Factors influencing adolescents' dietary behaviors in the school and home environment in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

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 environm...

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Autores principales: Trübswasser, Ursula, Talsma, Elise F., Ekubay, Selamawit, Poelman, Maartje P., Holdsworth, Michelle, Feskens, Edith J.M., Baye, Kaleab
Formato: Journal Article
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Frontiers Media 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/126453
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Sumario: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.