Dietary diversity score and associated factors among high school adolescent girls in Galkaio town, Puntland, Somalia, 2023
The results of this study indicated that more than half of the high school adolescent girls in Galkaio had a low dietary diversity score which requires policy attention. Maternal education, father's occupation, wealth index, meal frequency, eating outside the home and nutritional education were significantly associated with the low dietary diversity score.
Authors
- Mohyadin Abdullahi Ahmed (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-5946-8089)
- Ibrahim Abdullahi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1285-2086)
- Mohamed Hassan Isse
- Mohamed Mohamud Yusuf
Institutions
- Puntland State University (SO)
- Jigjiga University (ET)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Public Health
- Published
- 2026-01-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2026.106154
- Primary Topic
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00