Abstract
Objective: To measure health-related behaviours and risk factors among sub-Saharan African adolescents. methods Cross-sectional study in nine communities in Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Eswatini, Ghana, Nigeria, Tanzania and Uganda between 2015 and 2017. Community-representative samples of males and females 10–19 years of age were selected. All communities used a uniform questionnaire that was adapted from the WHO Global School-based Student Health Survey. Weighted prevalence estimates and 95% confidence intervals were calculated for each indicator and stratified by age and sex using SAS version 9.4. All prevalence estimates were pooled across communities through randomeffects meta-analyses in Stata version 14. results A total of 8075 adolescents participated in the study. We observed a high prevalence of inadequate fruit consumption (57–63%) and low physical activity (82–90%); a moderate prevalence of inadequate vegetable consumption (21–31%), unprotected last sex (38–45%), age at first sex
Berhane, Y , Canavan, C , Darling, A , Sudfeld, C , Vuai, S , Adanu, R , B€arnighausen, T , Dessie, Y , Bukenya, J , Guwatudde, D , Killewo, J , Sando, M , Sie, A , J., A & Fawzi, W (2021). The age of opportunity: prevalence of key risk factors among adolescents 10–19 years of age in nine communities in sub-Saharan Africa. Afribary. Retrieved from https://afribary.com/works/the-age-of-opportunity-prevalence-of-key-risk-factors-among-adolescents-10-19-years-of-age-in-nine-communities-in-sub-saharan-africa
Berhane, Yemane et. al. "The age of opportunity: prevalence of key risk factors among adolescents 10–19 years of age in nine communities in sub-Saharan Africa" Afribary. Afribary, 09 May. 2021, https://afribary.com/works/the-age-of-opportunity-prevalence-of-key-risk-factors-among-adolescents-10-19-years-of-age-in-nine-communities-in-sub-saharan-africa. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.
Berhane, Yemane, Chelsey Canavan , Anne Darling , Christopher Sudfeld , Said Vuai , Richard Adanu , Till B€arnighausen , Yadeta Dessie , Justine Bukenya , David Guwatudde , Japhet Killewo , Mary Sando , Ali Sie , Ayoade J. and Wafaie Fawzi . "The age of opportunity: prevalence of key risk factors among adolescents 10–19 years of age in nine communities in sub-Saharan Africa". Afribary, Afribary, 09 May. 2021. Web. 26 Apr. 2024. < https://afribary.com/works/the-age-of-opportunity-prevalence-of-key-risk-factors-among-adolescents-10-19-years-of-age-in-nine-communities-in-sub-saharan-africa >.
Berhane, Yemane , Canavan, Chelsey , Darling, Anne , Sudfeld, Christopher , Vuai, Said , Adanu, Richard , B€arnighausen, Till , Dessie, Yadeta , Bukenya, Justine , Guwatudde, David , Killewo, Japhet , Sando, Mary , Sie, Ali , J., Ayoade and Fawzi, Wafaie . "The age of opportunity: prevalence of key risk factors among adolescents 10–19 years of age in nine communities in sub-Saharan Africa" Afribary (2021). Accessed April 26, 2024. https://afribary.com/works/the-age-of-opportunity-prevalence-of-key-risk-factors-among-adolescents-10-19-years-of-age-in-nine-communities-in-sub-saharan-africa