Bookcover of Urban Rural Disparity in Nutritional Status of Adolescent Girls
Booktitle:
Urban Rural Disparity in Nutritional Status of Adolescent Girls
LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing
(2016-04-04
)
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ISBN-13:
978-3-659-87027-9
ISBN-10:
3659870277
EAN:
9783659870279
Book language:
English
Blurb/Shorttext:
Nutritional problems that occurs during adolescence has important consequences for future growth and development of individuals, especially in girls. However, adolescents especially girls in developing countries are at risk of malnutrition that limits development of their full potentials. In Ethiopia, despite the presence of concern among public health professionals, nutrition priority has always been for under five children and women of childbearing age. There is lack of information on the nutritional status of adolescent girls in Ethiopia.