Spatial analysis of the prevalence of obesity and overweight among women in Ghana.
Killian Asampana AsosegaAtinuke Olusola AdebanjiIddrisu Wahab AbdulPublished in: BMJ open (2021)
The prevalence of overweight/obesity was high and spatially clustered in the southern, middle and coastal regions. Geographic specific and effective public health interventions and strategies are needed to address the growing morbidity burden associated with the rise in the average body sizes of reproductive women.
Keyphrases
- weight loss
- weight gain
- public health
- polycystic ovary syndrome
- insulin resistance
- risk factors
- physical activity
- metabolic syndrome
- type diabetes
- pregnancy outcomes
- high fat diet induced
- cervical cancer screening
- body mass index
- climate change
- breast cancer risk
- heavy metals
- adipose tissue
- pregnant women
- skeletal muscle
- human health
- risk assessment