Browsing by Subject "overweight"

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  • Anthropometric indices and cardiometabolic risk factors in a Ghanaian adolescent population 
    . Sirikyi, Ignatius H.; Eliason, Sebastian; Ghartey, Frank N.; Ekenam, Evans; Pereko, Kingsley K. A.; Okai, Emmanuel; Yiridong, Felix; Hagan, Oheneba C. K.; Nsiah, Paul (University of Cape Coast, 2020-10)
    Adolescent overweight and obesity is a public health concern globally, especially in lower- and middleincome countries where there is an additional burden of undernutrition. The prevalence of adolescent overweight/ 2obesity ...
  • KNOWLEDGE AND PERCEPTION AS DETERMINANTS OF OBESITY IN PERI-URBAN AND URBAN DISTRICTS OF GHANA 
    Nti, H.; Otoo, G. E.; Anderson, A. K.; Setorglo, J.; Steiner-Asiedu, M. (Journal of Community Nutrition & Health, 2013)
    Objective: To investigate the relationship between knowledge and perception of overweight/obesity, on obesity development. Method: This was a cross-sectional analytical study conducted in some peri-urban and urban communities ...
  • Perceived Ideal Body Size of Ghanaian Women– “Not too Skinny, but not too Fat” 
    Tuoyire, Derek Anamaale; Kumi-Kyereme, Akwasi; Amo-Adjei, Joshua; Doku, David Teye (Women and Health, 2018)
    Body size issues are gaining public health attention because of the fast rising epidemic of overweight and obesity across the globe. This study explored Ghanaian women’s subjective perceptions regarding ideal body size for ...
  • Perception of risk for hypertension and overweight/obesity in Cape Coast, Ghana 
    Tuoyire, Derek A.; McNair, Sarah; Debrah, Samuel A.; Duda, Rosemary B. (GHANA MEDICAL JOURNAL, 2018)
    Background: This study examined the association between perception of risk for hypertension and overweight/obesity. Design: Cross-sectional questionnaire-based survey Setting: Out-patient department of the Central Regional ...
  • Socio-demographic trends in overweight and obesity among parous and nulliparous women in Ghana 
    Tuoyire, Derek Anamaale; Kumi-Kyereme, Akwasi; Doku, David Teye (BMC Obesity, 2016)
    Background: Overweight and obesity are among the leading threats to global health because of their association with increased risk of morbidity and mortality. Much of the research on overweight and obesity among women ...
  • Television exposure and overweight/ obesity among women in Ghana 
    Tuoyire, Derek Anamaale (BMC Obesity, 2018)
    Background: Although the public health importance of the association between television (TV) viewing and obesity and/or related outcomes have been demonstrated in both cross-sectional and prospective studies elsewhere, ...