Nutritional status and associated factors among adolescents in Senegal: a nationwide cross-sectional study
Underweight is high in Senegalese adolescents, particularly in rural areas and among boys and adolescents aged 10-14 years. Overweight and abdominal obesity among girls and urban adolescents require particular attention. Tackling the double burden of malnutrition in Senegalese adolescents requires a greater consideration of adolescents in policies and strategies, including the implementation of a malnutrition management programme as well as the promotion of healthy diets.
Authors
- Maty Diagne-Camara (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-3031-3251)
- Mariame Sy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3138-5356)
- Abdou Badiane (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9608-8489)
- Nicole Idohou‐Dossou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4515-7023)
- Adama Diouf (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5766-1518)
- Abdoulaye Diagne
Institutions
- Ministère de la Santé Publique et Action Sociale (SN)
- Consortium pour la recherche économique et sociale (SN)
- Cheikh Anta Diop University (SN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMJ Open
- Published
- 2025-10-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2024-095574
- Primary Topic
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- International Development Research Centre
- Ministère de la Santé