Factors associated with dietary diversity among adolescents in Woldia, Northeast Ethiopia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Consuming diversified food during the adolescent period is essential to build a healthy and active mind for their later life. Food prices increased in the local market due to fewer production of crops. Thus, exploring the dietary diversity of adolescents in this area is crucial to estimate diet quality. So the aim of the study was to identify determinant factors of dietary diversity.

Methods

An institution-based cross-sectional study was conducted among adolescent students in Woldia town. A total of four hundred eleven students were included in the study. A simple random sampling technique was used to select the participants. The outcome variable was dietary diversity; it was calculated by summing of the number of food group consumed by individuals in the given re

SUBMITTER: Endalifer ML 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8082914 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature