Energy Needs and Nutritional Status of Adolescent Girls

Description

The purpose of this study is to investigate the energy needs and nutritional status of adolescent girls in Abia State, Nigeria

Conditions

Nutrition, Energy Requirement

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Study overview

The purpose of this study is to investigate the energy needs and nutritional status of adolescent girls in Abia State, Nigeria

Study Protocol for Measuring Energy Needs and Nutritional Status of Adolescent Girls in Abia State, Nigeria: The Nutrition and Adolescence in Rural Nigeria (NARN'ia) Study

Energy Needs and Nutritional Status of Adolescent Girls

Condition
Nutrition
Intervention / Treatment

-

Contacts and Locations

Durham

Duke University Evolutionary Anthropology, Durham, North Carolina, United States, 27708

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * female students
  • * 10 and 19 years old
  • * provides verbal assent and has parental consent
  • * physical disabilities
  • * illnesses during the study period
  • * students attending boarding schools

Ages Eligible for Study

10 Years to 19 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

Duke University,

Herman Pontzer, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Duke University Evolutionary Anthropology

Study Record Dates

2025-06