Elevated blood pressure among adolescents in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis

A Chen, L Waite, AO Mocumbi, YK Chan… - The Lancet Global …, 2023 - thelancet.com
Background More people from sub-Saharan Africa aged between 20 years and 60 years are
affected by end-organ damage due to underlying hypertension than people in high-income …

A scoping review on biopsychosocial predictors of mental health among older adults

N Murniati, B Al Aufa, D Kusuma, S Kamso - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
This review aims to map the available evidence on biopsychosocial predictors of elderly
mental health. The articles were independently screened in three selected databases …

Physical activity, sedentary behaviour, weight status, and body composition among South African primary schoolchildren

M Gerber, C Lang, J Beckmann, R du Randt… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Background: Over the past decades, childhood overweight has increased in many African
countries. We examined the relationship between sedentary behaviour, moderate-to …

Perceived risks of COVID-19, attitudes towards preventive guidelines and impact of the lockdown on students in Uganda: A cross-sectional study

N Niba Rawlings, EA Akwah, J Musisi, K Awanchiri… - PLoS …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Background This study explored students' perceptions of COVID-19 risks and preventive
measures and assessed the impacts of the national lockdown on students in Uganda …

Nutritional quality, functional property and acceptability of maize (Zea mays) based complementary foods enriched with defatted groundnut (Arachis hypogea L.) and …

OS Ijarotimi - Food Production, Processing and Nutrition, 2022 - Springer
Traditional complementary foods in Africa are cereal-based, low in nutrient-density; hence,
causing severe-acute-malnutrition. This study was aimed to formulate and evaluate …

Trends of overweight and obesity prevalence in school-aged children among Henan Province from 2000 to 2019

Y Zhang, H Lou, Y Huang, R Wang, X Wen… - Frontiers in Public …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Objectives Overweight and obesity are harmful to human health. However, the latest trends
of Chinese childhood overweight and obesity prevalence are not available. The aim of this …

The impact of low socioeconomic status on progression of chronic kidney disease in low-and lower middle-income countries

EK Tannor, OU Chika, IG Okpechi - Seminars in Nephrology, 2022 - Elsevier
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is increasing in prevalence and is associated with increased
morbidity and mortality, especially in low-and lower middle-income countries (LLMICs). Risk …

Body image perception and physical activity behavior among adult population: Application of trans-theoretical model of behavior change

M Mahdifar, SB Tavakoly Sany, H Tehrani, V Ghavami… - Plos one, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Background The human body changes during life, but research on how sociodemographic
characteristics and physical activity (PA) related to all aspects of body image are still unclear …

Association between objectively determined physical activity levels and body composition in 6–8-Year-Old children from a black South African population: BC–IT …

CM Sedumedi, X Janssen, JJ Reilly, HS Kruger… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Physical inactivity in children is a global pandemic in parallel with increasing obesity
prevalence. However, studies assessing the association between physical activity (PA) and …

Shared correlates of maternal and childhood overweight in Cameroon: a cross-sectional analysis of demographic and health survey data

L Tatah, LE Bain, E Kongnyuy, F Assah, JC Mbanya - BMC public health, 2023 - Springer
Background Overweight parents are likelier to bear overweight babies, who are likelier to
grow into overweight adults. Understanding the shared risks of being overweight between …