Urban-rural and geographic differences in overweight and obesity in four sub-Saharan African adult populations: a multi-country cross-sectional study

BMC Public Health

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 1-13

  Ajayi, IkeOluwapo O ^a   Adebamowo, Clement ^b,c   Adami, Hans Olov ^d,e   Dalal, Shona ^e   Diamond, Megan B ^e   Bajunirwe, Francis ^f   Guwatudde, David ^g   Njelekela, Marina ^h   Nankya Mutyoba, Joan ^g   Chiwanga, Faraja S ⁱ   Volmink, Jimmy ^j,k   Kalyesubula, Robert ^g   Laurence, Carien ^k   Reid, Todd G ^e   Dockery, Douglas ^e   Hemenway, David ^e   Spiegelman, Donna ^e   Holmes, Michelle D ^e,l  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

^b INSTITUTE OF HUMAN VIROLOGY NIGERIA   (Nigeria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^d KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^e HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^f MBARARA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Uganda)

^g MAKERERE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Uganda)

^h MUHIMBILI UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH AND ALLIED SCIENCES   (Tanzania)

ⁱ MUHIMBILI NATIONAL HOSPITAL   (Tanzania)

^j SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^k UNIVERSITY OF STELLENBOSCH   (South Africa)

^l BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

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Author keywords

Nigeria; Prevalence of obesity and overweight; risk factors for over nutrition; South Africa; Sub Saharan Africa; Tanzania; Uganda

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BODY MASS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; RURAL POPULATION; SOUTH AFRICA; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TANZANIA; UGANDA; URBAN POPULATION;

ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; PREVALENCE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK FACTORS; RURAL POPULATION; SOUTH AFRICA; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; TANZANIA; UGANDA; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 84992731375     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12889-016-3789-z     Document Type: Article

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