TY - JOUR AU - Atuahene, Margaret AU - Ganle, John Kuumuori AU - Adjuik, Martin AU - Atuahene, Nana Frema AU - Kampitib, Grace Billi PY - 2017 DA - 2017/06/01 TI - Overweight and obesity prevalence among public servants in Nadowli district, Ghana, and associated risk factors: a cross-sectional study JO - BMC Obesity SP - 15 VL - 4 IS - 1 AB - Globally, overweight and obesity are becoming a mounting concern, impacting negatively on the health of populations especially in low-income settings. However, there is paucity of epidemiological information available in Ghana to support intervention activities. We conducted a study among public servants to estimate overweight/obesity, hypertension and diabetes prevalence and associated risk factors. SN - 2052-9538 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s40608-017-0153-5 DO - 10.1186/s40608-017-0153-5 ID - Atuahene2017 ER -