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Rural-urban Disparities in the Nutritional Status of Younger Adolescents in Tanzania.

NCT04640389 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 1125

Last updated 2020-11-23

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Africa faces rapid urbanization, has the second highest population growth rate, makes up one-fifth of the world's youth population, and experiences stagnant rates of undernutrition. These challenges point to the need for country-specific data on rural-urban health disparities to inform development policies. This cross-sectional study examined disparities in body mass index-for-age-and-sex (BAZ) and height-for-age-and-sex z-scores (HAZ) among 1125 adolescents in Tanzania. Rural-urban disparities in nutritional status were significant and gendered. Findings confirm place of residence as a key determinant of BAZ, HAZ, and stunting among adolescents in Tanzania. Targeted gender-sensitive interventions among adolescents, particularly in rural areas, are needed to limit growth faltering and improve health outcomes.

Conditions

  • Undernutrition
  • Stunting
  • Adolescent Development

Interventions

OTHER

Cross-sectional study/no intervention

Cross-sectional study/no intervention.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • UNICEF

    collaborator OTHER

  • Harvard University

    collaborator OTHER

  • Tufts University

    collaborator OTHER

  • University of Massachusetts, Amherst

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Lorraine Cordeiro, Ph.D. · University of Massachusetts, Amherst

Eligibility

Min Age
10 Years
Max Age
14 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2013-11-30
Primary Completion
2018-09-30
Completion
2020-11-30

Countries

  • United States

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