Seth Adu-Afarwuah; BSc.(Ghana), PhD(Davis)

RECENT PUBLICATION

• Oaks, B. M., Jorgensen, J. M., Baldiviez, L. M., Adu-Afarwuah, S., Maleta, K., Okronipa, H., ... & Vosti, S. (2019). Prenatal Iron Deficiency and Replete Iron Status Are Associated with Adverse Birth Outcomes, but Associations Differ in Ghana and Malawi.
• Adu-Afarwuah, S., Young, R. T., Lartey, A., Okronipa, H., Ashorn, P., Ashorn, U., ... & Dewey, K. G. (2019). Maternal and Infant Supplementation with Small-Quantity Lipid-Based Nutrient Supplements Increases Infants’ Iron Status at 18 Months of Age in a Semiurban Setting in Ghana: A Secondary Outcome Analysis of the iLiNS-DYAD Randomized Controlled Trial. The Journal of nutrition, 149(1), 149-158.
• Okronipa, H., Arimond, M., Young, R. R., Arnold, C. D., Adu-Afarwuah, S., Tamakloe, S. M., ... & Dewey, K. G. (2019). Exposure to a slightly sweet lipid-based nutrient supplement during early life does not increase the preference for or consumption of sweet foods and beverages by 4–6-y-old Ghanaian preschool children: follow-up of a randomized controlled trial. The Journal of nutrition, 149(3), 532-541.
• Ocansey, M. E., Adu-Afarwuah, S., Kumordzie, S. M., Okronipa, H., Young, R. R., Tamakloe, S. M., ... & Prado, E. L. (2019). Prenatal and postnatal lipid-based nutrient supplementation and cognitive, social-emotional, and motor function in preschool-aged children in Ghana: a follow-up of a randomized controlled trial. The American journal of clinical nutrition, 109(2), 322-334.
• Kumordzie, S. M., Adu-Afarwuah, S., Young, R. R., Oaks, B. M., Tamakloe, S. M., Ocansey, M. E., ... & Dewey, K. G. (2019). Maternal–Infant Supplementation with Small-Quantity Lipid-Based Nutrient Supplements Does Not Affect Child Blood Pressure at 4–6 Y in Ghana: Follow-up of a Randomized Trial. The Journal of Nutrition.
• Adams, K. P., Adu-Afarwuah, S., Bentil, H., Oaks, B. M., Young, R. R., Vosti, S. A., & Dewey, K. G. (2019). The effects of a nutrient supplementation intervention in Ghana on parents’ investments in their children. PloS one, 14(3), e0212178.
• Adams K.P., Lybbert T.J., Vosti S.A., Ayifah E., Arimond M., Adu-Afarwuah S. & Dewey K.G. (2018a) Unintended effects of a targeted maternal and child nutrition intervention on household expenditures, labor income, and the nutritional status of non-targeted siblings in Ghana. World Dev 107, 138-50.
• Adams K.P., Okronipa H., Adu-Afarwuah S., Arimond M., Kumordzie S., Oaks B.M., Ocansey M.E., Young R.R., Vosti S.A. & Dewey K.G. (2018b) Ghanaian parents' perceptions of pre and postnatal nutrient supplements and their effects. Matern Child Nutr 14, e12608.
• Adams K.P., Vosti S.A., Ayifah E., Phiri T.E., Adu-Afarwuah S., Maleta K., Ashorn U., Arimond M. & Dewey K.G. (2018c) Willingness to pay for small-quantity lipid-based nutrient supplements for women and children: Evidence from Ghana and Malawi. Matern Child Nutr 14, e12518.
• Adu-Afarwuah S. (2018) From the Field: Improving Fetal and Infant Growth in Vulnerable Populations. Food Nutr Bull 39, S60-S8.
• Adu-Afarwuah S., Young R.T., Lartey A., Okronipa H., Ashorn P., Ashorn U., Zeilani M. & Dewey K.G. (2018) Supplementation during pregnancy with small-quantity lipid-based nutrient supplements or multiple micronutrients, compared with iron and folic acid, increases women's urinary iodine concentration in semiurban Ghana: A randomized controlled trial. Matern Child Nutr 14, e12570.
• Aryeetey R., Hromi-Fiedler A., Adu-Afarwuah S., Amoaful E., Ampah G., Gatiba M., Kwakye A., Otoo G., Plange-Rhule G., Sagoe-Moses I., Selenje L., Perez-Escamilla R. & Ghana Becoming Breastfeeding Friendly C. (2018) Pilot testing of the Becoming Breastfeeding Friendly toolbox in Ghana. Int Breastfeed J 13, 30.
• Colecraft E.K., Asante M., Christian A.K. & Adu-Afarwuah S. (2018) Sociodemographic Characteristics, Dietary Practices, and Nutritional Status of Adults with Hypertension in a Semi-Rural Community in the Eastern Region of Ghana. Int J Hypertens 2018, 2815193.
• Okronipa H., Adu-Afarwuah S., Lartey A., Ashorn P., Vosti S.A., Young R.R. & Dewey K.G. (2018) Maternal supplementation with small-quantity lipid-based nutrient supplements during pregnancy and lactation does not reduce depressive symptoms at 6 months postpartum in Ghanaian women: a randomized controlled trial. Arch Womens Ment Health 21, 55-63.
• Prado E.L., Phuka J., Ocansey E., Maleta K., Ashorn P., Ashorn U., Adu-Afarwuah S., Oaks B.M., Lartey A. & Dewey K.G. (2018) A method to develop vocabulary checklists in new languages and their validity to assess early language development. J Health Popul Nutr 37, 13
• Adu-Afarwuah S, Lartey A, Okronipa H, Ashorn P, Zeilani M, Peerson JM, Arimond M, Vosti S, Dewey KG. Lipid-based nutrient supplement increases the birth size of infants of primiparous women in Ghana. Am J Clin Nutr. 2015 Apr;101:835-46.
• Lartey A, Marquis GS, Mazur R, Perez-Escamilla R, Brakohiapa L, Ampofo W, Sellen D, Adu-Afarwuah S. Maternal HIV is associated with reduced growth in the first year of life among infants in the Eastern region of Ghana: the Research to Improve Infant Nutrition and Growth (RIING) Project. Matern Child Nutr. 2014 Oct;10:604-16
•   Adams K.P., Ayifah E., Phiri T.E., Mridha M.K., Adu-Afarwuah S., Arimond M., Arnold C.D., Cummins J., Hussain S., Kumwenda C., Matias S.L., Ashorn U., Lartey A., Maleta K.M., Vosti S.A. & Dewey K.G. (2017) Maternal and Child Supplementation with Lipid-Based Nutrient Supplements, but Not Child Supplementation Alone, Decreases Self-Reported Household Food Insecurity in Some Settings. J Nutr 147, 2309-18.
• Adu-Afarwuah S., Lartey A. & Dewey K.G. (2017a) Meeting nutritional needs in the first 1000 days: a place for small-quantity lipid-based nutrient supplements. Ann N Y Acad Sci 1392, 18-29.
• Adu-Afarwuah S., Lartey A., Okronipa H., Ashorn P., Ashorn U., Zeilani M., Arimond M., Vosti S.A. & Dewey K.G. (2017b) Maternal Supplementation with Small-Quantity Lipid-Based Nutrient Supplements Compared with Multiple Micronutrients, but Not with Iron and Folic Acid, Reduces the Prevalence of Low Gestational Weight Gain in Semi-Urban Ghana: A Randomized Controlled Trial. J Nutr 147, 697-705.
•   Adu-Afarwuah S., Lartey A., Okronipa H., Ashorn P., Zeilani M., Baldiviez L.M., Oaks B.M., Vosti S. & Dewey K.G. (2017c) Impact of small-quantity lipid-based nutrient supplement on hemoglobin, iron status and biomarkers of inflammation in pregnant Ghanaian women. Matern Child Nutr 13.
•   Arimond M., Abbeddou S., Kumwenda C., Okronipa H., Hemsworth J., Jimenez E.Y., Ocansey E., Lartey A., Ashorn U., Adu-Afarwuah S., Vosti S.A., Hess S.Y. & Dewey K.G. (2017) Impact of small quantity lipid-based nutrient supplements on infant and young child feeding practices at 18 months of age: results from four randomized controlled trials in Africa. Matern Child Nutr 13.
• Cates J.E., Unger H.W., Briand V., Fievet N., Valea I., Tinto H., D'Alessandro U., Landis S.H., Adu-Afarwuah S., Dewey K.G., Ter Kuile F.O., Desai M., Dellicour S., Ouma P., Gutman J., Oneko M., Slutsker L., Terlouw D.J., Kariuki S., Ayisi J., Madanitsa M., Mwapasa V., Ashorn P., Maleta K., Mueller I., Stanisic D., Schmiegelow C., Lusingu J.P.A., van Eijk A.M., Bauserman M., Adair L., Cole S.R., Westreich D., Meshnick S. & Rogerson S. (2017) Malaria, malnutrition, and birthweight: A meta-analysis using individual participant data. PLoS Med 14, e1002373.
• Oaks B.M., Stewart C.P., Laugero K.D., Adu-Afarwuah S., Lartey A., Vosti S.A., Ashorn P. & Dewey K.G. (2017a) Maternal plasma cholesterol and duration of pregnancy: A prospective cohort study in Ghana. Matern Child Nutr 13.
• Oaks B.M., Young R.R., Adu-Afarwuah S., Ashorn U., Jackson K.H., Lartey A., Maleta K., Okronipa H., Sadalaki J., Baldiviez L.M., Shahab-Ferdows S., Ashorn P. & Dewey K.G. (2017b) Effects of a lipid-based nutrient supplement during pregnancy and lactation on maternal plasma fatty acid status and lipid profile: Results of two randomized controlled trials. Prostaglandins Leukot Essent Fatty Acids 117, 28-35.
• Prado E.L., Abbeddou S., Adu-Afarwuah S., Arimond M., Ashorn P., Ashorn U., Bendabenda J., Brown K.H., Hess S.Y., Kortekangas E., Lartey A., Maleta K., Oaks B.M., Ocansey E., Okronipa H., Ouedraogo J.B., Pulakka A., Some J.W., Stewart C.P., Stewart R.C., Vosti S.A., Yakes Jimenez E. & Dewey K.G. (2017) Predictors and pathways of language and motor development in four prospective cohorts of young children in Ghana, Malawi, and Burkina Faso. J Child Psychol Psychiatry 58, 1264-75.
•  Smith E.R., Shankar A.H., Wu L.S., Aboud S., Adu-Afarwuah S., Ali H., Agustina R., Arifeen S., Ashorn P., Bhutta Z.A., Christian P., Devakumar D., Dewey K.G., Friis H., Gomo E., Gupta P., Kaestel P., Kolsteren P., Lanou H., Maleta K., Mamadoultaibou A., Msamanga G., Osrin D., Persson L.A., Ramakrishnan U., Rivera J.A., Rizvi A., Sachdev H.P.S., Urassa W., West K.P., Jr., Zagre N., Zeng L., Zhu Z., Fawzi W.W. & Sudfeld C.R. (2017) Modifiers of the effect of maternal multiple micronutrient supplementation on stillbirth, birth outcomes, and infant mortality: a meta-analysis of individual patient data from 17 randomised trials in low-income and middle-income countries. Lancet Glob Health 5, e1090-e100.