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September 10, 2025Ibom Medical JournalOpen Access

Nutritional knowledge and behaviours among adolescents in Calabar: Towards prevention of diet-related noncommunicable diseases

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DDDanjuma DSOEOdiba EEFVFele VO

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Overview

Descriptive assessment reveals low nutrition knowledge and dietary habits in adolescents, suggesting urgent educational interventions.

Key Points

  • Only 21.3% of students practiced good dietary habits, indicating a significant gap in healthy eating behaviors.
  • 39.3% of adolescents understood the link between nutrition and noncommunicable diseases, demonstrating inadequate nutritional knowledge.
  • The study employed a descriptive cross-sectional design, analyzing data from 300 students using a semi-structured questionnaire.
  • The findings highlight the need for nutrition education programs to improve dietary choices among adolescents in Calabar.

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DS et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68c2409bb210217d6479bd35https://doi.org/10.61386/imj.v18i3.697
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