[Home ] [Archive]    
:: Main :: Current Issue :: Archive :: Search :: Submit ::
Main Menu
Home::
Journal Information::
Articles archive::
Indexing Sources::
For Authors::
Editorial Board::
Publication ethics::
Registration::
Contact us::
Site Facilities::
::
Creative Commons License
AWT IMAGE

This Journal under a

Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

..
Open Access Policy

AWT IMAGE

..
cope

AWT IMAGE

..
Registered in

AWT IMAGE

AWT IMAGE

..
:: Volume 12, Issue 4 (Oct-Dec 2025) ::
Nutr Food Sci Res 2025, 12(4): 23-32 Back to browse issues page
Relationship Between Dietary Intake, Physical Activity and Nutritional Status of Adolescent Girls Attending Junior High School in Sagnarigu Municipality, Tamale, Ghana
Shadrach Abuliko A-obiliya * , Portia Maanu , John Baptis Dorzie K
University for Development Studies & Rural Initiatives for Self-Empowerment , Natshady10@gmail.com
Abstract:   (230 Views)
Background and Objectives: The prevalence of overweight and obesity among adolescent girls has become a major public health concern worldwide. Several factors serve as predictors of overweight: eating habits, dietary intake, and physical activity. However, the complex relationship between diet, physical activity, and nutritional status in these adolescent girls remains poorly understood.
Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among a representative sample of adolescent girls between the ages of 13 to 19 years in the Sagnarigu Municipal. Data on dietary intake, physical activity, and nutritional status were collected using structured questionnaires and anthropometric measurements.
Results: Physical activity and dietary intake were significantly associated with BMI for age (wasted, overweight, obese). However, the Dietary Diversity Score (DDS) had no significant relationship with BMI for age.
Conclusions: The results suggest that the physical activity and dietary intake of the participants were significantly associated with the nutritional status of the girls.  Intervention research aimed at improving school-aged adolescent girls' nutritional status should also be implemented; policies to improve the school environment and encourage students to make healthy food choices should be enforced.
Keywords: Nutritional Status, Dietary Intake, Physical Activity, Adolescent girls
Full-Text [PDF 617 kb]   (79 Downloads)    
Article type: Research | Subject: Nutrition
Received: 2025/05/14 | Accepted: 2025/07/5 | Published: 2025/12/1

  • A cross-sectional study was conducted among 397 adolescent girls aged 13–19 years in the Sagnarigu Municipality of Tamale, Ghana to assess their dietary intake, physical activity, and nutritional status.
  • The prevalence of Overweight and obesity among the adolescent girls were 12.1% and 4.5%, respectively.
  • About 50.6% of the adolescent girls were classified as physically inactive, while 49.4% were considered physically active.
  • Significant associations were found between physical activity and BMI-for-age (χ² = 24.865, p = 0.003), as well as between meal frequency and BMI-for-age (χ² = 20.156, p = 0.003).
  • The mean Dietary Diversity Score (DDS) was 6.2 ± 1.4; however, this showed no significant relationship with BMI-for-age (p = 0.097).

References
1. (FAO), F. and A. O. (2004). Human Energy Requirements Report of a Joint Expert Consultation. Food and Agricultural Organization, Rome Available at: https://www.fao.org/3/y5686e/y5686e.pdf.
2. ABUBAKARI, A., YUSSIF, R., & ZIBLIM, Y. (2022). Level Of Physical Activity And Nutritional Status (Bmi): A Comparative Study Between Urban And Rural Adolescents In The Northern Region. https://www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-1395828/latest.pdf [DOI:10.21203/rs.3.rs-1395828/v1]
3. Aganah, C. A. (2014). Dietary Practices and Nutritional Status of Adolescent Girls in Ko Senior High Boarding School in the Upper West Region. Unpublished Master's Thesis. University of Ghana, Legon, Ghana.
4. Agbeko, M. P., Akwasi, K., Andrews, D. A., & Gifty, O. B. (2013). Predictors of Overweight and Obesity Among Women in Ghana. 72-81. [DOI:10.2174/1876823701305010072]
5. Agrawal, P., Gupta, K., Mishra, V., & Agrawal, S. (2013). Awareness on causes, consequences and preventive measures of obesity among urban married women in India. International Journal of Medicine and Public Health, 3(4), 293-302. [DOI:10.4103/2230-8598.123476]
6. Ahmad Bahathig, A., Abu Saad, H., Md Yusop, N. B., Mohd Shukri, N. H., & Essam El‐Din, M. M. (2021). Relationship between physical activity, sedentary behavior, and anthropometric measurements among saudi female adolescents: A cross‐sectional study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(16), 1-14. [DOI:10.3390/ijerph18168461]
7. Al-Hanawi, M. K., Chirwa, G. C., Pemba, L. A., & Qattan, A. M. N. (2020). Does prolonged television viewing affect Body Mass Index? A case of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. PLoS ONE, 15(1), 1-14. [DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0228321]
8. Arundhana, A. I., Hadi, H., & Julia, M. (2016). Perilaku sedentari sebagai faktor risiko kejadian obesitas pada anak sekolah dasar di Kota Yogyakarta dan Kabupaten Bantul. Jurnal Gizi Dan Dietetik Indonesia (Indonesian Journal of Nutrition and Dietetics), 1(2), 71. [DOI:10.21927/ijnd.2013.1(2).71-80]
9. Dapare, P. P. M., Adams, Y., Djabuni, E. K., Osei, I., & Shittu, S. O. (2017). Nutrient Intake, Physical Activity and Nutritional Status Among Second Cycle Students in Tamale, Ghana. Journal of Medical and Biomedical Sciences, 6(2), 25-37. [DOI:10.4314/jmbs.v6i2.4]
10. FAO. (2013). Guidelines for measuring household and individual dietary diversity (online). Available: Http://Www.Fao.Org/3/a-I1983e.Pdf (Accessed 26 February 2015).
11. Gatwiri, J. M. (2017). Physical activity, dietary practices and nutrition status of hypertensive patients attending Kiambu District Hospital, Kiambu County, Kenya (Doctoral dissertation).
12. Hadi, M. A., McHugh, G. A., & Closs, S. J. (2019). Impact of Chronic Pain on Patients' Quality of Life: A Comparative Mixed-Methods Study. Journal of Patient Experience, 6(2), 133-141. [DOI:10.1177/2374373518786013]
13. Hoffmann, K., Bryl, W., Marcinkowski, J. T., Rzesoś, A., Wojtyła, E., & Pupek-Musialik, D. (2012). Dietary behaviours of adolescents from urban and rural areas in the district of Szamotuły--a preliminary study. Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine : AAEM, 19(1), 103-107.
14. Hu, J., Ding, N., Yang, L., Ma, Y., Gao, M., & Wen, D. (2019). Association between television viewing and early childhood overweight and obesity: A pair-matched case-control study in China. BMC Pediatrics, 19(1), 1-8. [DOI:10.1186/s12887-019-1557-9]
15. Kahssay, M., Mohamed, L., & Gebre, A. (2020). Nutritional Status of School Going Adolescent Girls in Awash Town, Afar Region, Ethiopia. Journal of Environmental and Public Health, 2020, 7367139. [DOI:10.1155/2020/7367139]
16. Konsumsi, P., & Food, F. (2018). Pola Konsumsi Fast Food, Aktivitas Fisik dan Faktor Keturunan Terhadap Kejadian Obesitas (Studi Kasus pada Siswa SD Negeri 01 Tonjong Kecamatan Tonjong Kebupaten Brebes). Public Health Perspective Journal, 2(3), 262-269.
17. Kotecha, P. V, Patel, S. V, Baxi, R. K., Mazumdar, V. S., Shobha, M., Mehta, K. G., Mansi, D., & Ekta, M. (2013). Dietary pattern of schoolgoing adolescents in urban Baroda, India. Journal of Health, Population, and Nutrition, 31(4), 490-496. [DOI:10.3329/jhpn.v31i4.20047]
18. Kowalski, K. C., & Ph, D. (2004). The Physical Activity Questionnaire for Older Children ( PAQ-C ) and Adolescents ( PAQ-A ) Manual. August.
19. Kumah, D. B., Akuffo, K. O., Abaka-Cann, J. E., Affram, D. E., & Osae, E. A. (2015). Prevalence of overweight and obesity among students in the Kumasi metropolis. Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism, 2015. [DOI:10.1155/2015/613207]
20. Lata, K. (2023). UNDERSTANDING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN DIET , PHYSICAL ACTIVITY , AND WEIGHT STATUS IN URBAN ADOLESCENT GIRLS. 843-846. [DOI:10.47009/jamp.2023.5.4.170]
21. Lindberg, L., Danielsson, P., Persson, M., Marcus, C., & Hagman, E. (2020). Association of childhood obesity with risk of early all-cause and cause-specific mortality: A swedish prospective cohort study. PLoS Medicine, 17(3), 1-14. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1003078 [DOI:10.1371/JOURNAL.PMED.1003078]
22. Llewellyn, A., Simmonds, M., Owen, C. G., & Woolacott, N. (2016). Childhood obesity as a predictor of morbidity in adulthood: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Obesity Reviews : An Official Journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity, 17(1), 56-67. [DOI:10.1111/obr.12316]
23. Lobstein, T., Jackson-Leach, R., Moodie, M. L., Hall, K. D., Gortmaker, S. L., Swinburn, B. A., ... & McPherson, K. (2015). Child and adolescent obesity: part of a bigger picture. The Lancet, 385(9986), 2510-2520. [DOI:10.1016/S0140-6736(14)61746-3]
24. Madzorera, I., Bromage, S., Mwanyika-Sando, M., Vandormael, A., Sherfi, H., Worku, A., Shinde, S., Noor, R. A., Baernighausen, T., Sharma, D., & Fawzi, W. W. (2023). Dietary intake and quality for young adolescents in sub-Saharan Africa: Status and influencing factors. Maternal and Child Nutrition, October 2022. [DOI:10.1016/j.cdnut.2023.100940]
26. Mogre, V., Aneyire, E. S., & Gyamfi, E. K. (2013). Physical activity and BMI status of school-age children in Tamale, Northern Ghana. Pakistan Journal of Nutrition, 12(5), 484-490. [DOI:10.3923/pjn.2013.484.490]
27. Nyawornota, V. K., Aryeetey, R., Bosomprah, S., & Aikins, M. (2013). An exploratory study of physical activity and over-weight in two senior high schools in the Accra Metropolis. Ghana Medical Journal, 47(4), 197-203.
28. Otuneye, A. T., Ahmed, P. A., Abdulkarim, A. A., Aluko, O. O., & Shatima, D. R. (2017). Relationship between dietary habits and nutritional status among adolescents in Abuja municipal area council of Nigeria. Nigerian Journal of Paediatrics, 44(3), 128-135. [DOI:10.4314/njp.v44i3.1]
29. Pulgaron, E. R., & Delamater, A. M. (2014). Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes in Children: Epidemiology and Treatment. Current Diabetes Reports, 14(8), 508. [DOI:10.1007/s11892-014-0508-y]
30. Qin, P., Liu, D., Wu, X., Zeng, Y., Sun, X., Zhang, Y., et al. (2021). Fried-food consumption and risk of overweight/obesity, type 2 diabetes mellitus, and hypertension in adults: a meta-analysis of observational studies. Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition, 62(24), 6809-6820. [DOI:10.1080/10408398.2021.1906626]
32. Roshita, A., Riddell-Carre, P., Sjahrial, R., Jupp, D., Torlesse, H., Izwardy, D., & Rah, J. H. (2021). A Qualitative Inquiry into the Eating Behavior and Physical Activity of Adolescent Girls and Boys in Indonesia. Food and Nutrition Bulletin, 42(1_suppl), S122-S131. [DOI:10.1177/0379572121990948]
33. Rosiek, A., Maciejewska, N. F., Leksowski, K., Rosiek-Kryszewska, A., & Leksowski, Ł. (2015). Effect of television on obesity and excess of weight and consequences of health. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 12(8), 9408-9426. [DOI:10.3390/ijerph120809408]
34. Shrimpton, R., & Rokx, C. (2013). The Double Burden of Malnutrition in Indonesia, World Bank Jakarta, Report 76192-ID, 2013. [DOI:10.1596/27417]
35. Smith, K. B., & Smith, M. S. (2016). Obesity statistics. Primary Care: Clinics in Office Practice, 43(1), 121-135. [DOI:10.1016/j.pop.2015.10.001]
36. Stang J, S. M. (2005). Chapter 1: Adolescent growth and development. Guidelines for adolescent nutrition services. Minneapolis." MN Center for Leadership, Education and Training in Maternal and Child Nutrition, Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota.
37. Tandoh, M. A., Appiah, A. O., & Edusei, A. K. (2021). Prevalence of Anemia and Undernutrition of Adolescent Females in Selected Schools in Ghana. Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism, 2021. [DOI:10.1155/2021/6684839]
39. Tianingrum, N. A., Mustofa, A., Dianandari, A., Susanti, M., & Sarmawati, S. (2020). Risk of Overweight Among Teenagers Who Fond To Consume Fried Food in Loh Sumber, Kutai Kartanegara. Jurnal Ilmu Kesehatan, 8(2), 62-68. [DOI:10.30650/jik.v8i2.1343]
40. Twig, G., Zucker, I., Afek, A., Cukierman-Yaffe, T., Bendor, C. D., Derazne, E., Lutski, M., Shohat, T., Mosenzon, O., Tzur, D., Pinhas-Hamiel, O., Tiosano, S., Raz, I., Gerstein, H. C., & Tirosh, A. (2020). Adolescent obesity and early-onset type 2 diabetes. Diabetes Care, 43(7), 1487-1495. [DOI:10.2337/dc19-1988]
41. Vora, D. P., & Shelke, P. S. (2017). Effects of health education tool on select epidemiological factors associated with adult obese urban slum women. Indian Journal of Public Health, 61(4), 254-260. [DOI:10.4103/ijph.IJPH_99_16]
43. WHO. (2018). "Obesity and overweight [Internet],." Geneva: World Health Organization.
44. Wiafe, M. A., Apprey, C., & Annan, R. A. (2023). Dietary Diversity and Nutritional Status of Adolescents in Rural Ghana. Nutrition and Metabolic Insights, 16, 11786388231158488. [DOI:10.1177/11786388231158487]
45. Zaccarelli-Marino, M. A., Fonseca, F. L. A., Gascón, T. M., & Filipini, R. (2020). Profile of overweight and obesity in children and adolescents and frequency of type 2 diabetes mellitus and glucose intolerance: a study in public school in brazil. Diabetes, Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity, 13, 1733-1741. [DOI:10.2147/DMSO.S246061]
46. Zhang, D., Liu, X., Liu, Y., Sun, X., Wang, B., Ren, Y., Zhao, Y., Zhou, J., Han, C., Yin, L., Zhao, J., Shi, Y., Zhang, M., & Hu, D. (2017). Leisure-time physical activity and incident metabolic syndrome: a systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis of cohort studies. Metabolism, 75, 36-44. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.metabol.2017.08.001 [DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.metabol.2017.08.001]
Send email to the article author

Add your comments about this article
Your username or Email:

CAPTCHA


XML     Print


Download citation:
BibTeX | RIS | EndNote | Medlars | ProCite | Reference Manager | RefWorks
Send citation to:

A-obiliya S A, Maanu P, Dorzie K J B. Relationship Between Dietary Intake, Physical Activity and Nutritional Status of Adolescent Girls Attending Junior High School in Sagnarigu Municipality, Tamale, Ghana. Nutr Food Sci Res 2025; 12 (4) :23-32
URL: http://nfsr.sbmu.ac.ir/article-1-663-en.html


Rights and permissions
Creative Commons License This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.
Volume 12, Issue 4 (Oct-Dec 2025) Back to browse issues page
Nutrition and food in health and disease
Persian site map - English site map - Created in 0.05 seconds with 43 queries by YEKTAWEB 4735