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

- Wageningen University, Division of Human Nutrition and Health Address: Droevendaalsesteeg 4, 6708 PB Wageningen, Netherlands -Addis Ababa University, Center for Food Science and Nutrition Address: King George VI Street, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia -University of Montpellier, MoISA (Montpellier Interdisciplinary Center on Sustainable Agri-Food Systems) Address: 163 rue Auguste Broussonnet, 34090 Montpellier, France

description

The research aimed to explore how the food environment in and around schools, as well as the home environment, influence the dietary behaviors and body mass index (BMI) of adolescents in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The study investigated the types of foods available to adolescents and assessed whether socioeconomic factors and food marketing influenced their dietary choices.

Thematic area

Availability, Marketing and Regulation, Norms, Preferences and Behaviour

Researchers

Ursula Trübswasser Elise F. Talsma Selamawit Ekubay Maartje P. Poelman Michelle Holdsworth Edith J. M. Feskens Kaleab Baye

Funding

CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH)

Status

Finished

Contact information

Corresponding Author: Ursula Trübswasser Email: utruebswasser@gmail.com