African Journal of
Food Science

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Food Sci.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0794
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJFS
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 976

Full Length Research Paper

Dietary habit, nutritional status and related factors among adolescents in Tamale Metropolis, Ghana

ABUBAKAR Abdulai
  • ABUBAKAR Abdulai
  • Department of Global and International Health, School of Public Health, University for Development Studies, Tamale, Ghana.
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ISSAH Abdul-Nasir
  • ISSAH Abdul-Nasir
  • Department of Health Service, Policy, Planning, Management and Economics, School of Public Health, University for Development Studies, Tamale, Ghana.
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YUSSIF Bashiratu
  • YUSSIF Bashiratu
  • Department of Nutrition Sciences, School of Allied Health Sciences, University for Development Studies, Tamale, Ghana.
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AGBOZO Faith
  • AGBOZO Faith
  • Department of Community and Family Health, School of Public Health, University of Health and Allied Sciences, Ghana.
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  •  Received: 04 October 2021
  •  Accepted: 22 April 2022
  •  Published: 31 January 2023

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