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.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
551
Department of Food and Environmental Science, University of Helsinki
Helsinki, Finland
Blood vitamin and mineral concentrations
Time frame: cross-sectional 2010, single measurement
Dietary assessment
24-hr recall, food frequency questionnaire
Time frame: cross-sectional 2010, single measurement
Diseases (intestinal helminths, malaria parasitemia, HIV-status)
Time frame: cross-sectional 2010, single measurement
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