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Anna Lartey

University of Ghana

223 publications · 23,872 citations · ORCID 0000-0002-7870-2606

Child Nutrition and Water AccessFood Security and Health in Diverse PopulationsBreastfeeding Practices and InfluencesChild Nutrition and Feeding IssuesPoverty, Education, and Child Welfare

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How does the longitudinal trajectory of maternal stress and resilience during pregnancy specifically mediate the association between social determinants of health (e.g., socioeconomic status, structural inequality) and infant cognitive or emotional development outcomes?

Why this gap exists: While the retrieved literature confirms associations between socioeconomic disadvantage, maternal stress, and infant neurodevelopment, it does not resolve the specific question of how longitudinal trajectories of maternal stress and resilience mediate these associations, as the studies focus on broad correlations or static measures rather than dynamic mediation pathways.

How do specific policy interventions aimed at improving female education and labor force participation accelerate the 'maternal mortality transition' in regions currently experiencing high maternal mortality?

Why this gap exists: While the retrieved literature establishes links between female education, political power, and health outcomes (e.g., [3], [6], [9]), no study directly addresses how specific labor or education policy interventions accelerate the 'maternal mortality transition' in high-mortality regions, leaving the mechanism and impact of such specific policies unresolved.

How does the consumption of plant-based proteins, specifically those high in anti-nutritional factors like phytates and trypsin inhibitors, affect mineral bioavailability and growth outcomes in children relying on these proteins as primary staples?

Why this gap exists: While the retrieved papers confirm that anti-nutritional factors like phytates and trypsin inhibitors reduce mineral bioavailability [0, 2], they focus on general adult health or crop improvement [1, 6] and do not provide direct evidence on the specific growth outcomes in children relying on these proteins as primary staples.

What are the comparative efficacy and adherence rates of new short-course latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) regimens versus traditional long-course therapies in high-burden, low-resource settings?

Why this gap exists: While a 2023 network meta-analysis [6] synthesizes general efficacy and adherence data for LTBI regimens, the retrieved evidence lacks direct comparative studies specifically focused on high-burden, low-resource settings, leaving the specific constraints of these environments unresolved.

What is the comparative effectiveness of telemedicine versus traditional in-person care in maintaining essential antenatal coverage and reducing maternal mortality in low-income and middle-income countries during future health system shocks?

Why this gap exists: While abstracts [4], [7], [8], and [9] discuss digital tools and maternity care in low- and middle-income countries, none provide a direct comparative effectiveness analysis of telemedicine versus in-person care regarding maternal mortality during health system shocks, leaving the specific question unresolved.

Sources

  1. COVID-19 and resilience of healthcare systems in ten countriesNature Medicine, 2022
  2. Community Health Workers Can Provide Psychosocial Support to the People During COVID-19 and Beyond in Low- and Middle- Income CountriesFrontiers in Public Health, 2021
  3. Social Impacts and Responses Related to COVID-19 in Low- and Middle-income CountriesOpenDocs (Institute of Development Studies), 2020
  4. Seizing the moment to rethink health systemsThe Lancet Global Health, 2021
  5. Use of mHealth in promoting maternal and child health in “BIMARU” states of India “A health system strengthening strategy”: Systematic literature reviewPLOS Digital Health, 2024
  6. Investments for effective functionality of health systems towards Universal Health Coverage in Africa: A scoping reviewPLOS Global Public Health, 2022
  7. Infant and young child feedingOECD eBooks, 2023
  8. Facilitators and barriers to the implementation of a Mobile Health Wallet for pregnancy-related health care: A qualitative study of stakeholders’ perceptions in MadagascarPLoS ONE, 2020
  9. The impact of digital interventions on health insurance coverage for reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health services utilization in Kakamega, Kenya: a cluster randomized controlled trialHealth Policy and Planning, 2024
  10. Seeking digital maternity healthcare during the pandemic health system shock: a systematic review of women's experiences in low- and middle-income countriesFrontiers in Reproductive Health, 2026

Publications

Transforming Africa’s food systems: building resilience to deliver healthy diets

Proceedings of The Nutrition Society · 2024 · corresponding author · 4 citations

Editorial: The African food environments

Frontiers in Public Health · 2023 · 3 citations

What Is In A Tomato? Mapping The Building Blocks Of Food

Frontiers for Young Minds · 2023 · 1 citations

Malnutrition: global trends

Oxford University Press eBooks · 2023

Global nutrition policies and interventions

Oxford University Press eBooks · 2023

Maternal perceived stress, HIV status, and feeding styles are predictors of infant dietary intake in Ghana

African Journal of Food Agriculture Nutrition and Development · 2022 · 1 citations

Nourishing nations during pandemics: why prioritize fish diets and aquatic foods in Africa

MAST. Maritime studies/Maritime studies · 2021 · 17 citations

Editorial

Food and Nutrition Bulletin · 2020

Why Food System Transformation Is Essential and How Nutrition Scientists Can Contribute

Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism · 2018 · 46 citations

Foreword

UCL Press eBooks · 2018

Welcome from the International Union of Nutritional Sciences

Maternal and Child Nutrition · 2017 · 3 citations

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Figshare · 2017

Dietary patterns in Liberian refugees in Buduburam, Ghana

Maternal and Child Nutrition · 2016 · 11 citations

Creation of Local Capacity

2016 · 1 citations

End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture

United Nations chronicle/UN chronicle · 2015 · corresponding author · 66 citations

Climate Change and Nutrition in Africa

Journal of Hunger & Environmental Nutrition · 2015 · 59 citations

What would it take to prevent stunted growth in children in sub-Saharan Africa?

Proceedings of The Nutrition Society · 2015 · corresponding author · 31 citations

Oral Hygiene Practices and Caries Prevalence among 9-15 Years Old Ghanaian School Children

Journal of Nutrition and Health Sciences · 2015 · 15 citations

Gender dynamics in cashew and shea value chains from Ghana and Burkina Faso.

Socio-Environmental Systems Modeling · 2015 · 12 citations

Willingness-to-Pay for LNS Products: Evidence from the iLiNS Studies

European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety · 2015 · 1 citations

Nutrition in Sub-Saharan Africa: Setting the Stage for a Post-2015 Take-off

IDS Bulletin · 2013 · corresponding author · 3 citations

The year 2013: nutrition at the top of the global agenda

Public Health Nutrition · 2013 · corresponding author

Street foods contribute to nutrient intakes among children from rural communities in Winneba and Techiman municipalities, Ghana

African Journal of Food Agriculture Nutrition and Development · 2012 · 13 citations

Planning, design and implementation of the enhancing child nutrition through animal source food management (ENAM) project

African Journal of Food Agriculture Nutrition and Development · 2012 · 10 citations

Relationship between caregivers' income generation activities and their children's animal source food intake

African Journal of Food Agriculture Nutrition and Development · 2012 · 7 citations

Maternal and child nutrition in Sub-Saharan Africa: challenges and interventions

Proceedings of The Nutrition Society · 2008 · corresponding author · 288 citations

Influence of care practices on nutritional status of Ghanaian children

Nutrition Research and Practice · 2008 · 35 citations

Nutrition in Promoting the Public's Health: Strategies, Principles and Practice

Maternal and Child Nutrition · 2008 · corresponding author · 3 citations

Vitamin B6 status of Ghanaian infants

The FASEB Journal · 2008

Preventing Malnutrition in Ghana

Universitas eBooks · 2008 · corresponding author

Regular peanut consumption improves plasma lipid levels in healthy Ghanaians

International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition · 2007 · 32 citations

Effect of peanut oil consumption on energy balance

Journal of Applied Research · 2007 · 8 citations

Effect of caregiver feeding behaviours on child nutritional status in rural Ghana

International Journal of Consumer Studies · 2006 · 36 citations

Young child feeding practices and child nutritional status in rural Ghana

International Journal of Consumer Studies · 2006 · 18 citations