Prevalence, incidence, and trends of childhood overweight/obesity in Sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic scoping review

Background The growing burden of non-communicable diseases (NDC), particularly in low-and middle-income countries, poses a significant threat to global health. Obesity and overweight constitute major risk factors of NCDs such as heart diseases, diabetes, and kidney disease, and as a result, contribu...

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Published in:	Archives of public health = Archives belges de santé publique Vol. 78; no. 1; pp. 109 - 20
Main Authors:	Danquah, Frederick Inkum, Ansu-Mensah, Monica, Bawontuo, Vitalis, Yeboah, Matilda, Kuupiel, Desmond
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	London BioMed Central 29.10.2020 BioMed Central Ltd Springer Nature B.V BMC
Subjects:	Age Analysis Body composition Body mass index Cardiovascular diseases Childhood Children & youth Childrens health Communicable diseases Epidemiology Global health Global Nutrition Health aspects Health Informatics Health Policy Health Services Research Heart diseases Incidence Kidney diseases Medicine Medicine & Public Health Morbidity Obesity Obesity in children Overweight Prevalence Public Health Quality of life Risk factors Trends World health Cameroon Tanzania South Africa Uganda Ghana Kenya Nigeria Sub-Saharan Africa Obesity Prevalence Childhood Sub-Sahara Africa Trends Overweight Incidence
ISSN:	2049-3258, 0778-7367, 2049-3258
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