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Exploring food and nutrition security perspectives among high school adolescents in Machakel District, Amhara Region, Ethiopia: a qualitative study.
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- Socio-economic determinants of household dietary diversity in a secondary African City: evidence from a community-based cross-sectional study in Bindura, Zimbabwe.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Article
- The case for computational and artificial intelligence-based approaches for sustainable functional food systems for sub-Saharan Africa.Frontiers in nutrition · 2025Article
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objectiveThis study aimed to understand adolescents' contextual perspectives on nutrition, food security, causes of food insecurity, and the association between food adequacy and academic performance. It explored food and nutrition security among high school adolescents in Machakel District, Amhara Region, Ethiopia. The objective was to explore how food and nutrition security impact adolescents' growth and development. Qualitative data were collected through interviews with 33 key informants including school adolescents, teachers, health workers, community members, and woreda officers and six focus group discussions across four high schools. Data were analysed using MAXQDA Pro 2020 for its user-friendliness and advanced features.
resultsFindings showed that school adolescents living away from their families faced challenges in accessing adequate food, both in quantity and variety. These school adolescents relied on various strategies to access food, including part-time work and support from friends, relatives, or the school community, to supplement their food access. Participants perceived that inadequate food access negatively affected school adolescents' academic performance. The study explored the need for interventions to improve adolescent food and nutrition security, including nutrition education programs, funding for nutritious school meals, and collaboration between schools and local communities to support adolescents living away from families.
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