Community-based interventions targeting multiple forms of malnutrition among adolescents in low-income and middle-income countries: protocol for a scoping review
David Guwatudde,
Ina Danquah,
Elisabetta Ferrero,
Yemane Berhane,
Ali Sie,
Clarisse Dah,
Jabulani Ncayiyana,
Mosa Moshabela,
Shannon McMahon,
Jacob Burns,
Wafaie W. Fawzi,
Michael Laxy,
Japhet Killewo,
Deda Ogum Alangea,
Bruno Sunguya,
Sara Pedron,
Amani Tinkasimile,
Uttara Partap,
Adi Lukas Kurniawan,
Marijana Ranisavljev,
Sachin Shinde,
Sergej Ostojic,
Ntombizodumo Mkwanazi,
Christine Neumann,
Shuyan Liu,
Mary Mwanyika Sando,
Ayoade Oduola,
Adom Manu,
Jan A.C. Hontelez,
Magda Rosenmöller,
Irene Brandt,
Matthias Kern,
Joy Mauti,
Hanna Y. Berhane,
Mashavu Yussuf,
Innocent Yusufu,
Laetitia Paumard,
Millogo Ourohiré,
Erick Agure,
Tiwatayo Lasebikan,
Marina Taonda,
Sylvain Somé,
Katian Napon,
Moussa Ouédraogo
Affiliations
David Guwatudde
Ina Danquah
Elisabetta Ferrero
Department of Global Health and Population, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Yemane Berhane
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Addis Continental Institute of Public Health, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Ali Sie
Clarisse Dah
Jabulani Ncayiyana
Mosa Moshabela
Shannon McMahon
Jacob Burns
Wafaie W. Fawzi
Department of Global Health and Population, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Michael Laxy
Japhet Killewo
Deda Ogum Alangea
Department of Population, Family, and Reproductive Health, School of Public Health, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana
Bruno Sunguya
Sara Pedron
Amani Tinkasimile
Uttara Partap
Department of Global Health and Population, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Adi Lukas Kurniawan
Heidelberg Institute of Global Health, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
Marijana Ranisavljev
Faculty of Sport and Physical Education, University of Novi Sad, Novi Sad, Serbia
Sachin Shinde
Department of Global Health and Population, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Sergej Ostojic
Faculty of Medicine, University of Novi Sad, Novi Sad, Serbia
Ntombizodumo Mkwanazi
Research Division, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa
Christine Neumann
Heidelberg Institute of Global Health, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
Shuyan Liu
Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Peking University People’s Hospital & Beijing Key Laboratory for Rheumatism Mechanism and Immune Diagnosis (BZ0135), Beijing, China
Mary Mwanyika Sando
Ayoade Oduola
Adom Manu
School of Public Health, University of Ghana, Legon, Ghana
Background Adolescent malnutrition is a significant public health challenge in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs), with long-term consequences for health and development. Community-based interventions have the potential to address multiple forms of malnutrition and improve the health outcomes of adolescents. However, there is a limited understanding of the content, implementation and effectiveness of these interventions. This scoping review aims to synthesise evidence on community-based interventions targeting multiple forms of malnutrition among adolescents in LMICs and describe their effects on nutrition and health.Methods and analysis A comprehensive search strategy will be implemented in multiple databases including MEDLINE (through PubMed), Embase, CENTRAL (through Cochrane Library) and grey literature, covering the period from 1 January 2000 to 14 July 2023. We will follow the Participants, Concept and Context model to design the search strategy. The inclusion criteria encompass randomised controlled trials and quasi-experimental studies focusing on adolescents aged 10–19 years. Various types of interventions, such as micronutrient supplementation, nutrition education, feeding interventions, physical activity and community environment interventions, will be considered. Two reviewers will perform data extraction independently, and, where relevant, risk of bias assessment will be conducted using standard Cochrane risk-of-bias tools. We will follow the PRISMA Extension for Scoping Reviews checklist while reporting results.Ethics and dissemination The scope of this scoping review is restricted to publicly accessible databases that do not require prior ethical approval for access. The findings of this review will be shared through publications in peer-reviewed journals, and presentations at international and regional conferences and stakeholder meetings in LMICs.Scoping review registration The final protocol was registered prospectively with the Open Science Framework on 19 July 2023 (https://osf.io/t2d78).
