Individual and environmental factors associated with overweight among children in primary schools in Ghana

Description

Philosophiae Doctor - PhD / Overweight/obesity is a risk factor for non-communicable diseases such as cardiovascular
diseases, diabetes, and some cancers. Obesity in childhood is known to predict later obesity in
adolescence and adulthood. Understanding the factors associated with overweight/obesity
among children may present an opportunity for timely and appropriate interventions in the
African setting.

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1. http://hdl.handle.net/11394/7645

Tags

Overweight

Obesity

School children

Meta-analysis

Ghana

Additional Fields

Identifer	oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:uwc/oai:etd.uwc.ac.za:11394/7645
Date	January 2019
Creators	Adom, Theodosia
Contributors	Puoane, Thandi, Kengne, André Pascal, De Villiers, Anniza
Publisher	University of Western Cape
Source Sets	South African National ETD Portal
Language	English
Detected Language	English
Rights	University of Western Cape