Relationships between social spending and childhood obesity in OECD countries: an ecological study

Objectives The burden of childhood obesity is clustered among children in low-socioeconomic groups. Social spending on children—public welfare expenditure on families and education—may curb childhood obesity by reducing socioeconomic disadvantages. The objective of this study was to examine the rela...

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Main Authors: Ahmed Taher Masoud, Mohamed Sayed Zaazouee, Sarah Makram Elsayed, Khaled Mohamed Ragab, Esraa M Kamal, Yusra T Alnasser, Ahmed Assar, Anas Z Nourelden, Loai J Istatiah, Mohamed M Abd-Elgawad, Ahmed T Abdelsattar, Ahmed A Sofy, Doaa G Hegazy, Victor Z Femía, Adriana R Mendonça, Fatma M Sayed, Ahmed Elmoursi, Alaa Alareidi, Ahmed K Abd-Eltawab, Mohamed Abdelmonem, Omar M Mohammed, EzzEldeen A Derballa, Kareem A El-Fas, Mohamed M. Abdel-Daim, Abdelrahman I. Abushouk
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2021-02-01
Series:BMJ Open
Online Access:https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/11/2/e044205.full