Dietary diversity and its associated factors among adolescent girls in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Even though fragmented and inconsistent findings have been reported in Ethiopia, adolescence is a period of rapid growth following infancy and is severely affected by micronutrient deficiencies, food insecurity, and poor-quality diets. Therefore, the aim of this meta-analysis was to estimate the pooled prevalence of dietary diversity and its associated factors among adolescent girls in Ethiopia.

Methods

International databases such as EMBASE, Hinari, Scopus, PubMed, Google Scholar, and direct Google searches were systematically used to search for articles and reports. The Newcastle-Ottawa Scale, modified as appropriate, was used for cross-sectional studies to assess the quality of the included articles and reports. A Microsoft Excel sheet was used for data extract

SUBMITTER: Belew AK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11654294 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature