Pattern and determinants of obesity among adolescent females in private and public schools in the Olorunda Local Government area of Osun State, Nigeria: A comparative study

Journal of Public Health in Africa

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 45-49

  Ojofeitimi, Ebenezer Olubanji ^a   Olugbenga Bello, Adenike Iyanuoluwa ^a   Adekanle, Daniel Adebode ^a   Adeomi, Adeleye A ^a  

^a LADOKE AKINTOLA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Determinants; Girls; Obesity; Overweight; Pattern; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH; ADOLESCENT OBESITY; ADULT; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BODY MASS; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; GIRL; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NIGERIA; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 85007290167     PISSN: 20389922     EISSN: 20389930     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4081/jphia.2011.e11     Document Type: Article

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