Obesity: as rural females perceive it.
Indian J Med Sci
;
1998 Jun; 52(6): 248-52
Article
Dans Anglais
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-68486
ABSTRACT
Out of 318 rural females studied, 17.3% were found to be obese. Most of them are aware of their obese status except for 10.9% who were unaware. Majority of the females considered eating more, childbirth and reduced activity as the possible cause of their obesity and also obesity in other persons. Though 48.1% and 33.6% of the females mentioned dieting and exercise/walking respectively as the method of prevention still 52.5% mentioned that medicine is the only method for prevention of obesity. Regarding remedy of obesity again 48.4% females mentioned medicine as the method.
Texte intégral:
Disponible
Indice:
IMSEAR (Asie du Sud-Est)
Sujet Principal:
Population rurale
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Concept du soi
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Femelle
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Humains
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Études épidémiologiques
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Indice de masse corporelle
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Démographie
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Connaissances, attitudes et pratiques en santé
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Prévalence
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Études transversales
Type d'étude:
Étude observationnelle
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Étude de prévalence
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Facteurs de risque
Pays comme sujet:
Asie
langue:
Anglais
Texte intégral:
Indian J Med Sci
Année:
1998
Type:
Article
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