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Kingsley Pereko

Membership Status:
Full Member

Home Country:
Ghana

Institution:
University of Ghana

Current Address:
Nutrition Dept
University of Ghana
P. O.Box LG 134
Legon - Ghana

Phone:

Fax:

E-mail:
kpereko@yahoo.co.uk
kakpereko@ug.st.edu.gh
kwadwoasarek@yahoo.com

Education
MPhil (Nutrition) Student
BSc (Nutrition)

Research Interests
Nutrition and Lifestyle
Nutrition and non-communicable diseases
Maternal and child nutrition (Micro nutrient)
Adolescence nutrition
Other interest (Data management)

Experience

August 2005: Research assistant for the plan Ghana child survival baseline Nutrition and health survey.

August 2004: Research assistant for the UNILEVER Ghana, Breakfast Habits of School age children in the Greater Accra Region research.

June 2004: Research assistant for the Plan Ghana Maternal and Child Nutritional Status of women with children under-five in Bawjuase/Asesewa credit with education programme areas.

June 2004: Trained in the analysis of National Health and Nutrition Survey Data (RIING university of Ghana in collaboration with IOWA state university workshop.

Febuary 2004-till date: Contribute articles to nutrition and lifestyle in some leading Ghanaian news papers (Ghanaian Times and Mirror)

1998-2002: Served as a resource person on the UNICEF/University for Development Studies (Medical and Health Science Students Association) HIV/AIDS campaign and data collection for schools, hospitals and communities in the Kasena Nankana District (2000) and West Gonja District (2001).

March 2002: Trainer for field staff of Assemblies of God Relief Service (Bimbila) on nutrition and health assessment methods for their programme monitoring and evaluation of project areas in the Bimbila District of the Northern Ghana

Articles Pulished

Pereko, K.K.A, (2005). Welcome to the land of vegetarians. “Mirror October 1”
Pereko, K.K.A, (2005). Over coming your obesity problem. “Mirror September 25”
Pereko, K.K.A, (2005). Make the best out of what you have. ‘’Mirror August 13’’
Pereko, K.K.A, (2005). Control your blood pressure. “ Mirror August 6”
Pereko, K.K.A, (2005). Don’t pop your pimples. “Mirror July 30”
Pereko, K.K.A, (2005). Gain right weight during pregnancy. “Mirror June 25”
Pereko, K.K.A, (2005). Vegetable salads are good but… “Mirror June 10”
Pereko, K.K.A, (2004). Food can make a difference. “”Ghanaian Times February 17”.

 

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