BMJ Global Health16 citations Open access
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The ultra-processed food industry in Africa
P. Kruger, R. Wynberg, Mikateko Mafuyeka, A. Laar +6 more
2023Nature Food15 citations Open access
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How well do covariates perform when adjusting for sampling bias in online COVID-19 research? Insights from multiverse analyses
Keven Joyal-Desmarais, J. Stojanović, Eric Kennedy, J. Enticott +200 more
2021European Journal of Epidemiology15 citations Open access
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Nutrient-Dense African Indigenous Vegetables and Grains in the FAO Food Composition Table for Western Africa (WAFCT) Identified Using Nutrient-Rich Food (NRF) Scores
J. Lara-Arévalo, A. Laar, M. Chaparro, Adam Drewnowski
2024Nutrients14 citations Open access
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The role of food environment policies in making unhealthy foods unattractive and healthy foods available in Africa
A. Laar
2021EClinicalMedicine14 citations Open access
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The role of nutrition-sensitive interventions in improving nutritional outcomes: findings from a systematic review and meta-analysis
T. de Hoop, Adria Molotsky, R. Walcott, Pablo Gaitán-Rossi +10 more
2025International Journal for Equity in Health13 citations Open access
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A collective call to strengthen monitoring and evaluation efforts to support healthy and sustainable food systems: ‘The Accountability Pact’
K. Garton, V. Kraak, J. Fanzo, G. Sacks +9 more
2022Public Health Nutrition13 citations Open access
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Assessment of the Operational Characteristics of Research Ethics Committees in Ghana
Samuel Asiedu Owusu, Grace Addison, B. Redman, Lisa Kearns +2 more
2021Journal of Empirical Research on Human Research Ethics13 citations Open access
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Providing Measurement, Evaluation, Accountability, and Leadership Support (MEALS) for Non-communicable Diseases Prevention in Ghana: Project Implementation Protocol
A. Laar, Bridget Kelly, M. Holdsworth, Wilhemina Quarpong +13 more
2021Frontiers in Nutrition12 citations Open access
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Cost-effectiveness of a Community-based Hypertension Improvement Project (ComHIP) in Ghana: results from a modelling study
F. Pozo-Martin, J. Akazili, Reina Der, A. Laar +4 more
2021BMJ Open12 citations Open access
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Commercial food advertising on the campus of Ghana’s largest University
G. Amevinya, Wilhemina Quarpong, A. Laar
202012 citations Open access
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How do publicly procured school meals programmes in sub-Saharan Africa improve nutritional outcomes for children and adolescents: a mixed-methods systematic review
Julia Liguori, H. Osei-Kwasi, Mathilde Savy, Silver Nanema +2 more
2024Public Health Nutrition11 citations Open access
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Food environment research in Canada: a rapid review of methodologies and measures deployed between 2010 and 2021
Caroline Vaillancourt, Mavra Ahmed, Sara F. L. Kirk, Marie-Ève Labonté +12 more
2024International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity10 citations Open access
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Nutritional quality and diversity in Ghana’s school feeding programme: a mixed-methods exploration through caterer interviews in the Greater Accra Region
Julia Liguori, G. Amevinya, M. Holdsworth, Mathilde Savy +1 more
2024BMC Nutrition10 citations Open access
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Institutional Approaches to Research Integrity in Ghana
A. Laar, B. Redman, Kyle Ferguson, A. Caplan
2020Science and Engineering Ethics10 citations Open access
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Associated factors of diet quality among people living with HIV/AIDS in Ghana
Kasim Abdulai, K. Torpey, A. Kotoh, A. Laar
2024BMC Nutrition9 citations Open access
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Review of policy action for healthy environmentally sustainable food systems in sub-Saharan Africa
M. Holdsworth, Simon Kimenju, G. Hallen, A. Laar +1 more
2023Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability8 citations Open access
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User experiences with a mobile health app for self-management of diabetes and hypertension in Ghana: a qualitative study
P. Aovare, E. Beune, A. Laar, Nicolas Moens +2 more
2025Annals medicus7 citations Open access
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