Factors Influencing Adolescents' Dietary Behaviors in the School and Home Environment in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Malnutrition affects many adolescents in Ethiopia. Over one-third of adolescent girls and two-thirds of boys are thin. Overweight and obesity in Ethiopia is mostly a concern in urban populations of higher wealth quintiles. Urbanization and globalization of diets is shifting food environments. The objective of this study was to assess whether food environments in and around schools in urban Ethiopia influence dietary diversity, quality, BMI status or perceptions of adolescents.

Methods

Twelve high schools were selected in Addis Ababa (private/government). From each school, 20 pupils aged 15-19 years were randomly selected (n = 217) and interviewed about assets in their households, their diets (categorized into 10 food groups of the Minimum Dietary Diversity,

SUBMITTER: Trubswasser U 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9024113 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature