Dr Robert Akparibo

All publications

• Journal articles
• Conference proceedings papers
• Reports

Journal articles

• 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.
• 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

• 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