Nutritional Status and Associated Factors Among School Adolescent Girls in North Shoa Zone, Amhara Region, Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Sisay Shine TegegneworkBehailu Tariku DersehWondoson Asegdew MeseretAbayneh Birlie ZeruHilina Ketema AssefaAwraris Hailu BilchutSindew Mahmud Ahmed

Published in: Women's health reports (New Rochelle, N.Y.) (2023)

Stunting and thinness were the major public health problems among school adolescent girls in the study area. Being a rural resident and inadequate dietary diversity increases the risk of stunting. However, being late adolescent girl and large family size were risk factors for thinness. There was a need for a school-based instruction program that concentrated on a varied diet and methods of encouraging the adolescent girls' appetites.

Keyphrases

mental health
physical activity
public health
quality improvement
young adults
weight loss
south africa
patient safety
risk factors
tertiary care