Aspects of knowledge, attitudes and practices of medical practitioners on obesity and weight management in three urban centres in Kenya

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dc.contributor.advisorLabadarios, D.
dc.contributor.advisorVisser, J.
dc.contributor.authorOjwang, Alice AChiengen_ZA
dc.contributor.otherUniversity of Stellenbosch. Faculty of Health Sciences. Dept. of Interdisciplinary Health Sciences. Human Nutrition.
dc.date.accessioned2006-11-15T06:55:29Zen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2010-06-01T09:06:44Z
dc.date.available2006-11-15T06:55:29Zen_ZA
dc.date.available2010-06-01T09:06:44Z
dc.date.issued2005-12en_ZA
dc.descriptionThesis (MNutr (Interdisciplinarty Health Sciences. Human Nutrition))--University of Stellenbosch, 2005.
dc.description.abstractObjectives: 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.en_ZA
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dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/3118
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherStellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch
dc.rights.holderUniversity of Stellenbosch
dc.subjectPhysicians -- Kenyaen
dc.subjectObesity -- Treatmenten
dc.subjectReducing diets -- Evaluationen
dc.subjectDissertations -- Nutritionen
dc.subjectTheses -- Nutritionen
dc.titleAspects of knowledge, attitudes and practices of medical practitioners on obesity and weight management in three urban centres in Kenyaen_ZA
dc.typeThesisen_ZA
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