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Nutritional knowledge is important because it helps battle malnutrition. A lack of knowledge regarding nutrition and unhealthy eating habits are linked to inadequate and unbalanced nutrition in adolescence. Unhealthy eating practices of adolescents may lead to health problems such as iron deficiency, eating disorders, obesity, under nutrition, and dental caries. Many studies that were conducted in Ethiopia have been only focused on nutritional status and associated factors. However, there is limited school- based studies on nutritional knowledge and associated factors. Furthermore, as far as researcher’s knowledge concerned there is no single study that was conducted particularly in the study area. |
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