A Cross-Sectional Study on the Diet and Nutritional Status of Adolescent Girls in Zambezia Province, Mozambique (the ZANE Study): Design, Methods, and Population Characteristics.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There is very little published work on dietary intake and nutritional status of Mozambicans. We conducted a population-based cross-sectional study on the diet and nutritional status of adolescent girls in different types of communities in Zambézia Province, Central Mozambique, in two distinct seasons.

Objective

The purpose of this paper is to present the design, methods, and study population characteristics of the Estudo do Estado Nutricional e da Dieta em Raparigas Adolescentes na Zambézia (the ZANE Study).

Methods

Data was collected in January-February 2010 ("hunger season") and in May-June 2010 ("harvest season"). A total of 551 girls in the age group 14-19 years old were recruited from one urban area and two districts (district towns and rural villages)

SUBMITTER: Korkalo L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3961809 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature