Feasibility of a peer-supported, WhatsApp-assisted, lifestyle modification intervention for weight reduction among adults in an urban slum of Karachi, Pakistan: a mixed-methods, single-group, pretest–post-test, quasi-experimental study

Feasibility of a peer-supported, WhatsApp-assisted, lifestyle modification intervention for weight reduction among adults in an urban slum of Karachi, Pakistan: a mixed-methods, single-group, pretest–post-test, quasi-experimental study

Objectives This pilot study assessed whether a peer-supported, WhatsApp-assisted lifestyle modification intervention for weight reduction is feasible to execute a definitive trial.Design A mixed-methods, single group, pretest and post-test, quasi-experimental study.Setting Azam Basti, an urban slum...

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Main Authors: Romaina Iqbal, Iqbal Azam, Amna Rehana Siddiqui, Ali Jaffar, Sabahat Naz, Kaniz Amna Haider, Umber Khan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2023-08-01
Series:BMJ Open
Online Access:https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/13/8/e070913.full

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