Dr. Charles Apprey

Senior Lecturer

Dept: Biochemistry and Biotechnology
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    1. Brenyah, F., Apprey, C., Agbenorhevi, J. K., & Mills-Robertson, F. C. (2024). Predictors of hypertension among diabetic patients in the Ejisu municipality of Ghana. F1000Research, 13(202), 202.
    2. Addae, H. Y., Apprey, C., & Kwarteng, A. (2024). Gut Microbiome-Targeted Nutrition Interventions and Growth among Children in Low-and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Current Developments in Nutrition, 102085.
    3. Eli-Cophie, D., Annan, R. A., & Apprey, C. (2024). Nutritional Status, Hemoglobin Levels, and Cardiorespiratory Endurance of Male Football Players in Ghana. Journal of Preventive, Diagnostic and Treatment Strategies in Medicine, 3(1), 56-64.
    4. Amenya, P. C. A., Annan, R. A., Apprey, C., Kpewou, D. E., & Annor, I. (2024). The effectiveness of egg supplementation on nutritional status, physical fitness and cognition of school-aged children (8–12 Years) in Ho municipality, Ghana. Human Nutrition & Metabolism, 200246.
    5. Apprey, C., Mensah, M., Agyarko, D., Klu, Y. A. K., & Acquah, S. (2023). The influence of nutrition knowledge, attitude, practices, and dietary diversity on obesity among market women in the Cape Coast Metropolis, Ghana: A cross?sectional study. Health Science Reports, 6(12), e1742.
    6. Tandoh, M. A., Turkson, R., & Apprey, C. (2023). Food Label Experiences Among Tertiary Students in the Western North Region of Ghana. Journal of Science and Technology (Ghana), 41(1), 101-112.
    7. Wiafe, M. A., Apprey, C., & Annan, R. A. (2023). Nutrition Education Improves Knowledge of Iron and Iron-Rich Food Intake Practices among Young Adolescents: A Nonrandomized Controlled Trial. International Journal of Food Science, 2023.
    8. Sackar, S. A., Apprey, C., Aduku, L. N. E., Thow, A. M., & Annan, R. (2023). Operationalising multi-sectoral food-and nutrition-related policies to curb the rise in obesity in Ghana. Public Health Nutrition, 1-9.
    9. Wiafe, M. A., Apprey, C., & Annan, R. A. (2023). Dietary Diversity and Nutritional Status of Adolescents in Rural Ghana. Nutrition and Metabolic Insights, 16, 11786388231158487.
    10. Apprey, C., Sampson, O., & Klu, Y. A. K. (2021). Dietary Habits, Body Mass Index Status and Blood Pressure of Older adults in the Tano North District of Ghana. Journal of Clinical Nutrition & Dietetics.
    11. Wiafe, M. A., Apprey, C., & Annan, R. A. (2022). Impact of nutrition education and counselling on nutritional status and anaemia among early adolescents: A randomized controlled trial. Human Nutrition & Metabolism, 200182.
    12. Forh, G., Apprey, C., & Agyapong, N. A. F. (2022). Nutritional knowledge and practices of mothers/caregivers and its impact on the nutritional status of children 6-59 months in Sefwi Wiawso Municipality, Western North Region, Ghana. Heliyon, e12330.

    13. Annan RA, Apprey C, Asamoah-Boakye O, Okonogi S, Sakurai T, et al. (2022) Daily Consumption of Vegetables is Associated with Improved Cognitive Performance of School-aged Children in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana. J Hum Nutr Food Sci 10(2): 1152.

    14. Apprey, C., Asamoah-Boakye, O., Annaful, V. T., & Annan, R. A. (2022). Comparative analysis of methyl–donor nutrient intakes and RCPM cognitive performance among school-aged children. Clinical Nutrition ESPEN, 52, 105-112.
    15. Okonogi, S., Annan, R., Apprey, C., & Sakurai, T. (2022). The Impacts of the SBCC approach and Information About Child Anemic Status on Infant Anemia: Experimental Evidence From Ghana. Current Developments in Nutrition, 6(Supplement_1), 594-594.
    16. Akuffo, K.O., Duah, I.J.O., Aduku, L.N.E., Eisenbarth, W., Kumah, D.B., Kyeremeh, S., Lippok, M. Apprey C. , Hamidu, J.A., Singh, B. and Johnson, E.J., 2022. Macular pigment optical density in the Bosomtwi District, Ghana. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, 63(7), pp.3882-A0084.
    17. Eisenbarth, Werner, Moritz Lippok, Linda Nana Esi Aduku, Jacob Alhassan Hamidu, Isaiah Junior Osei Duah, David Ben Kumah, Charles Apprey, Bhavana Singh, Emmanuel Kofi Addo, and Kwadwo Owusu Akuffo. "Prevalence of Amblyogenic Risk Factors among Preschool Children in Rural Ghana." Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science 63, no. 7 (2022): 4463-A0173.
    18. Wiafe, M. A., Apprey, C., & Annan, R. A. (2022). Effectiveness of nutrition education and counselling programme on iron deficiency anaemia among adolescents: A study protocol of a randomized trial. Nutrition and Health, 02601060221074433.
    19. Annan, R.A., Apprey, C., Odeafo, A.-B., Benedicta, T.-D., Sakurai, T. and Okonogi, S. (2022), "Nutrient intakes and cognitive competence in the context of abstract reasoning of school-age children in the Tamale Metropolis of Ghana", Nutrition & Food Science, Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print. https://doi.org/10.1108/NFS-11-2021-0343

    20. Annan RA, Agyapong NAF, Apprey C, and R Aryeetey. Review of Ghana’s Food Environment: Drivers of Availability, Barriers to Healthy Food Access, And Impact of Interventions and Policies. Afr. J. Food Agric. Nutr. Dev. 2022; 22(2): 19658-19701 Https://Doi.Org/10.18697/Ajfand.107.21820

    21. Agyapong NAF, Annan RA, Apprey C, and R Aryeetey. A Review Of Ghana’s Food System And Its Implications On Sustainability And The Development Of National Food-Based Dietary Guidelines.  Afr. J. Food Agric. Nutr. Dev. 2022; 22(2): 19525-19582 https://doi.org/10.18697/ajfand.107.21800

    22. Apprey, C., Baah-Nuako, B.A., Annaful, V.T., Adebanji, A.O. and Dzogbefia, V. (2022), "Dietary intake and prevalence of metabolic syndrome among tanker truck drivers in Ghana", Nutrition & Food Science, Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print. https://doi.org/10.1108/NFS-08-2021-0250
    23. Owusu, L.B., Apprey, C., Diji, A.K.-A.and Adebanji, A.(2021), "Association between iron supplementation and anemia in pregnant women in Ghana", Nutrition & Food Science, Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print. https://doi.org/10.1108/NFS-03-2021-0105
    24. Amenya, P. C. A., Annan, R. A., Apprey, C., & Agbley, E. N. (2021). The relationship between nutrition and physical activity knowledge and body mass index-for-age of school-aged children in selected schools in Ghana. Heliyon, 7(11), e08298.
    25. Annan, R., Gyimah, L., Apprey, C., Asamoah-Boakye, O., Aduku, L., Azanu, W., Herman E. L., Edusei, A. (2021). Predictors of adverse birth outcomes among pregnant adolescents in Ashanti Region, Ghana. Journal of Nutritional Science,10, E67. doi:10.1017/jns.2021.5
    26. Annan, Reginald A., Charles Apprey, Godwin O. Agyemang, Diane M. Tuekpe, Odeafo Asamoah-Boakye, Satoru Okonogi, Taro Yamauchi, and Takeshi Sakurai. "Nutrition education improves knowledge and BMI-for-age in Ghanaian school-aged children." African Health Sciences 21, no. 2 (2021): 927-941.
    27. Gyimah, L. A., Annan, R. A., Apprey, C., Asamoah-Boakye, O., Aduku, L. N. E., Azanu, W., ... & Edusei, A. K. (2021). Nutritional Status and Birth Outcomes among Pregnant Adolescents in Ashanti Region, Ghana. Human Nutrition & Metabolism, 200130.
    28. Annan, R. A., Gyimah, L. A., Apprey, C., Edusei, A. K., Asamoah-Boakye, O., Aduku, L. N. E., ... & Lutterodt, H. E. (2021). Factors associated with iron deficiency anemia among pregnant teenagers in Ashanti Region, Ghana: A hospital-based prospective cohort study. PloS one, 16(4), e0250246.
    29. Kwarteng, A., Asiedu, E., Sylverken, A., Larbi, A., Mubarik, Y., & Apprey, C. (2021). In silico drug repurposing for filarial infection predicts nilotinib and paritaprevir as potential inhibitors of the Wolbachia 5′-aminolevulinic acid synthase. Scientific Reports, 11(1), 1-14.
    30. Wiafe, M. A., Apprey, C., & Annan, R. A. (2021). Knowledge and practices of dietary iron and anemia among early adolescents in a rural district in Ghana. Food Science & Nutrition.
    31. Amenya, P. C. A., Annan, R. A., Apprey, C., & Kpewou, D. E. (2021). Physical fitness and cognitive function among school-aged children in selected basic schools in the Ho Municipality of Ghana. Heliyon, 7(3), e06324.
    32. Gyimah, L. A., Annan, R. A., Apprey, C., Edusei, A., Aduku, L. N. E., Asamoah-Boakye, O, Wisdom Azanu & Lutterodt, H. (2021). Dietary diversity and its correlates among pregnant adolescent girls in Ghana. PloS one, 16(3), e0247979.
    33. Apprey, C., Peprah, M., Annan, R. A., Tandoh, M. A., & Asamoah-Boakye, O. (2020). Borassus aethiopum-Fortified Bread Reduces Metabolic Risk Factors among Cardiovascular Disease Outpatients at 37 Military Hospital, Accra: A Pilot Study. International Journal of Food Science, 2020.
    34. Wiafe, M. A., Apprey, C., & Annan, R. A. (2020). Patterns of Dietary Iron Intake, Iron Status, and Predictors of Haemoglobin Levels among Early Adolescents in a Rural Ghanaian DistricJournal of Nutrition and Metabolism, 2020.
    35. Hayfron, E. N. A. A., Annan, R. A., Edusei, A. K., Apprey, C., & Asamoah-Boakye, O. Dietary intakes, anthropometric status, and anemia prevalence among older adults in Effutu Municipality, Ghana. Nutrition and Healthy Aging, (Preprint), 1-11.
    36. Barbara Efua Akyaa Gyebi, Reginald Adjetey Annan, Charles Apprey, Odeafo Asamoah-Boakye & Chris Yaw Asare (2020): Knowledge, attitude, and practices (KAP) of food service providers and microbial quality on food served in Kumasi, Journal of Foodservice Business Research, DOI: 10.1080/15378020.2020.1859972
    37. Thow, A.M., Apprey, C., Winters, J., Stellmach, D., Alders, R., Aduku, L.N.E., Mulcahy, G. and Annan, R., 2020. Understanding the impact of historical policy legacies on nutrition policy space: economic policy agendas and current food policy paradigms in Ghana. International Journal of Health Policy and Management.
    38. Annan, R. A., Sowah, S. A., Apprey, C., Agyapong, N. A. F., Okonogi, S., Yamauchi, T., & Sakurai, T. (2020). Relationship between breakfast consumption, BMI status, and physical fitness of Ghanaian school-aged children. BMC Nutrition, 6(1), 1-9.
    39. Agyapong, N. A. F., Annan, R. A., Apprey, C., & Aduku, L. N. E. (2020). Body Weight, Obesity Perception, and Actions to Achieve Desired Weight among Rural and Urban Ghanaian Adults. Journal of Obesity.
    40. Agyapong, N. A. F., Annan, R. A., Apprey, C., Aduku, L. N., & Swart, E. C. (2020). The association between dietary consumption, anthropometric measures and body composition of rural and urban Ghanaian adults: a comparative cross-sectional study. BMC Nutrition, 6, 1-12.
    41. Nyakotey, D. A., Ananga, A. S., & Apprey, C. (2020). Assessing physical activity, nutrient intake, and obesity in middle-aged adults in Akuse, Lower Manya Krobo, Ghana. Journal of Health Research.
    42. Apungu, F. K., Apprey, C., Amewu, E. K. A., Ahuno, S. T., & Kwarteng, A. (2019). Nutritional and health status of people living with HIV/AIDS in the eastern region of Ghana.Nutrition & Food Science.
    43. Millicenta K. M. Ampiah Jerry J. Kovey, Charles Apprey, and Reginald A. Annan. Comparative analysis of trends and determinants of anemia between adult and teenage pregnant women in two rural districts of Ghana. BMC Public Health (2019) 19:1379 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-019-7603-6
    44. Annan RA, Apprey C, Asamoah? Boakye O, Okonogi S, Yamauchi T, Sakurai T. The relationship between dietary micronutrient intake and cognition test performance among school?aged children in government? owned primary schools in Kumasi metropolis, Ghana. Food Sci Nutr. 2019;00:1–10. https://doi.org/10.1002/fsn3.1162
    45. Lorinda OT, Aidoo R, Yankyera KO, Apprey C, Annan RA, et al. (2020). Imported Chicken Value Chain in an Obesogenic Ghanaian Food Environment: Knowledge, Practices, and Perceptions of Actors. J Food Sci Nutr 6: 071.
    46. Kroll, F., Swart, E. C., Annan, R. A., Thow, A. M., Neves, D., Apprey, C., ... & Aidoo, R. (2019). Mapping Obesogenic Food Environments in South Africa and Ghana: Correlations and Contradictions. Sustainability, 11(14), 3924.
    47. Nyakotey, D. A., Apprey, C., & Annan, R. A. (2019). Malnutrition In Children With Unrepaired Orofacial Cleft: A Systematic Review. International Journal of Public Health and Clinical Sciences, 6(3).
    48. Apprey, C., Kalog, G.L.S., Asamoah- Boakye, O., Annan, R. A., (2019) Nutritional Status and Non-Communicable Diseases in Older Ghanaians. J Clin Nutr Diet. Vol.5 No.1:1.
    49. Gaa, P. K, Apprey, C., Annan, R., Mogre, V., Dzogbefia, V. P., (2019). The home and school environments, physical activity levels, and adiposity indices of school-age children Int. J. Public Health Sci. Vol. 8, No. 1, March 2019: 82 – 92.
    50. Agyapong, N. A. F., Annan, R. A., & Apprey, C. (2018). Assessment of Food and Nutrient Provision within Prisons in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. Asian Food Science Journal, 4(2), 1-6. https://doi.org/10.9734/AFSJ/2018/43579.
    51. Tracy Bonsu Osei, Charles Apprey, Felix Charles Mills-Robertson, Agartha N. Ohemeng, (2018) "Nutritional status of children with sickle cell disease: A study at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital of Ghana", Nutrition & Food Science, https://doi.org/10.1108/NFS-03-2018-0100.
    52. Richard Apini, Reginald Annan, Charles Apprey and Odeafo Asamoah-Boakye (2018). Predictors of Glycaemic Control among Ghanaian Type 2 Diabetic Patients Using Diabetes Self-Management Approach. International Journal of Biochemistry Research & Review. 23(2): 1-18, 2018. DOI: 10.9734/IJBCRR/2018/42976.
    53. Charles Apprey, Reginald A. Annan, Fareed K. N. Arthur, Christopher Larbie and Alex O. Akoto. (2018). Nutritional Intervention in Children Undergoing Chemotherapy for Cancer. Journal of Cancer and Tumor International. 7(4): 1-11, 2018. DOI: 10.9734/JCTI/2018/43197.
    54. Marian Peprah, Charles Apprey, Christopher Larbie and Odeafo Asamoah-Boakye (2018). Phytochemical Constituents of Flour and Composite Bread from African Palmyra (Borassus aethiopum) Fruit from Ghana. European Journal of Medicinal Plants. 23(1): 1-7, 2018. DOI: 10.9734/EJMP/2018/40502.
    55. Nana Ama Frimpomaa Agyapong, Reginald Adjetey Annan, Charles Apprey, (2018). Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors among Older Prisoners in the Ashanti Region of Ghana, Cardiology and Angiology: An International Journal. 7(3): 1-8, 2018.
    56. Annan, R. A., Apprey, C., Oppong, N. K., Petty-Agamatey, V., Mensah, L., & Thow, A. M. (2018). Public awareness and perception of Ghana’s restrictive policy on fatty meat, as well as preference and consumption of meat products among Ghanaian adults living in the Kumasi Metropolis. BMC Nutrition, 4(1), 2.
    57. Ametefe, G. D., Dzogbefia, V. P., & Apprey, C. Kwatsia, S. Optimal conditions for pectinase production by Saccharomyces cerevisiae (ATCC 52712) in solid state fermentation and its efficacy in orange juice extraction. OSR Journal of Biotechnology and Biochemistry (IOSR-JBB) ISSN: 2455-264X, Volume 3, Issue 6 (Nov.- Dec. 2017), PP 78-86.
    58. Asamoah-Boakye, O., Charles, A., & Reginald, A. (2017). Prevalence of Dyslipidemia And Atherogenic Risk Among Type 2 Diabetic Outpatients in Ghana. International Journal of Public Health and Clinical Sciences, 4(3), 152-163.
    59. Asamoah-Boakye, O., Apprey, C., & Annan, R. (2017). Effects of Antioxidant Micronutrients against CVD Risk in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Systematic Review. J Nutr Disorders Ther, 7(214), 2161-0509.
    60. Nana Ama Frimpomaa Agyapong, Reginald Adjetey Annan, Charles Apprey, (2017). Prevalence of risk factors of cardiovascular diseases among prisoners; a systematic review, Nutrition & Food Science, https://doi.org/10.1108/NFS-06-2017-0114.
    61. Michael Wiafe Akenteng, Reginald Adjetey Annan, Herman Erick Lutterodt, Victoria Pearl Dzogbefia and Charles Apprey (2017). Developing and Testing the Acceptability of Therapeutic Food for the Management of Severely Malnourished Children. Journal of Food Science and Engineering 7 (2017) 99-106 doi: 10.17265/2159-5828/2017.02.005
    62. Apprey Charles, Larbie Christopher, Arthur Fareed K.N, Annan Reginald A., Appiah-Opong Regina, Tuffour Isaac (2015). Anti-proliferative effect of isoflavones isolated from soyabean and soyamilk powder on Lymphoma cell (DG 75) and Leukaemia (CEM) cell lines. British Journal of Pharmaceutical Research. 7(3): 206-216.
    63. Apprey Charles, Christopher Larbie, Reginald A. Annan, Fareed K. N. Arthur, Samira Abdulai Saiku, Doris Berkoh and Alex Osei-Akoto (2015). Effects of chemotherapy and disease burden on Nutritional Status of Children undergoing chemotherapy for Burkitt’s lymphoma. Der Pharmacia letter 7(2):95-99.
    64. Charles Apprey, Reginald A. Annan, Fareed K. N. Arthur, Samuel K. Boateng and Janet Aminah. (2014). The assessment and prediction of malnutrition in children suffering from cancer in Ghana. European Journal of Experimental Biology. 4(4):31-37

    Conference Papers

    Apprey Charles, Arthur Fareed K.N, Annan Reginald A., Larbie Christopher, Osei-Akoto, Alex. Soymilk powder intervention in Cancer chemotherapy treatment. Presented at the 3rd College of Science Conference Research Retreat, Cape Coat, Ghana 14th-17th July 2016.

    Apprey Charles, Arthur Fareed K.N, Annan Reginald A., Larbie Christopher, Osei-Akoto, Alex. High Protein Dietary Supplement Improves Nutritional Status and Recovery in Children with Burkitt’s Lymphoma: A non-randomized controlled study. World Nutrition Conference 2016, Cape Town, South Africa, 29th August – 3rd September 2016.

    Annan RA, Apprey C, M Babine, NA Kumah, Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, KNUST. Dietary intake patterns and their associations with dyslipidemia and blood pressure in adults in Kumasi. Presented at the 3rd College of Science Conference Research Retreat, Cape Coat, Ghana 14th-17th July, 2016.

    Nana Ama Frimpomaa Agyapong, Reginald Adjetey Annan, Charles Apprey. Association between nutritional intakes and risk factors for cardiovascular diseases among Ghanaian prisoners. Paper presented at the 5th Afrinead conference and 7th College of Health Sciences Scientific conference, KNUST, Kumasi, 7-9 August, 2017.

    Odeafo Asamoah-Boakye, Charles Apprey, Reginald Adjetey Annan. Prevalence of dyslipidaemia and anthrogenic risk among type 2 diabetic outpatients in Ghana. Paper presented at the 5th Afrinead conference and 7th College of Health Sciences Scientific conference, KNUST, Kumasi, 7-9 August, 2017.

     Tracy Osei Bonus, F.C. Robertson-Mills, Charles Apprey, Agartha N. Ohemeng. Nutritional Assessment of Children with sickle cell diseases in Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital. Paper presented at the 5th Afrinead conference and 7th College of Health Sciences Scientific conference, KNUST, Kumasi, 7-9 August, 2017.

    Reginald A. Annan, Charles Apprey, Michael K. Sarpong, Emmanuel Asamoah Gyan, Satoru Okonogi, Taro Yamuach and Takeshi Sakurai (2018). Assessing The Impact Of Nutrition And Physical Activity Education On Physical Fitness And Cognition Among School-Aged Children In Selected Public Schools In Kumasi Metropolis, Ghana. Proceedings of the 8th Africa Nutrition Conference, October 1-5, 2017, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. page 93.

    Nancy Elizabeth Tandoh, Joyce Esi Ampah, Charles Apprey, and Reginald A. Annan (2018). Development And Testing Of Photographic Food Atlas For Dietary Assessment Among School-Aged Children In The Ashanti Region. Proceedings of the 8th Africa Nutrition Conference, October 1-5, 2017, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia page 144.

    Nana Ama F. Agyapong, Reginald A. Annan, Charles Apprey, Linda N. E. Aduku (2018) Association Between Nutrient Consumption, Anthropometric Measures And Body Composition Among Rural And Urban Ghanaian Adults. Proceedings of the 8th Africa Nutrition Conference, October 1-5, 2017, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia page 157. 

    Peprah Marian, Apprey Charles, Asamoah-Boakye Odeafo (2018). Effects Of Borassus Aethiopum Bread On Metabolic Risk Parameters Of Ghanaian Cardiovascular Disease Outpatients: A Pilot Intervention Study. Proceedings of the 8th Africa Nutrition Conference, October 1-5, 2017, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. page 178.

     Fredericka S. Otoo, Reginald A. Annan, Charles Apprey (2018). Nutrients Intake, Antioxidant Micronutrients Status, And Vision Disorders Among Diabetics Attending A Teaching Hospital In Ghana. Proceedings of the 8th Africa Nutrition Conference, October 1-5, 2017, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. page 207.

     

     

     

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