Spatial distribution of underweight, overweight and obesity among women and children: Results from the 2011 Uganda demographic and health survey

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 10, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 4967-4981

  Turi, Kedir N ^a   Christoph, Mary J ^a   Grigsby Toussaint, Diana S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Geographic information systems; Obesity; Spatial epidemiology; Sub Saharan Africa; Uganda

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH; DEMOGRAPHIC SURVEY; DEVELOPING WORLD; EPIDEMIOLOGY; GIS; HEALTH SURVEY; OBESITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONFLICT; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBESITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL STATUS; UGANDA; UNDERWEIGHT; URBAN AREA;

UGANDA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; OVERWEIGHT; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; THINNESS; UGANDA; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84885918226     PISSN: 16617827     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph10104967     Document Type: Article

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