Hibbah Osei-Kwasi

Biographic Data

ID6680301
NAMEHibbah Osei-Kwasi
GIVEN NAMESHibbah
FAMILY NAMEOsei-Kwasi
SIGNATUREOSEI-KWASI H
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of Sheffield
ORCID0000-0001-5084-6213
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS12
TOTAL CITATIONS5
AUTHOR COUNT12
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2017
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2025
H-INDEX2

  • Promoting lifestyle medicine research in Ghana

    Open AccessHibbah Osei-Kwasi, Daniel Boateng et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2025

    The rapid rise in urbanization across many African countries is contributing to the increasing prevalence of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in both adults and children and presents a significant challenge to health services across the continent. In May 2023, a 2-day workshop was held in Ghana, coordinated by the Centre for Lifestyle Medicine and Behaviour (CLiMB) at Loughborough University and in collaboration with partners from three Ghanaian …

  • Fruit and vegetable intake in minority ethnic groups in the UK

    Open AccessPooja Shah, Mayada Demashkieh et al.ARTICLEPublic Health Nutrition2025

    Objective: To examine differences in fruit and vegetable intake and food insecurity between Black African and Caribbean and South Asian (Indian, Pakistani and Bangladeshi) ethnic minority groups with a White British/Irish reference population in the UK. This study was part of the TANGERINE project (nuTritional heAlth aNd aGeing in oldER ethnIc miNoritiEs). Design: Longitudinal analysis using multilevel logistic regression from Understanding Socie…

  • Community perceptions on the factors in the social food environment that influence dietary behaviour in cities of Kenya and Ghana

    Open AccessMilka Wanjohi, Rebecca Pradeilles et al.ARTICLEPublic Health Nutrition2023

    Objective: To explore communities’ perspectives on the factors in the social food environment that influence dietary behaviours in African cities. Design: A qualitative study using participatory photography (Photovoice). Participants took and discussed photographs representing factors in the social food environment that influence their dietary behaviours. Follow-up in-depth interviews allowed participants to tell the ‘stories’ of their photograph…

  • Individual‐level drivers of dietary behaviour in adolescents and women through the reproductive life course in urban Ghana

    Open AccessJulia Liguori, Rebecca Pradeilles et al.ARTICLEMaternal and Child Nutrition2022

    Evidence on the individual-level drivers of dietary behaviours in deprived urban contexts in Africa is limited. Understanding how to best inform the development and delivery of interventions to promote healthy dietary behaviours is needed. As noncommunicable diseases account for over 40% of deaths in Ghana, the country has reached an advanced stage of nutrition transition. The aim of this study was to identify individual-level factors (biological…

  • Body size preferences for women and adolescent girls living in Africa

    Open AccessRebecca Pradeilles, Michelle Holdsworth et al.ARTICLEPublic Health Nutrition2022

    Objective: To synthesise evidence on body size preferences for females living in Africa and the factors influencing these. Design: Mixed-methods systematic review including searches on Medline, CINHAL, ASSIA, Web of Science and PsycINFO (PROSPERO CRD42015020509). A sequential-explanatory approach was used to integrate quantitative and qualitative findings. Setting: Urban and rural Africa. Participants: Studies of both sexes providing data on body…

  • Food insecurity, food waste, food behaviours and cooking confidence of UK citizens at the start of the Covid-19 lockdown

    Open AccessBeth Armstrong, Craig J Reynolds et al.ARTICLEBritish Food Journal2021

    Purpose The current pilot study explored food insecurity, food waste, food related behaviours and cooking confidence of UK consumers following the COVID-19 lockdown. Design/methodology/approach Data were collected from 473 UK-based consumers (63% female) in March 2020. A cross-sectional online survey measured variables including food insecurity prevalence, self-reported food waste, food management behaviours, confidence and frequency of use of a …

  • Urban physical food environments drive dietary behaviours in Ghana and Kenya

    Open AccessRebecca Pradeilles, Ana Irache et al.ARTICLEHealth & Place2021Cited by: 2References: 6

    We identified factors in the physical food environment that influence dietary behaviours among low-income dwellers in three African cities (Nairobi, Accra, Ho). We used Photovoice with 142 males/females (≥13 years). In the neighbourhood environment, poor hygiene, environmental sanitation, food contamination and adulteration were key concerns. Economic access was perceived as a major barrier to accessing nutritionally safe and healthy foods. Home …

  • Dietary behaviours in the context of nutrition transition

    Open AccessEmily K Rousham, Rebecca Pradeilles et al.ARTICLEPublic Health Nutrition2020

    Objective: To synthesise evidence of urban dietary behaviours (macronutrients, types of foods, dietary diversity and dietary practices) in two African countries in relation to postulated changes in the context of nutrition transition. Design: Systematic review and meta-analyses, including six online databases and grey literature, 1971–2018 (Protocol CRD42017067718). Setting: Urban Ghana and Kenya. Participants: Population-based studies of healthy…

  • Factors influencing dietary behaviours in urban food environments in Africa

    Open AccessHibbah Osei-Kwasi, Aarti Mohindra et al.ARTICLEPublic Health Nutrition2020

    Objective: To identify factors influencing dietary behaviours in urban food environments in Africa and identify areas for future research. Design: We systematically reviewed published/grey literature (protocol CRD4201706893). Findings were compiled into a map using a socio-ecological model on four environmental levels: individual, social, physical and macro. Setting: Urban food environments in Africa. Participants: Studies involving adolescents a…

  • I cannot sit here and eat alone when I know a fellow Ghanaian is suffering”

    Open AccessHibbah Araba Osei-Kwasi, Hibbah Osei-Kwasi et al.ARTICLEAppetite2019Cited by: 3References: 18

  • Drivers of dietary behaviours in women living in urban Africa

    Open AccessStefanie Gissing, Stefanie C Gissing et al.ARTICLEPublic Health Nutrition2017

    Objective To (i) systematically review the literature to determine the factors influencing diet and dietary behaviour in women living in urban Africa; (ii) present these in a visual map; and (iii) utilize this to identify potentially important areas for future research. Design Systematic mapping review. The review protocol was registered at PROSPERO ( http://www.crd.york.ac.uk/PROSPERO/ ; registration number CRD42015017749). Six databases were sy…

  • The influence of migration on dietary practices of Ghanaians living in the United Kingdom

    Open AccessHibbah Araba Osei-Kwasi, Hibbah Osei-Kwasi et al.ARTICLEAnnals of Human Biology2017

    Participants retained, to a varying degree, some aspects of Ghanaian dietary practices, whilst adopting key features of UK food culture. This study demonstrates the complexity of dietary change, indicating that it is not a linear process and it is dependent on several factors