Akosua Pokua Adjei
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 8938972 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Akosua Pokua Adjei |
| PRENOMES | Akosua Pokua |
| SOBRENOME | Adjei |
| ASSINATURA | ADJEI A P |
| AFILIAÇÕES | University of Ghana |
| VERIFICADO | Não |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 5 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 0 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 5 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2022 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2025 |
| ÍNDICE H | 0 |
Evaluation of an intervention limiting food industry influence on public food policy processes in Ghana
This study evaluates the immediate effect of an educational intervention implemented among key policy actors in Ghana. The intervention focused on creating awareness and increasing competencies for countering food industry public food policy dilution strategies. The intervention was evaluated using a before-and-after design, collecting self-reported awareness, appropriateness, competencies, and skill level rating, and using frequencies, percentag…
Covid-19, pandemic lockdowns and intimate partner violence among HIV-positive women in Ghana
This study examines the prevalence and risk factors of physical, sexual, psychological, and economic violence during lockdowns associated with COVID-19 among HIV-positive women in Ghana. Data were collected in August 2021 from a cross-section of 538 HIV-positive women aged 18 years and older in the Lower Manya Krobo District in the Eastern region of Ghana. Logit models were used to explore relationships between women's self-reported experiences o…
Availability of healthy and unhealthy foods in modern retail outlets located in selected districts of Greater Accra Region, Ghana
Background Intake of unhealthy foods is linked to the onset of obesity and diet-related non-communicable diseases (NCDs). Availability of unhealthy (nutritionally poor) foods can influence preference, purchasing and consumption of such foods. This study determined the healthiness of foods sold at modern retail outlets- supermarkets and mini-marts in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana. Methods All modern retail outlets located in six districts of G…
Advertising of unhealthy foods and beverages around primary and junior high schools in Ghana's most urbanized and populous region
There is an abundance of unhealthy food advertisements around primary and junior high schools in the Greater Accra Region. Policy actions such as restricting the promotion of unhealthy foods in children's settings are needed to protect pupils from such advertising practices
“Some are healthy and others not”
Background and objectives: Increasing the availability of healthy foods within food retail outlets can improve consumers' food environments. Such actions or inactions by food retailers may affect people's food purchasing and consumption behavior. This study explored Accra-based food retailers' perceptions and appreciation of "healthiness of food" as a concept. It also documented measures that food retailers adopt to encourage healthy food choices…
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Availability of healthy and unhealthy foods in modern retail outlets located in selected districts of Greater Accra Region, Ghana
Background Intake of unhealthy foods is linked to the onset of obesity and diet-related non-communicable diseases (NCDs). Availability of unhealthy (nutritionally poor) foods can influence preference, purchasing and consumption of such foods. This study determined the healthiness of foods sold at modern retail outlets- supermarkets and mini-marts in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana. Methods All modern retail outlets located in six districts of G…
Advertising of unhealthy foods and beverages around primary and junior high schools in Ghana's most urbanized and populous region
There is an abundance of unhealthy food advertisements around primary and junior high schools in the Greater Accra Region. Policy actions such as restricting the promotion of unhealthy foods in children's settings are needed to protect pupils from such advertising practices
“Some are healthy and others not”
Background and objectives: Increasing the availability of healthy foods within food retail outlets can improve consumers' food environments. Such actions or inactions by food retailers may affect people's food purchasing and consumption behavior. This study explored Accra-based food retailers' perceptions and appreciation of "healthiness of food" as a concept. It also documented measures that food retailers adopt to encourage healthy food choices…
Covid-19, pandemic lockdowns and intimate partner violence among HIV-positive women in Ghana
This study examines the prevalence and risk factors of physical, sexual, psychological, and economic violence during lockdowns associated with COVID-19 among HIV-positive women in Ghana. Data were collected in August 2021 from a cross-section of 538 HIV-positive women aged 18 years and older in the Lower Manya Krobo District in the Eastern region of Ghana. Logit models were used to explore relationships between women's self-reported experiences o…
Evaluation of an intervention limiting food industry influence on public food policy processes in Ghana
This study evaluates the immediate effect of an educational intervention implemented among key policy actors in Ghana. The intervention focused on creating awareness and increasing competencies for countering food industry public food policy dilution strategies. The intervention was evaluated using a before-and-after design, collecting self-reported awareness, appropriateness, competencies, and skill level rating, and using frequencies, percentag…
Environmental health (4 obras) · Medicine (4 obras) · Business (3 obras) · Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology (3 obras) · Consumer Attitudes and Food Labeling (2 obras) · Geography (2 obras) · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (2 obras) · Political science (2 obras) · Psychology (2 obras) · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (1 obras)