Frederick Vuvor (BSc, MPhil (Ghana) PhD (Ghana)

Recent Publications

1.      Vuvor, F., Steiner-Asiedu, M., & Saalia, F. K. (2017). The Ophthalmic status manifestations of nutritional and lifestyle disorders of men in a peri urban community in Ghana. Journal of Medical and Biomedical Sciences, 6(1), 1-7.

2.     Vuvor, F., & Egbi, G. (2017). Correlation of diabetes mellitus and body weight of adults above the age of 30 years in a medical facility in Ghana. Diabetes & Metabolic Syndrome: Clinical Research & Reviews.

3.     Vuvor, F., Mohammed, H., Ndanu, T., & Harrison, O. (2017). Effect of lysine supplementation on hypertensive men and women in selected peri-urban community in Ghana. BMC Nutrition, 3(1), 67.

4.     Steiner-Asiedu, M., Vickar J., Vuvor F., Agbemafle I., & Tahiru Y. M. (2017). Urine creatinine and anthropometric indices of sportsmen and women. Biomed Biotechnol Res J, 1:134-140.

5.     Vuvor, F., & Harrison, O. (2017). A study of the diurnal height changes among sample of adults aged 30 years and above in Ghana. Biomedical and Biotechnology Research Journal (BBRJ), 1(2), 113.

6.     Vuvor, F., Fabea, L., & Harrison, O. (2017). Food Faddism: Its Determinants, Prevalence and Practices among Adult University Students in Ghana. J Clin Nutr Metab 1, 1, 2.

7.     Vuvor, F., & Fabea, L. (2017). Assessment of Body Mass Index (BMI) as a Measure of Socioeconomic status (SES) of Adults in Ghana. Endocrinol Metab 1, 2:7.

8.     Vuvor, F., Steiner-Asiedu, M., & Saalia, F. K. (2017). Lifestyles characteristics and prevalence of anaemia among men living in deprived community, Ghana. Journal of Medical and Biomedical Sciences, 6(3), 7-14.

9.     Vuvor, F., & Harrison, O. (2017). Knowledge, Practice and Perception of Taking Soft Drinks with Food and the Metabolic Effects on High School Students in Ghana. Endocrinology and Metabolism: Open Access, 1(1)      

10.   Steiner-Asiedu, M., Anderson, A.K., Vuvor, F., and Asiedu, D.K. “Exposure to Arsenic in Drinking Water-Public Health Debates and Concerns”. Research Journal of Environment. Earth Sciences 2(1): 1-5, 2010. doi:10.1038/npre.2011.6595.1

11.         Abu B. A. Z., Anderson A.K.  Vuvor, F., Steiner-Asiedu, M., “Relationship between Food Security and Irrigation Dams: The Case of Sissala West District in Upper West Region, Ghana.” Current Research Journal of Social Sciences. 2(2): 123-127, 2010.

12.         Ghosh, S., Smriga, M., Vuvor, F., Suri, D., Mohammed, H., Armah, SM and Scrimshaw NS. ‘Effect of Lysine supplementation on health and morbidity in subjects belonging to poor peri-urban households in Accra, Ghana’. American Journal of clinical nutrition 92: 928-939, 2010. doi: 10.3945/ ajcn.2009.28834

13.         Vuvor, F., Steiner-Asiedu, M.,, Armar-Klemesu, M., and Armah.SM. “Population-based study of diabetic mellitus prevalence and its associated factors in adult Ghanaians in the greater Accra region”. International Journal of Diabetes in Developing Countries (2011)31:149-153. DOI10.1007/s13410-011-0035-1

14.         Mohammed, H., and Vuvor, F., “Prevalence of childhood overweight/obesity in basic school in Accra” Ghana Medical Journal. (2012) 46: 3. 124-127. doi (210814)

15.         Nsarko, R., Vuvor, F., and Setorglo, J., Hydration and Sports Performance in Perspectives from the World of Nutrition and Food Science. University of Ghana Reader Series by Digibook Ghana Ltd 2016; 41-52.

16.         Harrison, O., Nti, H., Vuvor, F. Geophagia: Nutritional and Health Implications in Perspectives from the World of Nutrition and Food Science. University of Ghana Reader Series by Digibook Ghana Ltd 2016; 79-92

17.         Vuvor, F.,, Steiner-Asiedu, M., Saalia, FK., and William Bruce Owusu “The Associations between Lifestyles, Clinical and Urinary Biochemical Indicators of Nutrition and Health among men living in a peri-urban community in Accra, Ghana” International .Journal of Current Research and.Academic.Review.2016; 4(3):197-209. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.20546/ijcrar.2016.403.022

18.         Mohammed, H., Ghosh, S., Vuvor, F., Mensah-Armah, S., and Steiner-Asiedu, M. Dietary intake and the dynamics of stress, hypertension and obesity in a peri urban community in Accra. Ghana Medical Journal, 2016; 50(1), 16-21. .doi.org/10.4314/gmj.v50i1.3

19.     Vuvor, F., Steiner-Asiedu, M., Saalia FK., and Owusu, WB. (2016) A case-study of the Lifestyles Characteristics and the Risk of Anaemic among Men in Peri-urban Community in Ghana. Academia Journal of Biotechnology, 4(11), 422-429.

20.     Vuvor, F., Steiner-Asiedu, M., Saalia, FK., and Owusu, WB “Predictors of Hypertension and Hypercholesterolaemia of men living in a peri urban community in Ghana in journal of health research and review: J. Health Res Rev 2016;3:66-71

21.     Steiner-Asiedu, M., Harrison, O., Vuvor, F., Tano-Debrah, K., “Quality evaluation of processed clay soil samples” The Pan African Medical Journal. 2016; 24: 118. doi:10.11604/pamj.2016.24.118.8406

22.     Vuvor F., and Ndanu, T. Effect of Lysine Supplementation on Cardiovascular Response to Stressors of Households in Two Peri-Urban Communities in Ghana. J Health Res Rev 2016,3.92-7

1.      Edited Conference Proceedings:

Asibey-Berko, E., Nti-Nimako, W., and Vuvor, F., “A Study of the Acceptability of double-Fortified Salt” Proceedings of the Workshop on “Efficacy of Double-Fortified Salt” February 12 1999 Accra, Ghana.