Nutritional Status Of Adolescents Research Articles

Consumo de bebidas açucaradas e imagem corporal de adolescentes na Pandemia de Covid-19

The social isolation promoted by the COVID-19 pandemic changed the behavior of the population, especially teenagers who, with the closing of schools, started to stay at home. In this context, the consumption of sugary foods and beverages increased, which may lead to changes in the composition and body image of these young people. This study evaluated the consumption of sugary drinks, body image, and nutritional status of adolescents before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. It was a quali-quantitative study, which evaluated 62 students from 13 to 18 years old in the city of Canaã-MG. The consumption of sugary drinks (volume and frequency) was investigated using the dietary recall form, the 9-image silhouette scale for body image, and anthropometric parameters for measuring nutritional status. The results show that most students were eutrophic and reported changing their consumption of types of beverages, frequency, and volume consumed. Natural juice and common soft drinks were the most consumed beverages before and during the pandemic. They also reported a high rate of body dissatisfaction due to thinness, which was reduced during the pandemic. The reason for this dissatisfaction was related to health and aesthetics, with girls exhibiting greater changes in body dissatisfaction between the period before and during the pandemic. Anthropometric parameters confirmed the high rate of body dissatisfaction among students, when compared to their classification by nutritional status. It is concluded that during the pandemic, students changed their consumption of beverages and their perception of their body image.

Is There Any Relationship between Poor Menstrual Hygiene Management and Anemia? - A Quantitative Study Among Adolescent Girls of the Urban Slum of Madhya Pradesh.

Background:Anemia and poor menstrual hygiene practices have a considerable impact on all aspects of an adolescent girl's life. There is a dire need for evidence on the burden and its association to provide actionable preventive measures.Objective:The objective of this study is to explore the magnitude and association between poor Menstrual Hygiene Management (MHM) practices and anemia.Materials and Methods:A cross-sectional study conducted among 393 adolescent girls of the urban slum of Bhopal (June 2017–July 2018). Hemoglobin (Hb) was determined by a portable Hb meter (HemoCue). Logistic regression analysis was done to find out if there is any association between poor MHM practices and anemia.Results:The present study found the prevalence of anemia as 38.7% among which 65.1%, 31.5%, and 3.2% were suffering from mild, moderate, and severe forms of anemia, respectively, and 87.3% were practicing poor MHM. Logistic regression found that the MHM, bleeding during menstruation, religion, educational status, and nutritional status of adolescents were significant factors associated with anemia.Conclusion:The study concluded that there is a significant association between poor MHM and anemia. Concerted convergent actions focusing on the provision of awareness regarding MHM and sanitary facilities to maintain proper menstrual hygiene are needed to reduce the burden of anemia.

Maternal Undernutrition in Adolescence and Child Human Capital Formation over the Life-Course: Evidence from an International Cohort Study

Adolescence has been highlighted as a period when environments are critical for the human capital development of women, and thus of their children, but evidence on this from low- and middle-income countries is scarce. We estimate the effect of mother adolescent undernutrition on offspring growth and development from infancy through adolescence using data from Ethiopia, India, Peru, and Vietnam and Instrumental Variables (IV) estimation that employs rainfall shocks during mother’s adolescence as instruments for mother’s nutritional status. We find a positive and significant effect of mother adolescent nutritional status on child height-for-age in infancy that persists through to adolescence and evidence that this may manifest mainly through a biological channel. Our results also support a significant impact of rainfall shocks during mother’s early adolescence on mother’s adult height and child growth from infancy to adolescence. We find no significant effect of mother’s adolescent nutritional status and rainfall shocks during mother’s adolescence on child achievement tests scores, however.

Correlation between nutritional status and mental sub-health among Chinese adolescents

Objective To explore the correlation between different nutritional status and mental sub-health of Chinese adolescents, and provide reference for improving the physical and mental health of Chinese adolescents. Methods A total of 16 545 adolescents (13-22 years old) were selected by random overall sampling method in six major administrative regions in China.The psychological part of the Multidimensional Sub-health Questionnaire of Adolescents (MSQA) was used for mental sub-health test. Chisquare test and Logistic regression analysis were used to analyze and compare the relationship between different nutritional status and mental sub-health. Results The overall detection rate of mental sub-health status in the adolescents with normal BMI group was 18.5%, while those in the lean, overweight and obese groups were 22.3%, 38.7%, and 44.7%, respectively, which were significantly different from those in the normal BMI group (χ 2 =478.68, P <0.05). After adjusted for gender and age, the Logistic regression model showed that compared with those with normal BMI, those who were thin ( OR = 1.19, 95% CI = 1.09-1.30), overweight ( OR =2.76, 95% CI = 2.47-3.09) and obese ( OR = 3.43, 95% CI =2.83-4.15) had increased risk of mental sub-health. Conclusion The nutritional status of Chinese adolescents in significantly related to mental sub-heatlh, hose who are underweight, overweight and obese have significantly higher risks of mental sub-health than those who are normal.Improvement of nutritional status of adolescents is beneficial to healthy adolescent development. 【摘要】 目的 探究中国青少年营养状况与心理亚健康之间的相关性, 为中国青少年身心健康发展提供参考。 方法 在 中国华东、华北、中南、西北、西南和东北地区, 分别采用分层随机整体抽样法抽取 16 545 名 13~22 岁青少年, 采用青少年 亚健康多维评定问卷 (Multidimensional Sub-health Questionnaire of Adolescents, MSQA) 中的心理问卷进行心理亚健康测试。采用 χ 2 检验及 Logistic 回归分析对营养状况与心理亚健康的关系进行分析。 结果 青少年体质量指数 (BMI)正常组的心 理亚健康状态总体检出率为 18.5%, BMI 消瘦组、超重组和肥胖组分别为 22.3%, 38.7% 和 44.7%, 不同营养状况青少年的 心理亚健康状态检出率差异有统计学意义 (χ 2 =478.68, P <0.05)。Logistic 回归模型在调整了性别和年龄后, 相对于BMI正 常者, 消瘦者 ( OR =1.19,95% CI =1.09〜1.30)、超重者 ( OR = 2.76,95% CI =2.47〜3.09) 和肥胖者 ( OR = 3.43,95% CI =2.83 〜 4.15) 发生心理亚健康的风险增加。 结论 中国青少年营养状况与心理亚健康相关, 消瘦、超重和肥胖者发生心理亚健康 的风险均高于正常者, 改善青少年营养状况将有利于青少年身心健康发展。

Examination of Adolescents' Attention, Appetite and Nutritional Status

Aim: The aim of this study was to examine adolescent’s attention levels, in which mood they tend to eat, eating habits and the relationship among them.&#x0D; Methods: This study was conducted in February 2020 on 142 students in total, 69 (48.6%) of them girls and 73 (51.6%) of them boys who are studying at Süleymaniye Educational Institutions Bağlıca Secondary School in Turkey. Data were collected by a questionnaire with 38 questions and a 24-h dietary recall to determine the personal characteristics and the eating habits of adolescents; the D2 Attention Test was used to determine attention levels and the Emotional Appetite Questionnaire was used to identify appetite.&#x0D; Results: 38.7% of the participants in the study were overweight and 23.2% were obesity. The D2 Attention test found that mean TN (total number of items processed) and CP (concentration performance) scores were positively correlated with age and negatively with Body Mass Index for age. A significant and negative correlation was found between glucose intake and the TN (total number of items processed) scores.&#x0D; Conclusions: A high risk of obesity was founded in these secondary school students. At the same time, it is thought that there may be a relationship between individuals' macro and micronutrient consumption and their emotional eating tendency and attention levels. For this reason, it is important to detect and improve dietary habits of adolescence, which is a critical process for future generations.

Body Image And Nutrition Assessment As A Predictor Of Nutritional Status Among Adolescents In Public Senior High School 9 Pontianak City

Youth is the beginning of the formation of a high quality of life in the future. For adolescents not to have a negative body image that impacts multiple nutritional statuses (less and more nutritional status), an information-based education is needed which they organize to support life as a beautiful person but a high level of health by maintaining nutritional status in the normal category and living a style. Healthy life so that the beauty they have is a quality beauty. This study aims to analyze the relationship between body image, nutritional knowledge, nutritional status in adolescents in Public senior high school 09 Pontianak City. The research method was an observational analytic study with a cross-sectional design, the study was conducted from July to August 2018. The population of this study was students of class X and XI of Public senior high school 09 Pontianak City. Based on the results of the sample calculation, 90 people were determined using a random sampling technique. The results showed that there was a significant relationship between body image, nutritional knowledge, and adolescent nutritional status with value (p = 0.03). Suggestions, it is necessary to warn of nutritional status periodically by the Saigon Public Health Center in collaboration with the School of Public senior high school 09 Pontianak City, so that the nutritional status of adolescents is well controlled.

Dietary habits and nutritional status of adolescents

Dietary habits and nutritional status of adolescents

Health-Related Factors in Rural and Urban Mexican Adolescents from the State of Jalisco: The HELENA-MEX Study.

Mexico shows a high prevalence of obesity in children and adolescents. Geographical location and cultural environment could play a role in the promotion of healthy lifestyles in terms of physical activity (PA), sedentary behavior (SB) and nutrition. The purpose of this study was to assess rural and urban differences in body composition (BC), physical fitness (PF), PA and nutritional status of adolescents from the state of Jalisco (Mexico). The study involved 469 students aged 13–17 years (55.0% girls) from eight high schools. BC was analyzed by bioimpedance and PF by standardized field tests. Objective measurements of PA and SB were taken in a subsample (n = 240). Energy intake (EI) was calculated from two 24h recalls. Rural residents presented a higher prevalence of overweight, waist circumference, trunk fat mass, regional fat free mass and muscle handgrip strength (all p < 0.05, η2p < 0.06). Cardiorespiratory fitness was similar among participants, whereas urban adolescents showed higher muscle power, speed-agility and flexibility scores (all p < 0.05, η2p < 0.07). Overall lifestyle behavior in urban adolescents was more sedentary (p < 0.05, η2p = 0.11). EI was similar in both locations. In conclusion, rural Mexican adolescents presented a generally lower sedentary behavior and a lower fitness and fatness profile than their urban peers.

HUBUNGAN PROMOSI DAN PELAYANAN GO-FOOD SERTA PERILAKU KONSUMSI PANGAN OBESOGENIK DENGAN STATUS GIZI LEBIH REMAJA

Background : Adolescence is a period that is easily influenced by external factors and easy to follow the trends such as online food ordering that is evolve. Adolescent consumption habits are now classified as unhealthy, such as consuming fast food and sweetened beverages that if consumed continuously, excessively, and without physical activity can lead to obesity.Subject : This study aimed to determine the correlation between GoFood promotion, GoFood service, and obesogenic food consumption behavior with adolescent nutritional status (overweight and obesity) at RW 02 Cilandak Barat.Method : The study used a cross sectional design with chi-square test method. Assessment of GoFood promotion and GoFood service using questionnaires, and consumption of obesogenic food using FFQ (Food Frequency Questionnaire), and anthropometric measurements included weight and height for 64 adolescents.Result : The analysis showed that GoFood promotion (p = 0,880), GoFood service (p = 0,149), and consumption of obesogenic food (p = 0,773) have no correlation (p 0,05) with overweight and obesity.Conclusion : There was no correlation between GoFood promotion, GoFood service, and obesogenic food consumption behavior with adolescent nutritional status (overweight and obesity) at RW 02 Cilandak Barat.

How do we improve adolescent diet and physical activity in India and sub-Saharan Africa? Findings from the Transforming Adolescent Lives through Nutrition (TALENT) consortium.

Adolescent diet, physical activity and nutritional status are generally known to be sub-optimal. This is an introduction to a special issue of papers devoted to exploring factors affecting diet and physical activity in adolescents, including food insecure and vulnerable groups. Eight settings including urban, peri-urban and rural across sites from five different low- and middle-income countries. Focus groups with adolescents and caregivers carried out by trained researchers. Our results show that adolescents, even in poor settings, know about healthy diet and lifestyles. They want to have energy, feel happy, look good and live longer, but their desire for autonomy, a need to 'belong' in their peer group, plus vulnerability to marketing exploiting their aspirations, leads them to make unhealthy choices. They describe significant gender, culture and context-specific barriers. For example, urban adolescents had easy access to energy dense, unhealthy foods bought outside the home, whereas junk foods were only beginning to permeate rural sites. Among adolescents in Indian sites, pressure to excel in exams meant that academic studies were squeezing out physical activity time. Interventions to improve adolescents' diets and physical activity levels must therefore address structural and environmental issues and influences in their homes and schools, since it is clear that their food and activity choices are the product of an interacting complex of factors. In the next phase of work, the Transforming Adolescent Lives through Nutrition consortium will employ groups of adolescents, caregivers and local stakeholders in each site to develop interventions to improve adolescent nutritional status.

Correlation of overweight nutritional status and sleep quality in 16–18 years old teenagers in South Jakarta

Background and Objectives: Overweight nutritional status in adolescents becomes a health problem that continues to require attention. Not only because of its rapidly increasing prevalence, but also its various adverse effects on adolescent health, especially on the quality of sleep. Sleep quality decrease in adolescents can impact their daily performance, especially in learning. This study aimed to investigate the relationship of overweight nutritional status with sleep quality in adolescents aged 16–18 years old in South Jakarta.Method: This cross-sectional design study was done in two public senior high schools in the South Jakarta. A total of 186 students from classes of 2015, 2016, and 2017 with age between 16-18 years old underwent weight and height measurements, determination of BMI and nutritional status using the CDC BMI-for-age chart, as well as filling the Cleveland Adolescent Sleepiness Questionnaire to assess the quality of sleep.Results: The prevalence of overweight was found by 20.43% (14.52% categorized as overweight, 5.91% categorized as obese) with a median value of the questionnaire 40.00 (23.00 to 58.00). Mann-Whitney test found that the p value for the mean difference of the questionnaire's total score to excess weight is 0.783.Conclusion: There was no correlation between the quality of sleep to excess weight in adolescents aged 16–18 years old in South Jakarta.

Exploration of Barriers to the Uptake of Nutritional Services Among Adolescent Girls from the Rural Communities of Tigray Region, Northern Ethiopia: A Qualitative Study.

BackgroundAdolescence is a time of tremendous physical growth and mental development, with high nutrient requirements. Ethiopia is among the countries with a high prevalence of nutritional deficiencies among the women of reproductive age group, whilst adolescent girls from rural areas suffered disproportionately. However, there is a dearth of evidence regarding the barriers that hinder adolescent girls to utilize the available nutritional services.PurposeThe current study aimed to qualitatively explore the range of barriers for the uptake of nutritional interventions among adolescent girls in rural communities of Tigray, Northern Ethiopia.Methods and ParticipantsWe employed an explorative qualitative study among purposively selected adolescent girls and school teachers from rural districts of Tigray region. We conducted 11 focused group discussions with adolescent girls, 17 in-depth interviews (seven with teachers, seven with in-school adolescent girls, and three with out-of-school adolescent girls) using a semi-structured guide. Data was audio-taped, transcribed verbatim in local language, translated into English, and imported into ATLAS.ti version 7.5 qualitative data analysis software for analysis.ResultsAdolescents perceived that stunting, anemia, and thinness are among the main nutritional problems in their community. Food insecurity, limited nutrition awareness in the community, limited access to a water source, high workload, service provider’s little attention for adolescents’ nutrition, and food taboo have emerged as barriers for the uptake of adolescent girls’ nutritional interventions. Though limited in reach, available nutritional interventions include awareness creation, nutritional supplementation, and disease prevention.ConclusionFood insecurity poses a strong challenge to adolescent girls’ nutrition. As access to safe drinking water continues to be a considerable bottleneck for nutritional interventions, a multi-sectoral response to integrate water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) services is required. Bounded by food taboo, high burden of workload among the adolescent girls, women empowerment and nutritional status seem to be the unfinished agenda in resource limited settings such as the rural areas of Tigray region.

Hubungan Pola Makan, Tingkat Kecukupan Energi, dan Protein dengan Status Gizi pada Remaja

Adolescence is a time of growth and development. The process of growth and development takes place quickly so that the level of adequate protein and energy increases. Diet is an important habit that can affect nutritional status and meet nutritional needs. The research objective was to determine the relationship between diet, energy, and protein adequacy levels with adolescent nutritional status. The research design used analytic observational with the cross sectional approach. The population of all respondents aged 12-16 years at SMP IT Iqra consisting of 491 people with 88 people as the sample, using stratification random sampling technique. Data collection used primary data with the FFQ form and Food Recall for nutritional status using scales and microtoise. Data processing is carried out in several steps, editing, coding, tabulating, entry, and cleaning. Data analysis was univariate and bivariate with the Chi-square test. The results showed that there was a relationship between diet, energy adequacy level, and protein adequacy level with adolescent nutritional status. In conclusion, there is a significant relationship between diet, energy adequacy level, and protein adequacy level with adolescent nutritional status. It is better if schools conduct education about good eating patterns and eating portions by the guidelines for balanced nutrition to the Teens of SMP IT Iqra Bengkulu City so that their normal nutritional status increases.

Family meal frequency and its association with food consumption and nutritional status in adolescents: A systematic review.

This systematic review evaluated the association between frequency of family meals (FFM) and nutritional status (NS) and/or food consumption (FC) in adolescents. The protocol was registered with PROSPERO (CRD42017062180) and followed the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines. No publication date, language, or meal type restrictions were imposed. Only full-text original articles were included; qualitative studies were excluded. Studies were identified by searching 5 electronic databases (PubMed, Web of Science, Scopus, BVS Brazil, and Adolec) and gray literature (Google Scholar) and by scanning reference lists of included articles. Risk of bias was assessed using the Newcastle-Ottawa scale for cohort and cross-sectional studies. Initial search yielded 2001 results and 47 articles were included. An updated literature search added 3 articles. Of the 50 studies included, 25 studied the association between FFM and NS, 32 investigated the association between FFM and FC, being that seven studies analyzed both outcomes. Thirty-four were cross-sectional studies, 12 were longitudinal studies, and 4 studies analyzed both cross-sectional and longitudinal data. Thirty-five studies were rated as having good quality, whereas 19 were of fair quality. Sample size ranged from 140 to 102 072 participants. Most investigations evaluated the frequency of breakfast, lunch, and/or dinner/supper/evening meals over a 1-week period. Seventeen studies identified a positive relationship between high FFM and better NS, and 26 found a positive association between high FFM and better FC. In conclusion, this review showed an association between FFM and healthy dietary patterns, such as increased consumption of fruits and vegetables. Further research is needed to understand the association between FFM and NS, since some studies showed a protective role of family meals against obesity in this age group, whereas other studies identified no significant association between these variables.

A scoping review of literature describing the nutritional status and diets of adolescents in Côte d'Ivoire.

Adolescents living in resource-limited settings remain a neglected population regarding their nutritional health. We reviewed what studies on nutrition have been conducted for adolescents living in Côte d'Ivoire. A scoping literature review, searching for any quantitative studies published from 1 January 2000 to 1 May 2019, referenced in PubMed and grey literature, related to adolescent nutritional status and diet, written in English or French. Côte d'Ivoire, West Africa. Adolescent girls and boys (aged 10-19 years). We used three search strategies to explore studies related to (1) diet and nutritional practices, (2) anthropometry and (3) micronutrient intakes/status. Each identified 285, 108 and 84 titles and abstracts, respectively, resulting in 384 full-text articles to review. Finally, after adding five relevant studies from the grey literature, thirty articles were included. Two-thirds were cross-sectional observation studies. The main topics were anaemia and parasitic diseases. Among seven intervention studies, most focused on micronutrient supplementation or deworming. No studies on macronutrients or food supplementation were found. Overall, studies showed a high prevalence of undernutrition, along with emerging overweight and obesity. Anaemia and Fe deficiency were highly prevalent, with Fe supplementation showing modest improvements. Malaria and gut parasite infections remain a major burden, affecting adolescents' nutritional status. Few specific relevant studies have been published regarding adolescent nutrition in Côte d'Ivoire, and most studies being focused on younger children. There are knowledge gaps about many nutritional aspects in this population, which urgently need to be addressed.

Pos Gizi Remaja di SMA Negeri 12 Kota Jambi

Abstract The centred approach of adolescents at school can prevent nutritional problems and improve daily nutrient intake. Therefore, the purpose of this service is the formation of adolescent nutrition posts. This activity was carried out in September 2019 until January 2020, in SMA Negeri 12 of Jambi City. The target is adolescents in the SMA Negeri 12 of Jambi City, who joined student council organizations. This activity consisted of (1) providing counseling with power point media, leaflets, posters, as well as pre-post test questions; (2) Practice monitoring of nutritional status and; (3) Formation of nutrition posts. The outputs of the community service activities are: (1) Effective and innovative leaflets and posters; (2) Application of balanced nutrition in adolescents and; (3) Establishment of adolescent nutrition posts. Based on the pre-test results it was known that the target had good knowledge about balanced nutrition and nutritional status of adolescents ie&gt; 90% can correctly answer the questions on the post-test sheet. Therefore, it is expected that schools will be able to involve School Health Unit to provide information and health education specifically on the importance of balanced nutrition for adolescents.

Differences Of Anaemia Status, Nutritional Status And Nutritional Intake Adolescent Girl In Urban And Rural Areas

Adolescence is a transition from childhood to adulthood which is marked by a number of biological, cognitive, and emotional changes. Adolescent nutritional status is very influential on brain growth needed for cognitive and intellectual processes. The emergence of adolescent nutrition problems is basically due to the wrong eating consumption behavior. A diet that is not balanced with the body's nutritional needs will cause the body to lack iron. Persistent iron deficiency in adolescent girls can cause hemoglobin (Hb) levels in the blood to decrease and cause anemia. The objective was to analyze differences in anemia status, nutritional status and nutritional intake of adolescent girls in urban and rural areas. This type of research is cross sectional with research sites in SMAN 2 Bengkulu City and SMAN 4 Bengkulu Utara. The sample of the study was young women who met the inclusion and exclusion criteria of 130 people. Data collected was characteristic of sample data obtained through questionnaires, anemia status data obtained from Hb examination using a digital hemoglobinometer, nutritional status data obtained by anthropometric index IMT / U and nutritional intake data, data were collected using the SQ-FFQ method. Data analysis using Independent t-test if the data with normal distribution and Mann Whitney U test for data with abnormal distribution. The result is, there was no difference between anemia status, nutritional status and intake of vitamin C in young women in urban and rural areas. There is a difference between protein intake and iron adolescent girls in urban and rural areas.

Prevalence and Associated Factors of Thinness among Adolescent Students in Finote Selam Town, Northwest Ethiopia.

Even if adolescence is a window of opportunity to break the intergenerational cycle of malnutrition, adolescents are the neglected age groups. Hence, information regarding the nutritional status of adolescents is lacking, making creating and implementing intervention programs difficult. This study aimed to assess the prevalence and determinants of thinness among school adolescents in Finote Selam Town, Northwest Ethiopia. A school-based cross-sectional study among adolescent students aged 10–19 in public primary and secondary schools was carried out in Finote Selam Town from February 05 to March 27, 2018. Stratified and simple random sampling techniques were employed to select study subjects. A total of 397 adolescent students were included in the study. Pretested structured questionnaires were used to collect the data. Data were entered using Epi Info version 7 and analyzed using SPSS version 20 and WHO AnthroPlus software. A multivariable binary logistic regression analysis was employed to identify factors associated with thinness. Crude and adjusted odds ratios with 95% level significance were used to measure the strength of association, and statistical significance was declared at p value less than 0.05. The prevalence of thinness among adolescents was 14.9%. Early adolescent stage (AOR = 4.81; 95% CI : 1.23, 18.51), being male adolescent students (AOR = 2.33; 95% CI : 1.60, 3.40), having less than 1000 birr family monthly income (AOR = 6.54; 95% CI : 3 : 82, 14.89), having 1000–2000 birr family monthly income (AOR = 3.47; 95% CI : 1.15, 7.45), and using well water (AOR = 3.82; 95% CI : 1.46, 10.04) were significantly associated with thinness at 95% confidence interval. The study revealed that prevalence of thinness was high in the study area. Sex, place of residence, and family monthly income were found to be important factors associated with thinness among the respondents.

Hubungan Pola Makan Dan Self Image Dengan Status Gizi Remaja Putri SMA (15-18 Tahun)

Objektif: Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui hubungan antara pola makan dan self image dengan status gizi pada remaja putri SMA (15-18 tahun) di Kecamatan Polongbangkeng Utara Kabupaten Takalar.&#x0D; Metode: Desain penelitian adalah cross sectional study dengan penelitian sebanyak 170 siswa yang diambil dengan tehnik purposive sampling pada remaja putri SMA umur 15-18 tahun di SMA 6 dan SMA 11 Polongbangkeng Utara Kabupaten Takalar dengan menggunakan kuesioner, pengukuran antropometri, dan penimbangan kadar lemak, pada bulan September-Oktober 2019. Penelitian ini diuji menggunakan analisis Uji Chi Square.&#x0D; Hasil : Hasil analisis menunjukkan antara karakteristik remaja yaitu umur, pendidikan orangtua dan penghasilan orangtua tidak terdapat hubungan dengan status gizi remaja, hasil uji statistik pola makan dengan status gizi berdasarkan IMT (p=0.133&gt;α=0.05), self Image dengan status gizi berdasarkan IMT (p=0.86&gt;α=0.05), pola makan dengan status gizi berdasarkan kadar lemak (p=0.333&gt;α=0.05), antara self image dengan status gizi berdasarkan kadar lemak (p=0.869&gt;α=0.05), dan antara IMT dengan kadar lemak (p=&lt;0.001&lt;α=0.05).&#x0D; Kata Kunci: Pola makan, Self Image, Status Gizi

Adolescent Girls' Nutritional Status and Knowledge, Beliefs, Practices, and Access to Services: An Assessment to Guide Intervention Design in Nepal.

BackgroundDespite growing recognition of the importance of the adolescent period for health and nutritional well-being, scant evidence exists to inform interventions. Beyond limited understanding of adolescents’ knowledge and practices, gaps in adolescent research also include limited understanding of how best to reach them with programs and policies and how the contexts in which they live present barriers and opportunities. Given that most studies on adolescent health and nutrition have used data from surveys of women of reproductive age, this study also sought to understand variation among younger and older adolescents and those who were already mothers.ObjectivesThe primary aim was to support the design of an evidence-based adolescent program (Suaahara) in Nepal by describing adolescent girls’ nutritional status; their exposure to information and services, knowledge, and practices in nutrition, health, family planning, and water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH); and contextual factors; and to quantify variation by stage of adolescence.MethodsUsing the first round (2017) from a panel of Nepalese adolescent girls, we categorized adolescent girls as: younger (10–14.9 y; n = 512), older (15–19.9 y; n = 325), and mothers (15–19.9 y; n = 256). Descriptive analyses generated proportions and means ± SDs, with statistical significance testing of differences.ResultsThe prevalence of underweight was highest in younger adolescents, whereas the prevalence of overweight/obesity in mothers was double that of the other 2 groups. More younger adolescents were in school, but fewer owned a mobile phone or had radio access. Exposure, knowledge, and behaviors across thematic areas also differed by stage of adolescence.ConclusionsThese findings have implications for Suaahara and other programs and policies aiming to support the health and nutritional well-being of adolescent girls. Heterogeneity among adolescent girls should be considered when identifying which interventions are needed and have the most potential for each subpopulation.