Socio-demographic determinants of body mass index among school children in Ebonyi State, Nigeria
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Socio-demographic determinants of body mass index among school children in Ebonyi State, Nigeria
In different parts of the world, especially in developed countries, studies have shown that both the economic and social context of a child, including a school-age child, are associated with the body mass index (BMI).1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9 McKay et al.1 conducted a survey to examine the influence of economic and social context in relation to abnormal weight and the result showed that both social and...
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عنوان ژورنال: African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine
سال: 2018
ISSN: 2071-2936,2071-2928
DOI: 10.4102/phcfm.v10i1.1450