Food choice, embodied knowledge and circumscribed agency: factors influencing adolescent girls' and boys' dietary practices in three states in northern Nigeria.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The objective of this study was to explore adolescent dietary practices, related norms and acceptable communication platforms in northern Nigeria to inform future nutrition project design.

Design

This was a qualitative formative research study. We used purposive sampling and conducted thirty focus group discussions with male and female adolescents aged 10-14 and 15-19 years (n 180) and six with adult influencers (n 36). We also administered a 24-h dietary recall with the adolescents using the Diet Quality Questionnaire.

Setting

The study was conducted in urban and rural areas in three states in northern Nigeria.

Results

Adolescents reported consuming six nutritious food groups the previous day on average. However, there was a wide dispar

SUBMITTER: Conrad A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11604317 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature