Prevalence of overweight and obesity and associated factors among women of childbearing age in Brazil.
CONCLUSION: The results showed an association between excess weight and sociodemographic factors, both determinants of general and reproductive health history. Implementation of effective public health policies is necessary to prevent unfavorable outcomes related to the health of women of childbearing age with excess weight.
PMID: 33500016 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Public Health Nutrition - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Lyrio AO, Souza ES, Conceição SDS, Batista JET, Brito SM, Gomes Filho IS, Figueiredo ACMG, da Cruz SS Tags: Public Health Nutr Source Type: research
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