Eating for honour: A cultural-ecological analysis of food behaviours among adolescent girls in the southern plains of Nepal.

ABSTRACT: Access to adequate and nutritious food is important for the current and future health of adolescent girls. Interventions often focus on the individual as responsible for their own health ignoring the complex structural issues that underlie optimal nutrition. In South Asia gender inequalities have been noted as an important determinant of poor nutrition among women and their young children, but analysis of adolescent girls' diets and what influences these are rarely undertaken. Therefore, we sought to analyse the factors affecting what and where girls' eat and what affects their behaviour in the plains of Nepal, using a cultural-ecological approach. We analysed a secondary qualitative dataset of focus group discussions with adolescent girls aged 12-19 years old, young mothers, mothers-in-la

SUBMITTER: Morrison J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10437861 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature