Exploring the diet and physical activity behaviours of adolescents living in India and sub-Saharan Africa: a qualitative evidence synthesis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To carry out a qualitative evidence synthesis to explore what influences the diet and physical activity of adolescents living in five countries that constitute the Transforming Adolescent Lives through Nutrition (TALENT) consortium (Cote D'Ivoire, Ethiopia, India, South Africa and The Gambia).

Design

A search of electronic databases was conducted for qualitative articles published between 2000 and 2019.

Participants

Studies that explore influences on the diets and physical activity habits of adolescents aged 10-19 years.

Results

Of the twelve included studies, none were identified from The Gambia or Cote D'Ivoire. The existing qualitative literature focussed on three major areas in relation to adolescents' diet and physical activity: (1) the influence

SUBMITTER: Hardy-Johnson P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10201354 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature