1. Obesity: as rural females perceive it.
- Author
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Tiwari RR, Wagh VV, and Babar VY
- Subjects
- Adolescent, Adult, Body Mass Index, Cross-Sectional Studies, Demography, Epidemiologic Studies, Female, Humans, India epidemiology, Middle Aged, Obesity prevention & control, Prevalence, Self Concept, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, Obesity epidemiology, Obesity psychology, Rural Population
- Abstract
Out of 318 rural females studied, 17.3% were found to be obese. Most of them are aware of their obese status except for 10.9% who were unaware. Majority of the females considered eating more, childbirth and reduced activity as the possible cause of their obesity and also obesity in other persons. Though 48.1% and 33.6% of the females mentioned dieting and exercise/walking respectively as the method of prevention still 52.5% mentioned that medicine is the only method for prevention of obesity. Regarding remedy of obesity again 48.4% females mentioned medicine as the method.
- Published
- 1998