Accra

Boatemaa Kushitor, Sandra, Okoibhole, Lydia, Vaughan, Megan, Adjaye-Gbewonyo, Kafui ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8919-6518, Kretchy, Irene Akwo, Sanuade, Olutobi Adekunle, Baatiema, Leonard, Amon, Samuel, Sedzro, Kojo Mensah, Kushitor, Mawuli Komla, Marphatia, Akanksha Abhay, Rougeaux, Emeline, Blandford, Ann, Antwi, Publa, Jennings, Hannah, Asah-Ayeh, Vida, Awuah, Raphael Baffour, Fottrell, Edward and Grijalva-Eternod, Carlos Salvador (2025) Changes in food quality and habits in urban Ghana: evidence from a mixed-methods study. BMC Public Health, 25 (2556). ISSN 1471-2458 (Online) (doi:10.1186/s12889-025-23751-8)

Africa

Grijalva-Eternod, Carlos Salvador, Sedzro, Kojo Mensah, Adjaye-Gbewonyo, Kafui ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8919-6518, Kushitor, Sandra Boatemaa, Lule, Swaib Abubaker, Kushitor, Mawuli Komla, Marphatia, Akanksha Abhay, Gray, Ethan, Amon, Samuel, Sanuade, Olutobi Adekunle, Awuah, Ralph Baffour, Baatiema, Leonard, Kretchy, Irene Akwo, Arhinful, Daniel, Koram, Kwadwo Ansah and Fottrell, Edward (2026) Prevalence of diabetes and associated risk factors in Ga Mashie, Accra, Ghana: a cross- sectional CARE Diabetes community- based survey. BMJ Open, 16 (4). pp. 1-14. ISSN 2044-605 (Online) (doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2026-119125)

diabetes

Grijalva-Eternod, Carlos Salvador, Sedzro, Kojo Mensah, Adjaye-Gbewonyo, Kafui ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8919-6518, Kushitor, Sandra Boatemaa, Lule, Swaib Abubaker, Kushitor, Mawuli Komla, Marphatia, Akanksha Abhay, Gray, Ethan, Amon, Samuel, Sanuade, Olutobi Adekunle, Awuah, Ralph Baffour, Baatiema, Leonard, Kretchy, Irene Akwo, Arhinful, Daniel, Koram, Kwadwo Ansah and Fottrell, Edward (2026) Prevalence of diabetes and associated risk factors in Ga Mashie, Accra, Ghana: a cross- sectional CARE Diabetes community- based survey. BMJ Open, 16 (4). pp. 1-14. ISSN 2044-605 (Online) (doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2026-119125)

epidemiology

Grijalva-Eternod, Carlos Salvador, Sedzro, Kojo Mensah, Adjaye-Gbewonyo, Kafui ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8919-6518, Kushitor, Sandra Boatemaa, Lule, Swaib Abubaker, Kushitor, Mawuli Komla, Marphatia, Akanksha Abhay, Gray, Ethan, Amon, Samuel, Sanuade, Olutobi Adekunle, Awuah, Ralph Baffour, Baatiema, Leonard, Kretchy, Irene Akwo, Arhinful, Daniel, Koram, Kwadwo Ansah and Fottrell, Edward (2026) Prevalence of diabetes and associated risk factors in Ga Mashie, Accra, Ghana: a cross- sectional CARE Diabetes community- based survey. BMJ Open, 16 (4). pp. 1-14. ISSN 2044-605 (Online) (doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2026-119125)

food habits

Boatemaa Kushitor, Sandra, Okoibhole, Lydia, Vaughan, Megan, Adjaye-Gbewonyo, Kafui ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8919-6518, Kretchy, Irene Akwo, Sanuade, Olutobi Adekunle, Baatiema, Leonard, Amon, Samuel, Sedzro, Kojo Mensah, Kushitor, Mawuli Komla, Marphatia, Akanksha Abhay, Rougeaux, Emeline, Blandford, Ann, Antwi, Publa, Jennings, Hannah, Asah-Ayeh, Vida, Awuah, Raphael Baffour, Fottrell, Edward and Grijalva-Eternod, Carlos Salvador (2025) Changes in food quality and habits in urban Ghana: evidence from a mixed-methods study. BMC Public Health, 25 (2556). ISSN 1471-2458 (Online) (doi:10.1186/s12889-025-23751-8)

food hybridity

Boatemaa Kushitor, Sandra, Okoibhole, Lydia, Vaughan, Megan, Adjaye-Gbewonyo, Kafui ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8919-6518, Kretchy, Irene Akwo, Sanuade, Olutobi Adekunle, Baatiema, Leonard, Amon, Samuel, Sedzro, Kojo Mensah, Kushitor, Mawuli Komla, Marphatia, Akanksha Abhay, Rougeaux, Emeline, Blandford, Ann, Antwi, Publa, Jennings, Hannah, Asah-Ayeh, Vida, Awuah, Raphael Baffour, Fottrell, Edward and Grijalva-Eternod, Carlos Salvador (2025) Changes in food quality and habits in urban Ghana: evidence from a mixed-methods study. BMC Public Health, 25 (2556). ISSN 1471-2458 (Online) (doi:10.1186/s12889-025-23751-8)

Ga Mashie

Boatemaa Kushitor, Sandra, Okoibhole, Lydia, Vaughan, Megan, Adjaye-Gbewonyo, Kafui ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8919-6518, Kretchy, Irene Akwo, Sanuade, Olutobi Adekunle, Baatiema, Leonard, Amon, Samuel, Sedzro, Kojo Mensah, Kushitor, Mawuli Komla, Marphatia, Akanksha Abhay, Rougeaux, Emeline, Blandford, Ann, Antwi, Publa, Jennings, Hannah, Asah-Ayeh, Vida, Awuah, Raphael Baffour, Fottrell, Edward and Grijalva-Eternod, Carlos Salvador (2025) Changes in food quality and habits in urban Ghana: evidence from a mixed-methods study. BMC Public Health, 25 (2556). ISSN 1471-2458 (Online) (doi:10.1186/s12889-025-23751-8)

Ghana

Grijalva-Eternod, Carlos Salvador, Sedzro, Kojo Mensah, Adjaye-Gbewonyo, Kafui ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8919-6518, Kushitor, Sandra Boatemaa, Lule, Swaib Abubaker, Kushitor, Mawuli Komla, Marphatia, Akanksha Abhay, Gray, Ethan, Amon, Samuel, Sanuade, Olutobi Adekunle, Awuah, Ralph Baffour, Baatiema, Leonard, Kretchy, Irene Akwo, Arhinful, Daniel, Koram, Kwadwo Ansah and Fottrell, Edward (2026) Prevalence of diabetes and associated risk factors in Ga Mashie, Accra, Ghana: a cross- sectional CARE Diabetes community- based survey. BMJ Open, 16 (4). pp. 1-14. ISSN 2044-605 (Online) (doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2026-119125)

Boatemaa Kushitor, Sandra, Okoibhole, Lydia, Vaughan, Megan, Adjaye-Gbewonyo, Kafui ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8919-6518, Kretchy, Irene Akwo, Sanuade, Olutobi Adekunle, Baatiema, Leonard, Amon, Samuel, Sedzro, Kojo Mensah, Kushitor, Mawuli Komla, Marphatia, Akanksha Abhay, Rougeaux, Emeline, Blandford, Ann, Antwi, Publa, Jennings, Hannah, Asah-Ayeh, Vida, Awuah, Raphael Baffour, Fottrell, Edward and Grijalva-Eternod, Carlos Salvador (2025) Changes in food quality and habits in urban Ghana: evidence from a mixed-methods study. BMC Public Health, 25 (2556). ISSN 1471-2458 (Online) (doi:10.1186/s12889-025-23751-8)

hypertension

Grijalva-Eternod, Carlos Salvador, Sedzro, Kojo Mensah, Adjaye-Gbewonyo, Kafui ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8919-6518, Kushitor, Sandra Boatemaa, Lule, Swaib Abubaker, Kushitor, Mawuli Komla, Marphatia, Akanksha Abhay, Gray, Ethan, Amon, Samuel, Sanuade, Olutobi Adekunle, Awuah, Ralph Baffour, Baatiema, Leonard, Kretchy, Irene Akwo, Arhinful, Daniel, Koram, Kwadwo Ansah and Fottrell, Edward (2026) Prevalence of diabetes and associated risk factors in Ga Mashie, Accra, Ghana: a cross- sectional CARE Diabetes community- based survey. BMJ Open, 16 (4). pp. 1-14. ISSN 2044-605 (Online) (doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2026-119125)

non-communicable diseases

Grijalva-Eternod, Carlos Salvador, Sedzro, Kojo Mensah, Adjaye-Gbewonyo, Kafui ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8919-6518, Kushitor, Sandra Boatemaa, Lule, Swaib Abubaker, Kushitor, Mawuli Komla, Marphatia, Akanksha Abhay, Gray, Ethan, Amon, Samuel, Sanuade, Olutobi Adekunle, Awuah, Ralph Baffour, Baatiema, Leonard, Kretchy, Irene Akwo, Arhinful, Daniel, Koram, Kwadwo Ansah and Fottrell, Edward (2026) Prevalence of diabetes and associated risk factors in Ga Mashie, Accra, Ghana: a cross- sectional CARE Diabetes community- based survey. BMJ Open, 16 (4). pp. 1-14. ISSN 2044-605 (Online) (doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2026-119125)

nutrition transition

Boatemaa Kushitor, Sandra, Okoibhole, Lydia, Vaughan, Megan, Adjaye-Gbewonyo, Kafui ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8919-6518, Kretchy, Irene Akwo, Sanuade, Olutobi Adekunle, Baatiema, Leonard, Amon, Samuel, Sedzro, Kojo Mensah, Kushitor, Mawuli Komla, Marphatia, Akanksha Abhay, Rougeaux, Emeline, Blandford, Ann, Antwi, Publa, Jennings, Hannah, Asah-Ayeh, Vida, Awuah, Raphael Baffour, Fottrell, Edward and Grijalva-Eternod, Carlos Salvador (2025) Changes in food quality and habits in urban Ghana: evidence from a mixed-methods study. BMC Public Health, 25 (2556). ISSN 1471-2458 (Online) (doi:10.1186/s12889-025-23751-8)

obesity

Grijalva-Eternod, Carlos Salvador, Sedzro, Kojo Mensah, Adjaye-Gbewonyo, Kafui ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8919-6518, Kushitor, Sandra Boatemaa, Lule, Swaib Abubaker, Kushitor, Mawuli Komla, Marphatia, Akanksha Abhay, Gray, Ethan, Amon, Samuel, Sanuade, Olutobi Adekunle, Awuah, Ralph Baffour, Baatiema, Leonard, Kretchy, Irene Akwo, Arhinful, Daniel, Koram, Kwadwo Ansah and Fottrell, Edward (2026) Prevalence of diabetes and associated risk factors in Ga Mashie, Accra, Ghana: a cross- sectional CARE Diabetes community- based survey. BMJ Open, 16 (4). pp. 1-14. ISSN 2044-605 (Online) (doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2026-119125)