Double burden of malnutrition and its associated factors among adolescents in Debre Berhan Regiopolitan City, Ethiopia: a multinomial regression model analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The double burden of malnutrition (DBM), contained both undernutrition and overnutrition, is a growing public health concern that presents a significant challenge to the food and nutrition policies of developing nations such as Ethiopia. However, the prevalence and contributing factors of DBM among adolescents in the study area have not been adequately investigated by Ethiopian researchers. Therefore, this study aims to determine the prevalence of DBM and contributing factors among secondary school students in Debre Berhan City, Ethiopia.

Methods

A school-based cross-sectional study was conducted among 742 adolescents aged 10-19 years from October 13, 2022, to November 14, 2022, using a multi-stage sampling method. Data were collected using the online Kobo toolbox

SUBMITTER: Getacher L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10400360 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature