Laurene Boateng
University of Ghana
12 Papers
1 Citations
Laurene Boateng is an academic researcher from University of Ghana. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Overweight. The author has an hindex of 6, co-authored 12 publications.
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Papers
State of dietetics practice in Ghana
TL;DR: A huge unmet need for dietitians exists in all regions of Ghana, except Greater Accra, and Bridging this gap is essential to increase access to dietetic care throughout Ghana.
Nutrition risk and validation of an HIV disease-specific nutrition screening tool in Ghana
TL;DR: The RNS-H was found to have a strong specificity and sensitivity in a sample of Ghanaian PLWHA and nutritional screening using the R NS-H and nutrition care by a dietitian should be a standard of care.
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Culturally Adapted, Hands-on Malnutrition Workshop for Dietitians in Ghana Increases Self-efficacy, Knowledge, and Skills
Lauri Wright,Alana Marrero,Leslie Thompson,Sarah Zeola,Laurene Boateng,James B. Epps,Sherri L. Lewis +6 more
TL;DR: A hands-on workshop on the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics/American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition Malnutrition Guidelines designed for Ghanaian dietitians improved knowledge, application skills, and confidence among the participants.
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Quality of Life of Overweight and Obese Patients
Freda Dzifa Intiful,Akosua Bema Ankomah,Matilda Asante,Anna Amoako-Mensah,Rebecca Steele-Dadzie,Laurene Boateng,Frank E. A. Hayford,Portia Dzivenu +7 more
TL;DR: Assessment of the quality of life of overweight and obese patients with or without any other chronic diseases who reported to the diet therapy departments of two hospitals indicated that greater percentage was impaired physically than mentally, Nevertheless, majority of the respondents had good quality ofLife.
Factors that were found to influence Ghanaian Adolescents' Eating Habits
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors sought to find out whether factors such as parental, peer, and media influences predict Ghanaian adolescent students' eating habits, using a random selection of 150 students from a population of Ghanaians.