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Aspects of knowledge, attitudes and practices of medical practitioners on obesity and weight management in three urban centres in Kenya
Thesis (MNutr (Interdisciplinarty Health Sciences. Human Nutrition))--University of Stellenbosch, 2005.
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| author | Ojwang, Alice AChieng |
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| spelling | oai:scholar.sun.ac.za:10019.1/3118 Aspects of knowledge, attitudes and practices of medical practitioners on obesity and weight management in three urban centres in Kenya Ojwang, Alice AChieng Labadarios, D. Visser, J. University of Stellenbosch. Faculty of Health Sciences. Dept. of Interdisciplinary Health Sciences. Human Nutrition. Physicians -- Kenya Obesity -- Treatment Reducing diets -- Evaluation Dissertations -- Nutrition Theses -- Nutrition Thesis (MNutr (Interdisciplinarty Health Sciences. Human Nutrition))--University of Stellenbosch, 2005. Objectives: To determine aspects of knowledge, attitudes and practices of Medical Practitioners on obesity and weight management in three urban centres in Kenya. Research methods and procedures: A cross sectional survey of a randomly selected sample of 485 Medical Practitioners (MPs) from three urban centres in Kenya namely Nairobi, Mombasa and Kisumu was carried out. Four hundred and thirty (89% response) questionnaires were fully completed and returned. Data was gathered on the demographics of the study population; knowledge of nutrition and obesity; awareness of obesity as a health problem assessment, management (diet, exercise and pharmacology) and practices regarding obesity as well as if and how the MPs would like their knowledge of obesity improved. 2006-11-15T06:55:29Z 2010-06-01T09:06:44Z 2006-11-15T06:55:29Z 2010-06-01T09:06:44Z 2005-12 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/3118 en University of Stellenbosch 1086537 bytes application/pdf application/pdf Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch |
| spellingShingle | Physicians -- Kenya Obesity -- Treatment Reducing diets -- Evaluation Dissertations -- Nutrition Theses -- Nutrition Ojwang, Alice AChieng Aspects of knowledge, attitudes and practices of medical practitioners on obesity and weight management in three urban centres in Kenya |
| title | Aspects of knowledge, attitudes and practices of medical practitioners on obesity and weight management in three urban centres in Kenya |
| title_full | Aspects of knowledge, attitudes and practices of medical practitioners on obesity and weight management in three urban centres in Kenya |
| title_fullStr | Aspects of knowledge, attitudes and practices of medical practitioners on obesity and weight management in three urban centres in Kenya |
| title_full_unstemmed | Aspects of knowledge, attitudes and practices of medical practitioners on obesity and weight management in three urban centres in Kenya |
| title_short | Aspects of knowledge, attitudes and practices of medical practitioners on obesity and weight management in three urban centres in Kenya |
| title_sort | aspects of knowledge attitudes and practices of medical practitioners on obesity and weight management in three urban centres in kenya |
| topic | Physicians -- Kenya Obesity -- Treatment Reducing diets -- Evaluation Dissertations -- Nutrition Theses -- Nutrition |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/3118 |
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