Over the last 2 decades, many African countries have undergone dietary and nutrition
transitions fueled by globalization, rapid urbanization, and development. These changes have …

Although breastfeeding confers both short‐ and long‐term benefits for children and their
mothers, breastfeeding practice remains suboptimal, globally. In addition to barriers including …

Background Built environment and policy interventions are effective strategies for controlling
the growing worldwide deaths from physical inactivity-related non-communicable diseases. …

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 …

Nutrition-related non-communicable diseases (NR-NCDs) are a global health problem,
increasingly recognised as driven by unhealthy food environments. Yet little is known about …

Human spatial behavior has been the focus of hundreds of previous research studies.
However, the conclusions and generalizability of previous studies on interpersonal distance …

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 …

This study developed, validated, and evaluated a framework of factors influencing dietary
behaviours in urban African food environments, to inform research prioritisation and …

Objectives The aim of this study was to characterise the local foods and beverages sold and
advertised in three deprived urban African neighbourhoods. Design Cross-sectional …

Background Although antenatal care coverage in Ghana is high, there exist gaps in the
continued use of maternity care, especially utilization of skilled assistance during delivery. Many …