Trends and factors associated with the nutritional status of adolescent girls in Ghana: a secondary analysis of the 2003-2014 Ghana demographic and health survey (GDHS) data.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

We examined the trends over time and the factors associated with malnutrition among adolescent girls in Ghana.

Design

Cross-sectional analysis from 3 nationwide Ghana Demographic and Health Surveys conducted in 2003 (n 983), 2008 (n 955) and 2014 (n 857). We used Cox proportional hazard models with sample weighting to model the prevalence ratio (PR) of malnutrition.

Setting

Countrywide, covering rural and urban areas in Ghana.

Participants

Non-pregnant adolescent girls aged 15-19 years.

Results

Compared with 2003, thinness declined marginally (PR 0·88 (95 % CI 0·45, 1·73)) in 2008 and in 2014 (PR 0·71 (95 % CI 0·38, 1·56)). Stunting declined marginally by 19 % in 2008 (PR 0·81 (95 % CI 0·59, 1·12)), flattening out in 2014 (PR 0·81 (95 % CI 0·57

SUBMITTER: Azupogo F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9991666 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature