Theoretical and practical approaches for dietary behavior change in urban socioeconomically disadvantaged adolescents: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Context

There is limited evidence on strategies used to promote dietary behavior changes in socioeconomically disadvantaged urban adolescents and on their effectiveness.

Objective

A synthesis of nutrition interventions used in this group of adolescents is provided in this systematic review.

Data sources

Five electronic databases (PubMed, Web of Science, CINAHL, PsycINFO, and ERIC) were searched until November 2020 to identify relevant studies.

Data extraction

Forty-six manuscripts (n = 38 intervention studies) met the inclusion criteria. Quality was assessed with the Effective Public Health Practice Project Quality Assessment Tool. A qualitative synthesis summarizing data on study characteristics was conducted.

Data analysis

Studies were classified by in

SUBMITTER: Bel-Serrat S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9086747 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature