Dr Robert Akparibo

All publications

• Journal articles
• Conference proceedings papers
• Reports
• Preprints

Journal articles

• Osei-Kwasi H, Akparibo R, Zakariah-Akoto S, Holdsworth M, Nicolaou M, Jackson P & Griffiths P (2023) Towards healthier culinary practices among Ghanaian women in the UK: A photovoice analysis. Proceedings of the Nutrition Society, 82(OCE5).
• Tuck C, Cooper R, Aryeetey R, Gray L & Akparibo R (2023) A critical review and analysis of the context, current burden, and application of policy to improve cancer equity in Ghana. International Journal for Equity in Health, 22(1). View this article in WRRO
• Mensah J, Thomas C, Akparibo R & Brennan A (2023) SA18 Public Health Economic Modelling in Evaluations of Salt and Alcohol Policies: A Scoping Review. Value in Health, 26(12), S544-S544.
• Osei-Kwasi H, Akparibo R, Zakariah-Akoto S, Holdsworth M, Nicolaou M, Jackson P & Griffiths P (2023) Towards healthier culinary practices among Ghanaian women in the UK: A photovoice analysis.
• Osei-Kwasi H, Boateng D, Asamane EA, Akparibo R & Holdsworth M (2022) Transitioning food environments and diets of African migrants: implications for non-communicable diseases. Proceedings of the Nutrition Society.
• Tuck CZ, Akparibo R, Gray LA, Aryeetey RNO & Cooper R (2022) What influences cancer treatment service access in Ghana? A critical interpretive synthesis. BMJ Open, 12(10), e065153-e065153.
• Liguori J, Pradeilles R, Laar A, Zotor F, Tandoh A, Klomegah S, Osei‐Kwasi HA, Le Port A, Bricas N, Aryeetey R , Akparibo R et al (2022) Individual‐level drivers of dietary behaviour in adolescents and women through the reproductive life course in urban Ghana : a Photovoice study. Maternal & Child Nutrition.
• Akparibo R, Osei-Kwasi HA & Asamane EA (2021) Flipped learning in the context of postgraduate public health higher education : a qualitative study involving students and their tutors. International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education, 18(1).
• Akparibo R, Aryeetey RNO, Asamane EA, Osei-Kwasi HA, Ioannou E, Solar GI, Cormie V, Pereko KK, Amagloh FK, Caton SJ & Cecil JE (2021) Food security in ghanaian urban cities: A scoping review of the literature. Nutrients, 13(10).
• Armstrong B, Reynolds C, Martins CA, Frankowska A, Levy RB, Rauber F, Osei-Kwasi HA, Vega M, Cediel G, Schmidt X , Kluczkovski A et al (2021) Food insecurity, food waste, food behaviours and cooking confidence of UK citizens at the start of the COVID-19 lockdown. British Food Journal, 123(9), 2959-2978.
• Pradeilles R, Irache A, Wanjohi MN, Holdsworth M, Laar A, Zotor F, Tandoh A, Klomegah S, Graham F, Muthuri SK , Kimani-Murage EW et al (2021) Urban physical food environments drive dietary behaviours in Ghana and Kenya: A photovoice study. Health & Place, 71, 102647-102647.
• Osei-Kwasi H, Laar A, Zotor F, Pradeilles R, Aryeetey R, Green M, Griffiths P, Akparibo R, Milka NW, Rousham E , Barnes A et al (2021) The African urban food environment framework for creating healthy nutrition policy and interventions in urban Africa. PLoS ONE, 16(4). View this article in WRRO
• Kazmi S, Akparibo R, Ahmed D & Faizi N (2021) Prevalence and predictors of exclusive breastfeeding in urban slums, Bihar. Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, 10(3), 1301-1307.
• Booth A, Barnes A, Laar A, Akparibo R, Graham F, Bash K, Asiki G & Holdsworth M (2021) Policy Action within urban African Food Systems to Promote Healthy Food Consumption: a realist synthesis in Ghana and Kenya. International Journal of Health Policy and Management. View this article in WRRO
• Foster A, Thompson J, Holding E, Ariss S, Mukuria C, Jacques R, Akparido R & Haywood A (2020) Impact of social prescribing to address loneliness: a mixed methods evaluation of a national social prescribing programme. Health & Social Care in the Community. View this article in WRRO
• Apanga PA, Kumbeni MT, Ayamga EA, Ulanja MB & Akparibo R (2020) Prevalence and factors associated with modern contraceptive use among women of reproductive age in 20 African countries: a large population-based study. BMJ Open, 10(9).
• Holdsworth M, Pradeilles R, Tandoh A, Green M, Wanjohi M, Zotor F, Asiki G, Klomegah S, Abdul-Haq Z, Osei-Kwasi H , Akparibo R et al (2020) Unhealthy eating practices of city-dwelling Africans in deprived neighbourhoods: Evidence for policy action from Ghana and Kenya. Global Food Security, 26, 100452-100452.
• Green MA, Pradeilles R, Laar A, Osei-Kwasi H, Bricas N, Coleman N, Klomegah S, Wanjohi MN, Tandoh A, Akparibo R , Aryeetey RNO et al (2020) Investigating foods and beverages sold and advertised in deprived urban neighbourhoods in Ghana and Kenya: a cross-sectional study. BMJ Open, 10(6). View this article in WRRO
• Rousham EK, Pradeilles R, Akparibo R, Aryeetey R, Bash K, Booth A, Muthuri SK, Osei-Kwasi H, Marr CM, Norris T & Holdsworth M (2020) Dietary behaviours in the context of nutrition transition : a systematic review and meta-analyses in two African countries. Public Health Nutrition. View this article in WRRO
• Reale S, Hamilton J, Akparibo R, Hetherington M, Cecil J & Caton S (2019) The effect of food type on the portion size effect in children aged 2- 12 years: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Appetite, 137, 47-61. View this article in WRRO
• Laar AK, Aryeetey RNO, Annan R, Aryee PA, Amagloh FK, Akparibo R, Laar ME, Amuna P & Zotor FB (2017) Contribution of scaling up nutrition Academic Platforms to nutrition capacity strengthening in Africa: local efforts, continental prospects and challenges. Proceedings of the Nutrition Society, 76(4), 524-534. View this article in WRRO
• Akparibo R, Harris J, Blank L, Campbell MJ & Holdsworth M (2017) Severe acute malnutrition in children aged under 5 years can be successfully managed in a non‐emergency routine community healthcare setting in Ghana. Maternal and Child Nutrition, 13(4). View this article in WRRO
• Lawan UM, Adamu AL, Envuladu EA, Akparibo R & Abdullahi RS (2017) Does maternal education impact infant and child care practices in African setting? The case of Northern Nigeria. Sahel Medical Journal, 20(3), 109-116.
• Apanga PA, Akparibo R & Awoonor-Williams JK (2015) Factors influencing uptake of voluntary counselling and testing services for HIV/AIDS in the Lower Manya Krobo Municipality (LMKM) in the Eastern Region of Ghana: a cross-sectional household survey. Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition, 33(1).
• Laar A, Aryeetey RNO, Akparibo R & Zotor F (2015) Nutrition sensitivity of the 2014 budget statement of Republic of Ghana. Proceedings of the Nutrition Society, 74(4), 526-532.
• Saeed H, Mogendi J, Akparibo R & Kolsteren P (2015) Reliability of Mid-Upper Arm Circumference Measurements taken by Community Health Nurses. Current Research in Nutrition and Food Science Journal, 3(1), 26-35.
• Awingura Apanga P & Akparibo R (2015) Ebola: A Call to Strengthen the Healthcare System and Surveillance in West Africa. International journal of health sciences and research, Vol.5(Issue 1).
• Akparibo R, Harris J, Blank L & Adu-Afarwuah S (2013) COMMUNITY-BASED MANAGEMENT OF SEVERE-ACUTE MALNUTRITION IN CHILDREN IN NON-EMERGENCY CONTEXT: EVIDENCE FROM A RETROSPECTIVE STUDY IN GHANA. ANNALS OF NUTRITION AND METABOLISM, 63, 1061-1061.
• Boadu I, Manu A, Aryeetey RNO, Kesse KA, Abdulai M, Acheampong E & Akparibo R () Adherence to antiretroviral therapy among HIV patients in Ghana: A systematic review and meta-analysis. PLOS Global Public Health, 3(11), e0002448-e0002448.
• Aryeetey R, Gyimah F, Agbozo F & Akparibo R () Identification and classification of interventions that promote, protect and support breastfeeding. The Global Health Network Conference Proceedings 2022.
• Tuck C, Baba A, Cooper R, Gray L, Akparibo R, Aryeetey R, Timtoni A & Rahman T () The feasibility of applying individual patient data to assess inequity in cancer treatment retention in Northern Ghana - early results. Population Medicine, 5(Supplement).
• Tuck C, Boadu I, Akparibo R, Gray L, Aryeetey R & Cooper R () Positionality, reflexivity and ethics in global public health research. Population Medicine, 5(Supplement).
• Osei-Kwasi HA, Jackson P, Akparibo R, Holdsworth M, Nicolaou M, De Graft Aikins A & Griffiths P () Assessing community readiness for overweight and obesity prevention among Ghanaian immigrants living in Greater Manchester, England. Journal of Public Health.
• Wanjohi MN, Pradeilles R, Asiki G, Holdsworth M, Kimani-Murage EW, Muthuri SK, Irache A, Laar A, Zotor F, Tandoh A , Klomegah S et al () Community perceptions on the factors in the social food environment that influence dietary behaviour in cities of Kenya and Ghana: A Photovoice study. Public Health Nutrition, 1-31.
• Kwansa AL, Akparibo R, Cecil JE, Infield Solar G & Caton SJ () Risk Factors for Overweight and Obesity within the Home Environment of Preschool Children in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Systematic Review. Nutrients, 14(9), 1706-1706.

Conference proceedings papers

• Osei-Kwasi H, Akparibo R, Ojwang A, Asamane E, Olayanju A & Ellahi B (2022) Design and implementation of a culturally tailored diet and lifestyle intervention for African and Caribbean people residing in Manchester: Insights from a process evaluation. Proceedings of the Nutrition Society, Vol. 81(OCE5)
• Osei-Kwasi H, Jackson P, Akparibo R, Holdsworth M, Nicolaou M, De Graft Aikins A & Griffiths P (2022) Assessing community readiness for overweight and obesity prevention among Ghanaian immigrants living in Greater Manchester, England. Proceedings of the Nutrition Society, Vol. 81(OCE5)
• Nagumo W-R, Cooper R & Akparibo R (2020) Determinants of adverse drug reaction (ADR) reporting among healthcare professionals in Ghanaian hospitals: A presentation of preliminary qualitative findings. PHARMACOEPIDEMIOLOGY AND DRUG SAFETY, Vol. 29 (pp 644-644)
• Nagumo W-R, Cooper R & Akparibo R (2018) Factors Influencing Low Adverse Drug Reaction Reporting Among Healthcare Professionals in Ghana. DRUG SAFETY, Vol. 41(11) (pp 1152-1153)

Reports

• Harris J, Abualbashir ABU, Akparibo R, Ariss S, Haywood A, Messina F, Soady J & Young T (2017) Shifting Demand for Non Medical Services Evaluation Report View this article in WRRO
• Akparibo R, Booth A & Lee A () Recovery, Relapse, and Episodes of Default in the Management of Acute Malnutrition in Children in Humanitarian Emergencies: A systematic review View this article in WRRO
• Akparibo R, Lee A, Booth A, Harris J, Woods H, Blank L & Holdsworth M () Relationships between recovery and relapse, and default and repeated episodes of default in the management of acute malnutrition in children in humanitarian emergencies: A systematic review protocol View this article in WRRO

Preprints

• Kamal Lettor IB, Apanga PA, Kumbeni MT, Akunvane R & Akparibo R () Knowledge and perceptions on COVID-19 among Senior High School students in Ghana: a cross-sectional study, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.