… The global rise of overweight/obesity is primarily influenced by … determinants of overweight
and obesity among women of reproductive age in a rural Dikgale HDSS site, South Africa. …

… of combined overweight and obesity was found in black female … , with significant gender
and urban–rural differences. … environmental determinants of black South African women. …

… , Brazil, South Africa, India and Nigeria — by gender, and … and social determinants of health,
particularly poverty, and to … ; but also, although rural women had better measures of ideal …

… by indicators such as higher poverty and unemployment (Human … with obesity are linked to
factors, like age and gender, but … women than men are obese in South Africa and the obesity …

… forms of malnutrition, as well as the Global Action Plan for the … ) per capita, yet poverty and
inequality remain widespread, … of reproductive age obtained from previous Nigerian studies …

… halt the rise in obesity, one of the global voluntary targets outlined in … An obese South African
woman clearly described these … of gender equality and the empowerment of all women and …

… adults (B) and female obesity among adults (C). Data are … of factors that cause a different
relationship between obesity and … status may therefore be key in addressing the global obesity …

… and behavioural factors, gender, marital status, … Female nurses were found to be more
obese than the male ones. Generally in South Africa, females have been shown to be more obese …

… suggests that African ethnicity (p<0.001), male gender (p=… higher risk malnourished adolescent
girls prior to pregnancy to … of high poverty particularly on the eastern side of the country (…

… The SAMPI is based on the global Multidimensional Poverty … all of these diseases between
males and females. Participants … significant differences in relation to sex. Similar to this study, …