To identify school community readiness to adopt a school-based adolescent nutrition intervention.

Cross-sectional study: mixed-methods design. The community readiness model was used to guide instrument development and qualitative analysis. Quantitative data are presented using descriptive statistics. Each statement was rated on a seven-point Likert scale, thereby producing scores between 1 (strongly disagree) and 7 (strongly agree).

Ten of the twenty current public secondary schools in Bogor, Indonesia.

Ninety teachers and ten school principals.

Eating behaviour problem awareness was present among all participants; awareness of efforts to improve eating habits was also present, but these efforts were perceived as having low efficacy; support from the City Education Authority and Health Authority was present, but the support type did not match the perceived needs; nutrition education had not been implemented across the entire school community due to competing priorities; existing nutrition policies did not provide concrete scenarios and clear guidelines for nutrition-friendly schools; the availability and accessibility of healthy foods at schools were considered to be key factors in improved adolescent nutrition; positive attitudes existed among respondents towards the implementation of various nutrition programmes, and the median and mode were seven in all types of school-based intervention.

The school community readiness level regarding school-based adolescent nutrition interventions is currently in the action phase, implying that community leaders have begun organising efforts to address issues in adolescent nutrition and are aware of their consequences. Future support should be directed towards improving existing efforts and offering concrete ideas and clear policy guidelines for implementation.

Global evidence has shown that behaviour acquired during adolescence often lasts into adulthood. Diet quality of and malnutrition in Indonesian adolescents is a neglected area of research. The current study reviews all studies related to eating behaviour in Indonesian adolescents to support evidence-based policy to improve diets.

We searched electronic databases (six international and one local), from January 2000 to April 2018. The search terms used were (1) prevalence (prevalence OR number* OR case*, incidence OR survey), (2) adolescents (adolescen* OR school-age OR young adult), (3) Indonesia (Indonesia*) and (4) eating pattern (eat* OR fruit OR vegetable OR food recall OR food OR frequenc* OR consumption OR dietary intake). Articles were assessed against a critical appraisal tool.

Indonesia.

10–19 years.

We discovered 15 studies related to eating behaviour, 5 of which were secondary analyses of nationally representative surveys and one was a nationwide survey. Of the nine studies, one study was conducted in multiple cities, and the rest were conducted in a single city or smaller area. There were seven main topics from the included studies: nutrient adequacy, fruit and vegetable consumption, water and beverage intake, Na intake, breakfast habit, snacking frequency and western fast food consumption.

Adolescents consume inadequate amounts of protein, fruits and vegetables, and excessive amounts of Na and western fast food. Measures are needed to improve and motivate adolescents to adopt healthier eating patterns. Furthermore, there is a need to have one standard definition and measurement of eating behaviour in Indonesia.

The current study focuses on how adolescent girls in urban Indonesia accept technology in a social media (SM) campaign to promote healthy eating habits.

The study was a qualitative evaluation of the online campaign. In-depth interviews using semi-structured interview guidelines and focus group discussions were used to collect data. Data were analysed using a general inductive approach to provide simple and straightforward answers to our study questions.

The study was conducted in two urban areas in Indonesia: Jakarta and Jogjakarta.

Adolescent girls aged 16–19 years.

The SM campaign was perceived as beneficial for increasing participants’ knowledge. The campaign helped increase participants’ awareness of healthy diets and the health risks of unhealthy diets as well as increase their motivation to change their behaviour and avoid foods containing salt, sugar and excess fat. The participants perceived information from the online campaign as complete and trustworthy. Instagram was cited as the easiest platform to use, while the website was cited as having the most complete information. YouTube provided the best viewing experience but was considered a data-heavy platform. The barriers to change were perceptions of taste, limited choices for healthy but affordable ingredients and family-related factors.

The online nutrition campaign was well accepted by Indonesian urban adolescent females and motivated them to act to protect their health. Future nutrition-related SM campaigns aimed at this demographic should focus on platforms with the greatest benefit and ease of use.