Diet and Nutritional Status of Adolescent Girls in Zambézia, Mozambique

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

551 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2010-01-31

Brief Summary

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Data on the diet and nutritional status of adolescent girls in Zambézia Province, Mozambique was collected. A cross-sectional study was carried out in 2010 in two seasons, January-February and May-June. Participants (total n=551) were recruited from Quelimane (the provincial capital), Maganja da Costa district and Morrumbala district.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Nutritional Status Diet

Keywords

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Adolescent girls Mozambique Diet Anthropometrics Serum biomarkers

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

ECOLOGIC_OR_COMMUNITY

Study Time Perspective

CROSS_SECTIONAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

Girls in the target age range who were able to visit the study centre and didn't have any significant illness preventing participation were considered eligible.

Exclusion Criteria

* age not between 15 and 18 years
* any apparent significant illness, disability or unstable medical condition which could lead to difficulty participating in the study
* unwillingness to participate in the study
* unwillingness or inability to arrive at the study location at the requested time.

Minimum Eligible Age

15 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Responsible Party

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Marja Mutanen

Professor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Marja L Mutanen, Prof.

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of Helsinki

Locations

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Department of Food and Environmental Science, University of Helsinki

Helsinki, , Finland

Site Status

Countries

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Finland

References

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Freese R, Korkalo L, Vessby B, Tengblad S, Vaara EM, Hauta-alus H, Selvester K, Mutanen M. Essential fatty acid intake and serum fatty acid composition among adolescent girls in central Mozambique. Br J Nutr. 2015 Apr 14;113(7):1086-95. doi: 10.1017/S0007114515000306. Epub 2015 Mar 16.

Reference Type DERIVED

PMID: 25772191 (View on PubMed)

Korkalo L, Freese R, Fidalgo L, Selvester K, Ismael C, Mutanen M. A Cross-Sectional Study on the Diet and Nutritional Status of Adolescent Girls in Zambezia Province, Mozambique (the ZANE Study): Design, Methods, and Population Characteristics. JMIR Res Protoc. 2014 Mar 5;3(1):e12. doi: 10.2196/resprot.3109.