Urban food environments through the lens of adolescents in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

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cg.authorship.typesCGIAR single centreen
cg.contributor.crpAgriculture for Nutrition and Health
cg.coverage.countryEthiopia
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2ET
cg.coverage.regionEastern Africa
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionSub-saharan Africa
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.134022en
cg.identifier.projectIFPRI - Development Strategy and Governance Division
cg.identifier.projectIFPRI - Malawi Strategy Support Program
cg.identifier.publicationRankNot ranked
cg.placeWashington, DCen
cg.reviewStatusInternal Reviewen
dc.contributor.authorTrübswasser, Ursulaen
dc.contributor.authorBaye, Kaleaben
dc.contributor.authorHoldsworth, Michelleen
dc.contributor.authorLoeffen, Meganen
dc.contributor.authorFeskens, Edith J. M.en
dc.contributor.authorTalsma, Elise F.en
dc.date.accessioned2024-05-22T12:12:13Zen
dc.date.available2024-05-22T12:12:13Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/143149
dc.titleUrban food environments through the lens of adolescents in Addis Ababa, Ethiopiaen
dcterms.abstractIn a recent study, adolescents living in Addis Ababa reported that food safety and affordability were their top concerns when making food purchases. Nutrition was a secondary concern: the students reported that even if the food sold were healthy, they would not purchase it if the vendor or outlet did not appear clean. Packaged foods were often perceived as healthy choices among the adolescents because they have labels featuring information such as expiry dates and the packaging is perceived to protect these foods from germs. Involving adolescents and their families in future research, programming, and interventions can help convey messages about the importance of nutrition. Providing clean, affordable, and healthy food options in and around schools can help ensure adolescents are able to choose and consume foods that meet all these important criteria. Ensuring that the food-based dietary guidelines under devel-opment in Ethiopia are used to provide nutrition education could help adolescents apply the guidelines in their daily life.en
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Access
dcterms.bibliographicCitationTrübswasser, Ursula; Baye, Kaleab; Holdsworth, Michelle; Loeffen, Megan; Feskens, Edith J. M.; and Talsma, Elise F. 2020. Urban food environments through the lens of adolescents in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.134022.en
dcterms.extent2 p.en
dcterms.issued2020-09-01
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.publisherInternational Food Policy Research Instituteen
dcterms.relationhttps://doi.org/10.1017/S1368980020002487en
dcterms.relationhttps://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.134725en
dcterms.replaceshttps://ebrary.ifpri.org/digital/collection/p15738coll2/id/134022en
dcterms.subjecturban environmenten
dcterms.subjectadolescentsen
dcterms.subjectprocessed foodsen
dcterms.subjectfood accessen
dcterms.subjectfood safetyen
dcterms.subjectnutritionen
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