Association between neighbourhood food environment and dietary quality among adolescents in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

ABSTRACT: The neighbourhood food environment has been found to influence the dietary quality of adolescents. Therefore, this study aims to investigate the association between neighbourhood food environment and dietary quality among adolescents that come from low-income families in Kuala Lumpur. This cross-sectional study involves 184 adolescents from six public secondary schools in Kuala Lumpur. The online self-administered questionnaire through Google Forms was used to obtain information regarding adolescents' sociodemographic characteristics, dietary quality, and perceived availability, accessibility, and affordability of the neighbourhood food environment. Food stores and home addresses were geocoded using Google Earth. Geographic Information System (GIS) was used to identify the status of neighb

SUBMITTER: Norddin N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11947694 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature