Food vendor characteristics in and around junior high schools and the relationship with adolescent diet quality in Ghana

Many adolescents purchased food at school, and there were differences in foods sold by on- and off-campus vendors. School policies may be a promising avenue to alter food environments for adolescents.

Authors

Christiana Nsiah‐Asamoah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7470-0876)
Christine P. Stewart
Amos Laar
Harriet Okronipa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5373-6754)
Elise C Reynolds (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2460-7881)
Charles D. Arnold

Institutions

University of Cape Coast (GH)
University of Ghana (GH)
Oklahoma State University Oklahoma City (US)
University of California, Davis (US)

Publication Details

Journal: Public Health Nutrition
Published: 2025-12-26
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/s1368980025101596
Primary Topic: Food Safety and Hygiene
Type: article
Field-Weighted Citation Impact: 0.00

Funders

U.S. Department of State
Oklahoma State University
National Institutes of Health
University of California, Davis
Fogarty International Center
Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research

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article

Food vendor characteristics in and around junior high schools and the relationship with adolescent diet quality in Ghana

Christiana Nsiah‐Asamoah, Christine P. Stewart, Amos Laar, Harriet Okronipa et al.

Dec 26, 2025

Public Health Nutrition

Food Safety and Hygiene

article

Food vendor characteristics in and around junior high schools and the relationship with adolescent diet quality in Ghana

Christiana Nsiah‐Asamoah, Christine P. Stewart, Amos Laar, Harriet Okronipa, Elise C Reynolds, Charles D. Arnold

December 26, 2025article en

Abstract

Many adolescents purchased food at school, and there were differences in foods sold by on- and off-campus vendors. School policies may be a promising avenue to alter food environments for adolescents.

Public Health NutritionVol. 29(1)

University of Cape Coast (GH), University of Ghana (GH), Oklahoma State University Oklahoma City (US), University of California, Davis (US)

U.S. Department of State, Oklahoma State University, National Institutes of Health, University of California, Davis, Fogarty International Center, Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research

Openalex Percentile: Top 34%

Food Safety and Hygiene

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