Determinants of dietary patterns in school going adolescents in Urban Zambia

dc.contributor.author	Mukanu, Mulenga Mary
dc.contributor.author	Delobelle, Peter
dc.contributor.author	Thow, Anne Marie
dc.date.accessioned	2022-09-27T09:56:57Z
dc.date.available	2022-09-27T09:56:57Z
dc.date.issued	2022
dc.identifier.citation	Mukanu, M. M. et al. (2022). Determinants of dietary patterns in school going adolescents in Urban Zambia. Frontiers in Nutrition, 9, 956109. 10.3389/fnut.2022.956109	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	2296-861X
dc.identifier.uri	10.3389/fnut.2022.956109
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10566/7967
dc.description.abstract	Understanding dietary patterns in a population is critical for decision making. This study aimed to identify the prevailing dietary patterns and their associated individual and school environment factors among school going adolescents in Lusaka, Zambia. Method: A cross-sectional study involving 404 Grade 10 pupils from 10 secondary schools in Lusaka district was conducted. A 108-item unquantified Food Frequency Questionnaire (FFQ) was used to assess the learner's food intake practices.	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	Frontiers Media	en_US
dc.subject	Adolescents	en_US
dc.subject	Food environment	en_US
dc.subject	Nutrition policy	en_US
dc.subject	Public health	en_US
dc.subject	School nutrition	en_US
dc.subject	Zambia	en_US
dc.title	Determinants of dietary patterns in school going adolescents in Urban Zambia	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US