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Interventions to Improve Adolescent Nutrition: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Journal of Adolescent HealthVol. 59Issue 4SupplementS29–S39Published in issue: October, 2016- Rehana A. Salam
- Mehar Hooda
- Jai K. Das
- Ahmed Arshad
- Zohra S. Lassi
- Philippa Middleton
- and others
Cited in Scopus: 100Adequate adolescent nutrition is an important step for optimal growth and development. In this article, we systematically reviewed published studies till December 2014 to ascertain the effectiveness of interventions to improve adolescent nutrition. We found one existing systematic review on interventions to prevent obesity which we updated and conducted de novo reviews for micronutrient supplementation and nutrition interventions for pregnant adolescents. Our review findings suggest that micronutrient supplementation among adolescents (predominantly females) can significantly decrease anemia prevalence (relative risk [RR]: .69; 95% confidence interval [CI]: .62–.76) while interventions to improve nutritional status among “pregnant adolescents” showed statistically significant improved birth weight (standard mean difference: .25; 95% CI: .08–.41), decreased low birth weight (RR: .70; 95% CI: .57–.84), and preterm birth (RR: .73; 95% CI: .57–.95).