Dietary practices of adolescents during Covid-19 and the perceived effect of the pandemic on nutrition-related behaviours
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15384240 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Agartha Ohemeng (0000-0002-7986-1350, corresponding author), Nicholas Kofi Adjei (0000-0002-0644-1881, University of Ghana), Naa Adjeley Adjei, Thelma Tamakloe (University of Ghana), Jamilatu Alhassan (University of Ghana) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 1298-1298 |
| Publication date | 2025-04-07 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | BMC Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1471-2458 • E-ISSN: 1471-2458 |
| Publisher | BioMed Central (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1186/s12889-025-22548-z |
| PMID | 40197232 |
| OpenAlex | W4409204628 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 40 |
Our study found that food consumption among adolescents in Accra did not vary much with respect to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the observed high intake of SSBs coupled with reduced physical activity levels call for concerted efforts from various stakeholders to address these habits to avoid an even faster increasing rate of obesity
2019-20 coronavirus outbreak · Biostatistics · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Disease · Environmental health · Infectious disease (medical specialty · Outbreak · Pandemic · Public health · Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2 · Child Nutrition and Water Access · Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations · Grit, Self-Efficacy, and Motivation · Medicine · Nursing · Epidemiology · Internal Medicine · Virology
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| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |