High prevalence of overall overweight/obesity and abdominal obesity amongst adolescents: An emerging nutritional problem in rural high schools in Limpopo Province, South Africa

High prevalence of overall overweight/obesity and abdominal obesity amongst adolescents: An emerging nutritional problem in rural high schools in Limpopo Province, South Africa

Background: As the gap in nutritional profiles between urban and rural rapidly reduces because of nutrition transition, rural adolescents are likely to engage in urban lifestyle behaviours. Aim: The study determined the prevalence of overweight/obesity amongst adolescents in rural high schools and...

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Main Authors: Sego Debeila, Perpetua Modjadji, Sphiwe Madiba
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AOSIS 2021-05-01
Series:African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine
Subjects:
overweight and obesity
socio-demography
nutrition knowledge
dietary practices
high school adolescents
rural south africa
Online Access:https://phcfm.org/index.php/phcfm/article/view/2596

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