Dietary diversity and nutritional status of adolescents in Lagos, Nigeria
Background/Objectives: Adolescents in low- and middle-income countries, such as Nigeria, are at increased risk of malnutrition, especially obesity, but there is limited data describing the risk. We assessed this risk by examining the nutritional status and associated factors such as dietary habits,...
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| author | Foluke A. Olatona Precious I. Ogide Ebunoluwa T. Abikoye Oluwafemi T. Ilesanmi Kelechi E. Nnoaham |
| author_facet | Foluke A. Olatona Precious I. Ogide Ebunoluwa T. Abikoye Oluwafemi T. Ilesanmi Kelechi E. Nnoaham |
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Adolescents in low- and middle-income countries, such as Nigeria, are at increased risk of malnutrition, especially obesity, but there is limited data describing the risk. We assessed this risk by examining the nutritional status and associated factors such as dietary habits, dietary diversity, nutritional knowledge and sociodemographic characteristics among adolescents in Lagos, Nigeria.
Methods:
A descriptive cross-sectional study in which 682 adolescents were selected from their communities using a multistage sampling technique. Dietary habits were assessed using a food frequency questionnaire, and dietary diversity was assessed through nonquantifiable 24-h diet recall. Anthropometric measurements were taken to determine nutritional status. Data were analyzed using Epi-Info software version 7.2.3.1. Nutritional status was evaluated using WHO AnthroPlus software. Chi-square was used to test for an association between categorical variables, and P values ≤0.05 were considered statistically significant.
Results:
The mean age of the adolescents was 13.6 ± 2.3 years, and only 47.4% of them had good nutritional knowledge. Dietary habits were poor and dietary diversity was low. The prevalence of overweight and obesity was 13.4% and 7.0%. Eating dinner, dieting to control weight and daily consumption of foods outside the home were associated with overweight and obesity (P < 0.05).
Conclusions:
Dietary habits and diversity of the adolescents were poor, while overweight and obesity were high. Eating dinner and daily consumption of foods outside the home were factors associated with being overweight and obesity. Our findings emphasize the critical need for adolescent nutrition programs that address weight control, especially among those who eat outside their homes. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-43ff2fbb6df3418c9aee92ce142842112024-11-11T11:10:44ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Family Medicine and Primary Care2249-48632278-71352023-08-011281547155410.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_1783_22Dietary diversity and nutritional status of adolescents in Lagos, NigeriaFoluke A. OlatonaPrecious I. OgideEbunoluwa T. AbikoyeOluwafemi T. IlesanmiKelechi E. NnoahamBackground/Objectives: Adolescents in low- and middle-income countries, such as Nigeria, are at increased risk of malnutrition, especially obesity, but there is limited data describing the risk. We assessed this risk by examining the nutritional status and associated factors such as dietary habits, dietary diversity, nutritional knowledge and sociodemographic characteristics among adolescents in Lagos, Nigeria. Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study in which 682 adolescents were selected from their communities using a multistage sampling technique. Dietary habits were assessed using a food frequency questionnaire, and dietary diversity was assessed through nonquantifiable 24-h diet recall. Anthropometric measurements were taken to determine nutritional status. Data were analyzed using Epi-Info software version 7.2.3.1. Nutritional status was evaluated using WHO AnthroPlus software. Chi-square was used to test for an association between categorical variables, and P values ≤0.05 were considered statistically significant. Results: The mean age of the adolescents was 13.6 ± 2.3 years, and only 47.4% of them had good nutritional knowledge. Dietary habits were poor and dietary diversity was low. The prevalence of overweight and obesity was 13.4% and 7.0%. Eating dinner, dieting to control weight and daily consumption of foods outside the home were associated with overweight and obesity (P < 0.05). Conclusions: Dietary habits and diversity of the adolescents were poor, while overweight and obesity were high. Eating dinner and daily consumption of foods outside the home were factors associated with being overweight and obesity. Our findings emphasize the critical need for adolescent nutrition programs that address weight control, especially among those who eat outside their homes.https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_1783_22adolescent obesitydietary diversitydietary factors associated with obesitydietary habitsnutritional statusobesityoverweight |
| spellingShingle | Foluke A. Olatona Precious I. Ogide Ebunoluwa T. Abikoye Oluwafemi T. Ilesanmi Kelechi E. Nnoaham Dietary diversity and nutritional status of adolescents in Lagos, Nigeria Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care adolescent obesity dietary diversity dietary factors associated with obesity dietary habits nutritional status obesity overweight |
| title | Dietary diversity and nutritional status of adolescents in Lagos, Nigeria |
| title_full | Dietary diversity and nutritional status of adolescents in Lagos, Nigeria |
| title_fullStr | Dietary diversity and nutritional status of adolescents in Lagos, Nigeria |
| title_full_unstemmed | Dietary diversity and nutritional status of adolescents in Lagos, Nigeria |
| title_short | Dietary diversity and nutritional status of adolescents in Lagos, Nigeria |
| title_sort | dietary diversity and nutritional status of adolescents in lagos nigeria |
| topic | adolescent obesity dietary diversity dietary factors associated with obesity dietary habits nutritional status obesity overweight |
| url | https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_1783_22 |
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