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Christina A. Nti (BSc (Ghana) MPhil (Oslo) PhD (Ghana))

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Christina A. Nti (BSc (Ghana) MPhil (Oslo) PhD (Ghana))
Associate Professor
cnti@ug.edu.gh / christie_nti@yahoo.com;
Mobile No: +233244615310

 

Academic Qualifications
1. PhD Nutrition (University of Ghana, 2005)
2. MPhil Nutrition (University of Oslo, 1991)
3. BSc Home Science (University of Ghana, 1982)

Research interest 
Research interests include child care practices and child nutritional status; household food security and family nutrition; community nutrition education; development of high protein-energy foods through fortification of cereal products with plant protein sources with emphasis on the nutritional and sensory aspects.

Current Research/Project(s)
1. Motivations and Obstacles Influencing Weight Management among Female University of Ghana Students
2. Choice of Food Retail Outlets and Nutrient Intakes among Adults in Poor Urban Community of Kamembe Sector, Western Province of Rwanda
3. Barriers to Exclusive Breastfeeding among Mothers Attending Postnatal Clinic at Legon Hospital
4. CBAS/FAO  Nutrition Sensitive Agriculture Project

Past research projects
1. IDRC/IITA/FRI Soybean Utilization Project - An international collaborative project on the promotion of soybean utilization in West Africa (1994 - 1998).

2. Studies on fish consumption patterns and fish quality at household level in Ghana - Ghana/Netherlands Artisanal Fish Processing and Applied Research Project (1995 - 1998).

3. Enhanced Sweetpotato Production: Ghanaian Women Small Farmers' Access to Family Nutritional and Economic Well-Being – USAID/Tuskegee University Sweetpotato project (1996 – 1998).

4. Studies on Household Food Availability and Food Consumption Behaviour in Ghana: Case Studies in the Selected Districts of Ghana. SADAOC Project (1999 - 2000).

5. Promotion of appropriate household and small-scale soybean utilization technologies for selected rural communities in Ghana. SAFGRAD Project (1998 – 2000).
6. Dissemination of Improved Bambara Processing Technologies in Northern Region of Ghana.  DFID/CPHP Project (2002 – 2004).

7. Lifestyle and Nutritional Survey of Ejura, Nkwanta, Wenchi, Nkoranza, Krachi, Sekyere East, West Gonja and Yendi Districts of Ghana. MoFA/AfDB Food Crops Development Project (2002-2004).

Awards
1. USDA/USAID/CDC Award to participate in the 3rd Food and Nutrition Summer Institute held at La Beach Hotel, Accra (15 – 21 July, 2001).
2. African Women in Agricultural Research and Development (AWARD) Post-PhD Fellowship award (October, 2008 to September, 2010)
3. Tuskegee University Travel award to participate in the 3rd International Food and Nutrition Conference (IFNC 2006) at Tuskegee University, USA (9-11, October, 2011).

Recent publications
1. Ayisi Addo S, Vuvor F, Nti C. A, Adjimani, J, and Steiner-Asiedu, M (2019). Prevalence of Weight Loss Maintenance Success in Previous Participants of a Commercial Weight Loss Programme in Accra, Ghana. Afr. J. Food Agric. Nutr. Dev. 19 (4):15029-15040.

2. Ayisi Addo Sandra, Nti C. A, Frederick Vuvor, Jonathan Adjimani, and Matilda Steiner-Asiedu (2019). Impact of Successful Weight Loss Maintenance on Serum Lipids and Glucose Concentrations of Previous Participants of a Weight Loss Programme in Accra, Ghana. Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism, https://doi.org/10.1155/2019/4729040

3.  Armah, A. A, Nti, C. A and Otoo, G. E (2019). Climate change and food and nutrition security in the Bibiani-Anhwiaso Bekwai district in the Western Region of Ghana. Cogent Environmental Science, 5:1, 1681613.

4. Attitsogbey, P., Steiner-Asiedu, M., Nti, C.A. and Ansong, R. (2018). Impact of Climate Change on Household Food Security in the Bongo District of the Upper East Region. Ghana Jnl. Agric Sci, 52:145-153.

Five (5) current publications

1.      Nti, C.A., Hagan, J., Bagina, F. and Seglah, M. (2011). Knowledge of nutrition and health benefits and frequency of consumption of fruits and vegetables among Ghanaian homemakers. African Journal of Food Science 5 (6): 333-339.

2.      Nti, C.A. (2011). Dietary diversity is associated with child nutritional status in Ghana. Asian Journal of Medical Sciences 5 (2): 105-109.

3.      Nti, C. A., Brown, A and Danquah, A. (2012). Adolescents’ knowledge of diet-related chronic diseases and dietary practices in Ghana. Food and Nutrition Sciences, 3 (11): 1527 – 1532.

4.      Nti, C. A., Gadegbeku, C., Dodoo, S. N. A., Ofosu, B., Akoto, E and Agbi-Dzorkar, M. (2013). Knowledge, attitude and practice of birth spacing among Ghanaian mothers: Implications for maternal and child nutritional status. World Applied Sciences Journal 31 (11): 1971-1978.

5.      Nti, C.A. Pecku, E., and Opare-Obisaw, C. (2014). Energy Drink Consumption among University Students in Accra, Ghana. Nature and Science 12 (8): 85-89.

Other Publications of Faculty

  • Refereed Journal Publications                              30
  • Refereed and Published Conference Papers         03
  • Monographs                                                        05
  • Books/Book chapters                                           01
  • Technical Reports                                                41
  • Inter-Faculty/Open Lectures                                01
  • Poster Presentations                                            09
  • Conference Papers                                               26