Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Debrecen, Nyíregyháza, Hungary.
Department of Animal Health and Production Technology, Yobe State College of Agriculture, Science and Technology Gujba, Damaturu, Yobe, Nigeria.
J Nutr Sci. 2024 Sep 18;13:e38. doi: 10.1017/jns.2024.34. eCollection 2024.
In this systematic review, we scrutinise adolescent nutrition in Nigeria, focusing on dietary patterns, intake, and nutritional status. Through a systematic examination of observational studies across three major databases, we analysed data from 67,844 adolescents. Our exploration revealed 102 studies, predominantly cross-sectional, addressing various nutritional dimensions. However, only 13% of these studies demonstrated low risk of bias, with none offering national representation and most concentrated in specific, school-based regions. The findings underscore a complex nutritional landscape with widespread malnutrition and highlight the critical need for high-quality, comprehensive data. The dominance of cross-sectional designs and regional biases in existing research calls for cautious interpretation and suggests a pressing need for more robust, nationally representative studies to guide future nutritional interventions and policy-making in Nigeria.
在这项系统综述中，我们仔细研究了尼日利亚青少年的营养状况，重点关注饮食模式、摄入量和营养状况。通过对三个主要数据库中的观察性研究进行系统检查，我们分析了来自 67844 名青少年的数据。我们的研究发现了 102 项研究，主要是横断面研究，涉及各种营养方面。然而，只有 13%的研究显示出低偏倚风险，没有一项研究具有全国代表性，而且大多数集中在特定的、以学校为基础的地区。这些发现强调了一个复杂的营养状况，普遍存在营养不良，并突出了对高质量、全面数据的迫切需求。现有研究中横断面设计和区域偏差的主导地位要求谨慎解释，并表明迫切需要更强大的、具有全国代表性的研究来指导未来在尼日利亚的营养干预和政策制定。
