ABSTRACT
The fast growing global population and
changing climate are shifting weather to more extreme events thereby
aggravating food productivity and increasing hunger which could affect the
nutritional status of female adolescents.
The aim of this study was to assess the household food security, dietary
pattern and nutritional status among female adolescents in Umuahia Urban
District. A cross-sectional study was conducted in 253 households having
at least one female adolescent. Household food insecurity was measured through
an interviewer-administered Household Food Insecurity
Access Scale (HFIAS). Anthropometric measurements were collected using standard
procedures. Body Mass Index (
ISHIWU, N (2024). Assessment Of Household Food Security, Dietary Pattern And Nutritional Status Among Female Adolescents In Umuahia Urban District:- Ishiwu Cynthia N. Mouau.afribary.org: Retrieved Dec 24, 2024, from https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/assessment-of-household-food-security-dietary-pattern-and-nutritional-status-among-female-adolescents-in-umuahia-urban-district-ishiwu-cynthia-n-7-2
NKEIRUKA, ISHIWU. "Assessment Of Household Food Security, Dietary Pattern And Nutritional Status Among Female Adolescents In Umuahia Urban District:- Ishiwu Cynthia N" Mouau.afribary.org. Mouau.afribary.org, 11 Sep. 2024, https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/assessment-of-household-food-security-dietary-pattern-and-nutritional-status-among-female-adolescents-in-umuahia-urban-district-ishiwu-cynthia-n-7-2. Accessed 24 Dec. 2024.
NKEIRUKA, ISHIWU. "Assessment Of Household Food Security, Dietary Pattern And Nutritional Status Among Female Adolescents In Umuahia Urban District:- Ishiwu Cynthia N". Mouau.afribary.org, Mouau.afribary.org, 11 Sep. 2024. Web. 24 Dec. 2024. < https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/assessment-of-household-food-security-dietary-pattern-and-nutritional-status-among-female-adolescents-in-umuahia-urban-district-ishiwu-cynthia-n-7-2 >.
NKEIRUKA, ISHIWU. "Assessment Of Household Food Security, Dietary Pattern And Nutritional Status Among Female Adolescents In Umuahia Urban District:- Ishiwu Cynthia N" Mouau.afribary.org (2024). Accessed 24 Dec. 2024. https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/assessment-of-household-food-security-dietary-pattern-and-nutritional-status-among-female-adolescents-in-umuahia-urban-district-ishiwu-cynthia-n-7-2