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Overnutrition and Associated Factors Among High School Adolescents in Mid COVID-19 Pandemic in Ethiopia: Neglected Public Health Concern.

Michael BelayAbdu OumerNeil AbdureshidAhmed Ale
Published in: Adolescent health, medicine and therapeutics (2022)
Overnutrition is a major emerging public health problem in eastern Ethiopia. School type, sex, sweet food preferences, habits of snacking, sedentary behaviors, and eating while watching TV were significantly associated with overnutrition. Therefore, public health strategies to curb overweight and obesity among high school adolescents are urgently needed in order to reduce the prevalence and its adverse complications.
Keyphrases
  • public health
  • high school
  • physical activity
  • young adults
  • risk factors
  • global health
  • weight loss
  • risk assessment
  • climate change