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Vegetable consumption and promotion among school-age children and adolescents in West Africa: a systematic review and narrative synthesis
Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Food Studies, Nutrition and Dietetics. Department of Human Nutrition and Dietetics, Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike, Nigeria.ORCID iD: 0000-0003-1554-5970
2025 (English)In: British Journal of Nutrition, ISSN 0007-1145, E-ISSN 1475-2662, Vol. 133, no 3, p. 408-421Article, review/survey (Refereed) Published
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Low vegetable consumption among school-age children and adolescents puts them at risk of micronutrient malnutrition and non-communicable diseases. There is a dearth of synthesised literature on vegetable intake and interventions to promote increased consumption among this age group in West Africa. This study pooled evidence on vegetable consumption and interventions to promote vegetable consumption among school-age children and adolescents (6–19 years) in West Africa. Quantitative and qualitative studies from 2002 to 2023 were electronically searched in PubMed, African Journals Online (AJOL) and Google Scholar databases. The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses system was adhered to in reporting this review (PROSPERO ID: CRD42023444444). The Joanna Briggs Institute critical evaluation tool was used to appraise the quality of studies. Forty (40) studies met the search criteria out of n 5080 non-duplicated records. Meta-analysis was not possible due to high heterogeneity. Low vegetable consumption expressed in frequency or amounts was recorded among school-age children and adolescents in the reviewed studies. Intervention studies were mostly among adolescents; the most common type of intervention was the use of nutrition education. Insufficient evidence and high heterogeneity of studies reflect the need for more high-quality interventions using globally identified standards but applied contextually. School-age children appear to be an under-served population in West Africa with regard to nutrition interventions to promote vegetable consumption. There is a need for multi-component intervention studies that encourage vegetable consumption as a food group. Gardening, parental involvement, gamification and goal setting are promising components that could improve the availability, accessibility and consumption of vegetables.

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Cambridge University Press, 2025. Vol. 133, no 3, p. 408-421
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Vegetable intake, Nutrition interventions, Malnutrition, Children, Micronutrient, Food systems
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Nutrition and Dietetics
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URN: urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-549484DOI: 10.1017/s0007114524003301ISI: 001411600300001PubMedID: 39789789Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85215659696OAI: oai:DiVA.org:uu-549484DiVA, id: diva2:1934634
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