Overweight/obesity among school aged children in Bahir Dar City: cross sectional study

Overweight/obesity among school aged children in Bahir Dar City: cross sectional study

Abstract Background Developing countries, including Ethiopia are experiencing a double burden of malnutrition. There is limited information about prevalence of overweight/obesity among school aged children in Ethiopia particularly in Bahir Dar city. Hence this study aimed to assess the prevalence of...

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Main Authors: Teferi Mekonnen, Amare Tariku, Solomon Mekonnen Abebe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-01-01
Series:Italian Journal of Pediatrics
Subjects:
Overweight
Obesity
School aged children
Body mass index for age
Ethiopia
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13052-018-0452-6

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