Senam Klomegah is an Assistant Lecturer in the Department of Family and Community Health, School of Public Health. Prior to this, she worked as a part-time lecturer in the same department and was the Principal Research Assistant on the Drivers of Food Choice Project (Dietary Transitions in Ghanaian Cities Project).
Education
Ms Klomegah obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Nutrition and Food Science, and a Master of Philosophy in Nutrition, both from the University of Ghana, Legon.
Work Experience
Courses taught: Introduction to Public Health Nutrition; Public Health Seminar I ⅈ Assessment of Nutritional Status; Nutritional Surveillance; Applied Nutrition; Malnutrition & Food Security.
Science/Research Output
Public Health Nutrition
Diet and diseases (Diabetes, Anaemia, Hypertension)
Dietary practices across the life cycle
Social Environment of Food
Selected Publications
Pradeilles, R., Marr, C., Laar, A., Holdsworth, M., Zotor, F., Tandoh, A., Klomegah, S., Coleman, N., Bash, K., Green, M., & Griffiths, P.L. (2019). How ready are communities to implement actions to improve diets of adolescent girls and women in urban Ghana? BMC Public Health. DOI: 10.1186/s12889-019-6989-5. (Read more...)
Green, M.A., Pradeilles, R., Laar, A., Osei-Kwasi, H., Bricas, N., Coleman, N., Klomegah, S., Wanjohi, M.N., Tandoh, A., Akparibo, R., Aryeetey, R. N. O., Griffiths, P., Kimani-Murage, E.W., Mensah, K., Muthuri, S., Zotor, F., & Holdsworth, M., (2020). Investigating foods and beverages sold and advertised in deprived urban neighbourhoods in Ghana and Kenya: a cross-sectional study. BMJ Open. DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-035680 (Read more...)