Drivers of food acquisition practices among adolescents in suburban food environments of Lao People’s Democratic Republic
A comprehensive multi-scalar approach is required to improve adolescent diets and nutrition in the suburban food environment of Lao PDR. This includes restricting the sale of ultra-processed foods in schools, promoting home gardening, increasing caregivers' awareness and engagement with adolescents about the benefits of healthy food choices, and leveraging social media to encourage healthy eating behaviors.
Authors
- Manithong Vonglokham (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3275-503X)
- Sharon E. Cox (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9908-2936)
- Junko Okumura (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1744-7824)
- Miho Sato (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5220-1715)
- Thidatheb Kounnavong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-5614-6147)
- Kazuhiko Moji (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7543-1249)
- Christopher Turner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8091-1108)
- Elaine Ferguson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4673-5128)
- Hongkham Xayavong
Institutions
- London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (GB)
- Public Health Institute (US)
- Nagasaki University (JP)
- University of Greenwich (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Global Health Action
- Published
- 2025-02-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/16549716.2025.2451475
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.48