Urban-rural and geographic differences in overweight and obesity in four sub-Saharan African adult populations: a multi-country cross-sectional study

• Main Authors: IkeOluwapo O. Ajayi (Author), Clement Adebamowo (Author), Hans-Olov Adami (Author), Shona Dalal (Author), Megan B. Diamond (Author), Francis Bajunirwe (Author), David Guwatudde (Author), Marina Njelekela (Author), Joan Nankya-Mutyoba (Author), Faraja S. Chiwanga (Author), Jimmy Volmink (Author), Robert Kalyesubula (Author), Carien Laurence (Author), Todd G. Reid (Author), Douglas Dockery (Author), David Hemenway (Author), Donna Spiegelman (Author), Michelle D. Holmes (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2016-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Overweight and obesity are on the rise in developing countries including sub-Saharan Africa. We undertook a four-country survey to show the collective burden of these health conditions as they occur currently in sub-Saharan Africa and to determine the differences between urban an...