Community-based interventions addressing multiple forms of malnutrition among adolescents in low- and middle-income countries: a scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Community-based interventions hold promise for addressing adolescent malnutrition, but there is limited knowledge of their nature and impact on adolescent nutrition outcomes in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). This scoping review aimed to characterize community-based adolescent nutrition interventions in LMICs and summarize their effects on adolescent nutrition outcomes.

Methods

We systematically searched MEDLINE via PubMed, Embase, and CENTRAL through the Cochrane Library for studies published between 2000 and 2023. The review followed the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses Extension for Scoping Reviews guidelines. Eligible studies included randomized controlled trials and quasi-experimental studies addressing adolescent m

SUBMITTER: Ranisavljev M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12044920 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature