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NCT Number: NCT01944891

Diet and Nutritional Status of Adolescent Girls in Zambézia, Mozambique

Data on the diet and nutritional status of adolescent girls in Zambézia Province, Mozambique was collected. A cross-sectional study was carried out in 2010 in two seasons, January-February and May-June. Participants (total n=551) were recruited from Quelimane (the provincial capital), Maganja da Costa district and Morrumbala district.

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Key information

Conditions

Nutritional Status Diet

Age range

15 year–18 year

Sex eligibility

Female

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Department of Food and Environmental Science, University of Helsinki

Helsinki, 00014, Finland

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

Girls in the target age range who were able to visit the study centre and didn't have any significant illness preventing participation were considered eligible.

Exclusion criteria

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  • age not between 15 and 18 years
  • any apparent significant illness, disability or unstable medical condition which could lead to difficulty participating in the study
  • unwillingness to participate in the study
  • unwillingness or inability to arrive at the study location at the requested time.

Treatment and study plan

Primary outcomes

  1. Blood vitamin and mineral concentrations

    Time frame: cross-sectional 2010, single measurement

  2. Dietary assessment

    Time frame: cross-sectional 2010, single measurement

    24-hr recall, food frequency questionnaire

Secondary outcomes

  1. Diseases (intestinal helminths, malaria parasitemia, HIV-status)

    Time frame: cross-sectional 2010, single measurement

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of Helsinki

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Estudo do Estado Nutricional e da Dieta em Raparigas Adolescentes na Zambézia

Acronym: ZANE

Important dates

Study start
2010
Primary completion
2010
First posted
Sep 18, 2013
Registry last updated
Sep 18, 2013

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