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ArticleFood and nutrition bulletin2025

The School Food Environment in Ghana is Associated With Dietary Diversity and Anemia: Findings From the 2022 National Nutrition and Health Survey of In-School Adolescents.

Mica Jenkins, Esi Foriwa Amoaful, Mutala Abdulai, Veronica Quartey, Porbilla Ofosu-Apea, Jevaise Aballo, Maku E Demuyakor, Maria Elena D Jefferds, Nancy J Aburto, Usha Ramakrishnan and 2 more

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Mica JenkinsDivision of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-5694-9608
Esi Foriwa AmoafulGhana Health Service, Ministry of Health, Accra, Ghana.
Mutala AbdulaiGhana Health Service, Ministry of Health, Accra, Ghana.
Veronica QuarteyGhana Health Service, Ministry of Health, Accra, Ghana.
Porbilla Ofosu-ApeaUNICEF, Accra, Ghana.
Jevaise AballoUNICEF, Accra, Ghana.ORCID 0000-0002-5811-6837
Maku E DemuyakorDivision of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Maria Elena D JefferdsDivision of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-2652-4502
Nancy J AburtoFood and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome, Italy.
Usha RamakrishnanHubert Department of Global Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-1694-1238
Reynaldo MartorellHubert Department of Global Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-8862-7243
O Yaw AddoDivision of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-1269-759X

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Abstract

BackgroundSchool food environments may play an important role in shaping children's dietary habits, health, and nutrition.ObjectivesThis study aimed to evaluate associations between the school food environment and nutrition among in-school adolescents in Ghana.MethodsData were collected in Ghana in 2022 in a national nutrition and health survey of adolescents attending junior (JHS) and senior high schools (SHS). Foods observed on campus or reported in the dietary recall were aggregated, a composite Adolescent Dietary Diversity Score (ADDS) was derived, and the proportion achieving minimum dietary diversity was estimated. Multi-level regression models were used to assess associations between a ranked school food environment score (FES) and nutrition outcomes.ResultsThe number of food groups served or available for purchase was 6.2 in JHS and 8.1 in SHS (

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AnemiaDietFood ServicesSchoolsAdolescentChildCross-Sectional StudiesFeeding BehaviorFemaleGhanaHumansMaleNutritional StatusNutrition SurveysStudentsadolescent nutritionanemiadietary diversityschool food environment

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PMCPMC12717786

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