Browsing School of Public Health by Author "Thow, Anne Marie"
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Determinants of dietary patterns in school going adolescents in Urban Zambia
Mukanu, Mulenga Mary; Delobelle, Peter; Thow, Anne Marie (Frontiers Media, 2022)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 ... -
Mapping Obesogenic food environments in South Africa and Ghana: Correlations and contradictions
Krol, Florian; Swart, Elizabeth Catherina; Annan, Reginald Adjetey; Thow, Anne Marie; Neves, David; Apprey, Charles; Aduku, Linda Nana Esi; Agyapong, Nana Ama Frimpomaa; Moubarac, Jean-Claude; du Toit, Andries; Aidoo, Robert; Sanders, David (MPDI, 2019)In sub-Saharan Africa, urbanisation and food systems change contribute to rapid dietary transitions promoting obesity. It is unclear to what extent these changes are mediated by neighbourhood food environments or other ... -
Nutrition policy reforms to address the double burden of malnutrition in Zambia: a prospective policy analysis
Mukanu, Mulenga Mary; Mchiza, Zandile June-Rose; Delobelle, Peter; Thow, Anne Marie (Oxford, 2023)The evolution of nutrition patterns in Zambia has resulted in the coexistence of undernutrition and overnutrition in the same population, the double burden of malnutrition. While Zambia has strong policies addressing ... -
School food environment in urban Zambia: A qualitative analysis of drivers of adolescent food choices and their policy implications
Mukanu, Mulenga Mary; Thow, Anne Marie; Delobelle, Peter (MDPI, 2022)Identifying context specific points for reforming policy to promote healthier food environments and consumer behavior in critical life stages like adolescence is crucial in addressing the double burden of malnutrition. ...