Diet and Nutritional Status of Adolescent Girls in Zambézia, Mozambique

NCT01944891 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 151152
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 551
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

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.

Conditions

Nutritional Status; Diet

Keywords

Adolescent girls; Mozambique; Diet; Anthropometrics; Serum biomarkers

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Blood vitamin and mineral concentrations

  cross-sectional 2010, single measurement

• Dietary assessment

  24-hr recall, food frequency questionnaire

  cross-sectional 2010, single measurement

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Diseases (intestinal helminths, malaria parasitemia, HIV-status)

  cross-sectional 2010, single measurement

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 15 Years - 18 Years
• Sex: female
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64)
• Sampling Method: Probability Sample

Study Population

Adolescent girls living in Quelimane city, Maganja da Costa district and Morrumbala district.

You may qualify if:

• 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.

You may not qualify if:

• 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.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Helsinki: lead

Study Sites (1)

Department of Food and Environmental Science, University of Helsinki

Helsinki, 00014, Finland

Location

Related Publications (2)

• Freese R, Korkalo L, Vessby B, Tengblad S, Vaara EM, Hauta-alus H, Selvester K, Mutanen M. Essential fatty acid intake and serum fatty acid composition among adolescent girls in central Mozambique. Br J Nutr. 2015 Apr 14;113(7):1086-95. doi: 10.1017/S0007114515000306. Epub 2015 Mar 16.

  PMID: 25772191 DERIVED

• Korkalo L, Freese R, Fidalgo L, Selvester K, Ismael C, Mutanen M. A Cross-Sectional Study on the Diet and Nutritional Status of Adolescent Girls in Zambezia Province, Mozambique (the ZANE Study): Design, Methods, and Population Characteristics. JMIR Res Protoc. 2014 Mar 5;3(1):e12. doi: 10.2196/resprot.3109.

  PMID: 24598035 DERIVED

Biospecimen

Retention: SAMPLES WITH DNA

Blood, urine, buccal cells

Study Officials

• Marja L Mutanen, Prof.

  University of Helsinki

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: ECOLOGIC OR COMMUNITY
• Time Perspective: CROSS SECTIONAL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Professor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: August 30, 2013
• First Posted: September 18, 2013
• Study Start: January 1, 2010
• Primary Completion: June 1, 2010
• Last Updated: September 18, 2013

Record last verified: 2013-09

Locations

FI (1)