ReviewPublic health nutrition2021
Exploring the diet and physical activity behaviours of adolescents living in India and sub-Saharan Africa: a qualitative evidence synthesis.
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- Pooled it
- Environmental and Individual Influences on Adolescent Diets in an Urban Informal Settlement in Kenya: Perspectives from Adolescents and Influential Adults.Current developments in nutrition · 2026Article
- "It's where I buy lunch or anything that I want to buy": a participatory photo elicitation study on adolescents' experience of food choice and environment in Kisumu, Kenya.Journal of health, population, and nutrition · 2026Article
- Concepts of healthy and environmentally sustainable diets clash with a life in transition - Findings from a qualitative study in urban Burkina Faso.Global health action · 2025Article
- "I Don't Have Time to Exercise": Determinants of Physical Activity and Diet Consumption Among Adolescents Living with HIV in Southern Tanzania - A Phenomenological Qualitative Study.HIV/AIDS (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2025Article
- Barriers and facilitators of physical activity among school attending adolescents in Lagos State, Nigeria: A qualitative study exploring views and experiences of decision-makers in secondary schools.Health science reports · 2023Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo carry out a qualitative evidence synthesis to explore what influences the diet and physical activity of adolescents living in five countries that constitute the Transforming Adolescent Lives through Nutrition (TALENT) consortium (Cote D'Ivoire, Ethiopia, India, South Africa and The Gambia).
designA search of electronic databases was conducted for qualitative articles published between 2000 and 2019.
participantsStudies that explore influences on the diets and physical activity habits of adolescents aged 10-19 years.
resultsOf the twelve included studies, none were identified from The Gambia or Cote D'Ivoire. The existing qualitative literature focussed on three major areas in relation to adolescents' diet and physical activity: (1) the influence of body image and self-esteem; (2) social and environmental influences and (3) poverty. The limited existing literature focusses heavily on girls' experiences particularly in relation to body image and dysfunctional eating practices.
conclusionsIn-depth research exploring adolescents' perceptions of diet and physical activity is needed to better understand how both boys and girls, at different stages of adolescence, perceive health, diet and physical activity. More research with young people is required especially in countries where little exists to cover a wider range of issues that play a role in diet and physical activity.
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