Minimum diet diversity-women score and predictors of school adolescent girl stunting and thinness in Northwest Ethiopia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Limited data exist on adolescent nutrition. This school-based cross-sectional study aimed to assess dietary practices, nutritional status, and associated factors among adolescent girls.

Methods

Two hundred seventy-nine primary and secondary school girls were selected via multistage sampling. A pretested questionnaire and 24-h recall method were employed to gather data on background characteristics and dietary practices. The questionnaire was pretested with 20 adolescents from nonparticipating schools to assess clarity and reliability. Feedback from the pretest was used to refine the questionnaire. The minimum dietary diversity for women (MDD-W) was used as an indicator of diet quality, where women were considered to have adequate dietary diversity if they consumed

SUBMITTER: Melesse Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11831835 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature