Background: Weight has long been known to be a determinant of health and disease. Both
overweight and underweight are associated with health consequences. We report the …

ObjectiveTo examine the sociodemographic correlates of obesity among Ghanaian women.
DesignThe 2003 and 2008 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey data sets were used to …

Background: Reports have shown significant increase in the prevalence of obesity in
developing countries. There are limited representative data available from African countries …

Background The world is experiencing an alarming increase in prevalence of childhood
obesity. Despite this trend little is known about determinants of childhood obesity in …

Objective: To investigate factors associated with self-reported weight status of economically
active adults from the 4 major ethnic groups in South Africa. Design: Cross-sectional survey …

Introduction: In recent years, overweight and/or obesity among children and adolescents
have emerged as a global epidemic. Overweight and/or obesity during adolescence …

Background Factors influencing the increasing prevalence of overweight/obesity among
children and adolescents in sub-Saharan Africa remain unclear. We assessed the …

Background Obesity has become a disease of global public health concern in both
developing and developed countries. We investigated the influence of socio-demographic …

Objective: The objective of this study was: 1) to determine the anthropometric profile of
adults in Mamre, a small town in South Africa, which has a population of mixed ancestry (" …

Background Targeted public health response to obesity in Nigeria is relatively low due to
limited epidemiologic understanding. We aimed to estimate nationwide and sub-national …