Beliefs and attitudes to obesity, its risk factors and consequences in a Xhosa community : a qualitative study
Background: The issue of obesity is an important one because in some communities obesity is perceived in many ways such that it is not recognised as a problem as typified by the black community of Khayelitsha with high levels of obesity and associated diseases but low levels of concern and recogn...
Main Author: | Akinrinlola, Olatunbosun A. |
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Other Authors: | Blitz, Julia |
Language: | en_ZA |
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Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch
2015
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/97211 |
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