A cross‐sectional study was conducted to assess dietary practices, nutrient adequacy, and
nutrition status among 164 adolescents aged between 16 and 19 years in boarding …

Malnutrition is highly prevalent in developing countries. Children are at high nutritional risk
of being malnourished because of their physiological demands at this age. However, the …

Adequate nutrition is vital for the optimal growth, development, and general well-being of
adolescents. A lack of nutritional guidelines for school meals poses a major challenge in the …

Background: Malnutrition among school-age children is due to inadequacies in one or more
of the three main preconditions for good nutrition: food, care and health. Children stunted at …

Background: Dietary intake assessment is essential to understanding the nutritional status.
Healthy eating pattern promotes optimal health, growth and intellectual development and …

Background Malnutrition among young children and adolescents poses a serious health
challenge in developing countries which results in many health problems during adulthood …

Malnutrition continues to be a major problem among school-aged children in developing
countries. In Ghana, there is not much documented data on the nutritional status of this …

Background: On-site lunch provided through the Ghana School Feeding Programme is
expected to be nutritionally adequate thereby contributing to reducing hunger and …

Objectives: To determine the nutrition knowledge and nutritional status of primary school
children attending a purposively selected school in rural QwaQwa. Setting: A purposively …

Background Malnutrition is a major public health problem because of the devastating
consequences it has on children, their families, and society at large. Our study, therefore …