The health and economic impact and cost effectiveness of interventions for the prevention and control of overweight and obesity in Kenya: a stakeholder engaged …

MN Wanjau, LW Kivuti-Bitok, LN Aminde… - Cost Effectiveness and …, 2023 - Springer
Background The global increase in mean body mass index has resulted in a substantial
increase of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), including in many low-and middle-income …

The avoidable disease burden associated with overweight and obesity in Kenya: A modelling study

MN Wanjau, LN Aminde, JL Veerman - Eclinicalmedicine, 2022 - thelancet.com
Background Globally, there is a rising burden of non-communicable diseases related to high
body mass index (BMI). Estimation of the magnitude of the avoidable disease burden related …

The social and environmental factors impacting the motivation of adolescents for weight control, why and how? A qualitative study

L Shams, F Shafiei, Z Sadremomtaz - BMC nutrition, 2024 - Springer
Introduction Overweight and obesity are common problems among teenagers regardless of
ethnicity, race, and socio-economic status. Therefore, this study aims to explore the social …

Development of a facilitator guide for nutrition education on overweight and obesity in the eastern region of Ghana

SB Kushitor, EK Colecraft - African Journal of Food, Agriculture, Nutrition …, 2023 - ajol.info
Overweight and obesity are global public health problems. Although overweight and obesity
are high in urban areas, the prevalence of overweight and obesity is increasing steadily in …

A Multi-level Analysis on Implementation of Low-Cost IVF in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Case Study of Uganda.

MJ Mutumba Nakalembe - 2023 - uwspace.uwaterloo.ca
Introduction: Globally, infertility is a major reproductive disease that affects an estimated 186
million people worldwide. In Sub-Saharan Africa, the burden of infertility is considerably …

Potential health and economic impact of achieving Kenya's overweight and obesity reduction target: a modelling study

MN Wanjau, LN Aminde… - BMJ Public Health, 2024 - bmjpublichealth.bmj.com
Introduction Kenya has adopted the WHO target of halting the rise of overweight, including
obesity, by 2025. This paper assesses the potential impact of achieving the set target on …

Emotional Eating, Nutritional Knowledge, and Socioeconomic Status as Predictors of Body Mass Index

T Buss - 2024 - search.proquest.com
Obesity is an ill-health condition that can lead to other ill-health conditions such as
cardiovascular disease, high blood pressure, asthma, type 2 diabetes, and some types of …