Adolescent Obesity Prevention in Botswana: Beliefs and Recommendations of School Personnel

Journal of School Nursing

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 220-229

  Shaibu, Sheila ^a   Holsten, Joanna E ^b   Stettler, Nicolas ^c   Maruapula, Segametsi D ^a   Jackson, Jose C ^a   Malete, Leapetswe ^a   Mokone, George ^a   Wrotniak, Brian H ^b   Compher, Charlene W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOTSWANA   (Botswana)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Botswana; intervention; obesity; overweight; qualitative; school

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BOTSWANA; CATERING SERVICE; CULTURAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MANPOWER; METHODOLOGY; NUTRITION; OBESITY; PARENT; PERCEPTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL; SEX RATIO; SOCIAL CLASS; STANDARD; STATISTICS; STUDENT;

ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BOTSWANA; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; FOOD SERVICES; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; NUTRITION SURVEYS; OBESITY; PARENTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCHOOLS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; STUDENTS;

EID: 84865285151     PISSN: 10598405     EISSN: 15468364     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1059840511429003     Document Type: Article

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