Dietary, social, and environmental determinants of obesity in Kenyan women

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 88-97

  Steyn, Nelia P ^a   Parker, Whadi ah ^a   Nel, Johanna H ^b   Ayah, Rosemary ^c   Mbithe, Dorcus ^d  

^a HUMAN SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^b STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^c UNILEVER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^d KENYATTA UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

Author keywords

BMI; determinants; dietary intake; Kenya; obesity; overweight

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CALORIC INTAKE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; KENYA; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIOECONOMICS; URBAN POPULATION; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ENERGY INTAKE; FEMALE; HUMANS; KENYA; NUTRITION POLICY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; URBAN POPULATION; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 79952260866     PISSN: 14034948     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1403494810384426     Document Type: Article

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