Community readiness for adolescents' overweight and obesity prevention is low in urban South Africa: a case study.
Rebecca PradeillesEmily K RoushamShane A NorrisJoanna M KestenPaula L GriffithsPublished in: BMC public health (2016)
Religious leaders recognised that they act as role models within the community and thus have a role to play in improving adolescent health. They have some knowledge about the overweight/obesity issue and some of the resources could be made available to support overweight/obesity prevention-related initiatives. However, the low community knowledge of efforts and the negative prevailing attitude of the community towards overweight and obesity highlight the need to increase awareness of this issue prior to implementing initiatives on overweight and obesity prevention.
Keyphrases
- healthcare
- mental health
- weight loss
- weight gain
- quality improvement
- south africa
- young adults
- insulin resistance
- physical activity
- metabolic syndrome
- type diabetes
- public health
- body mass index
- high fat diet induced
- adipose tissue
- health information
- skeletal muscle
- climate change
- risk assessment
- hiv positive
- social media
- childhood cancer