Gender differences in nutritional status, diet and physical activity among adolescents in eight countries in sub‐Saharan Africa
Tropical Medicine & International Health2019Vol. 25(1), pp. 33–43
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Anne Marie Darling, Bruno Sunguya, Abbas Ismail, Adom Manu, Chelsey R. Canavan, Nega Assefa, Ali Sié, Wafaie Fawzi, Christopher R. Sudfeld, David Guwattude
Abstract
Our results emphasise that sex is a key predictor of nutritional status among sub-Saharan African adolescents and suggest that gender-specific interventions may be required to reduce the double burden of under- and overnutrition.
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