{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"submitter":["Akparibo R"],"funding":["QR-GCRF University of Sheffield, UK."],"pagination":["3615"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC8540338"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["13(10)"],"pubmed_abstract":["Urbanisation in Ghana could be negatively impacting the state of food security, especially in economically vulnerable groups. Food supply, safety, and quality are all aspects of food security which could be impacted. We conducted a scoping literature review to understand the nature and magnitude of evidence available on the urban food security situation in Ghana. A literature search was conducted in Medline, CINAHL, Embase, Global Health, Scopus, Web of Science, Africa Wide Information and Google Scholar to identify relevant peer-reviewed and grey literature. 45 studies, mainly cross-sectional surveys/food samples analysis, met the inclusion criteria. The majority of studies were concentrated in the Greater Accra Region (n = 24). Most studies focused on food safety and quality (n = 31). St"],"journal":["Nutrients"],"pubmed_title":["Food Security in Ghanaian Urban Cities: A Scoping Review of the Literature."],"pmcid":["PMC8540338"],"funding_grant_id":["X/164478"],"pubmed_authors":["Pereko KK","Osei-Kwasi HA","Cormie V","Amagloh FK","Aryeetey RNO","Infield Solar G","Cecil JE","Asamane EA","Caton SJ","Akparibo R","Ioannou E"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Food Security in Ghanaian Urban Cities: A Scoping Review of the Literature.","description":"Urbanisation in Ghana could be negatively impacting the state of food security, especially in economically vulnerable groups. Food supply, safety, and quality are all aspects of food security which could be impacted. We conducted a scoping literature review to understand the nature and magnitude of evidence available on the urban food security situation in Ghana. A literature search was conducted in Medline, CINAHL, Embase, Global Health, Scopus, Web of Science, Africa Wide Information and Google Scholar to identify relevant peer-reviewed and grey literature. 45 studies, mainly cross-sectional surveys/food samples analysis, met the inclusion criteria. The majority of studies were concentrated in the Greater Accra Region (n = 24). Most studies focused on food safety and quality (n = 31). St","dates":{"release":"2021-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2021 Oct","modification":"2025-04-21T14:53:18.877Z","creation":"2025-04-21T14:53:18.877Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC8540338","cross_references":{"pubmed":["34684616"],"doi":["10.3390/nu13103615"]}}