title: Obesity: as rural females perceive it.
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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Community Medicine, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Sawangi, Meghe, Wardha.
authors.forename: R R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Tiwari
authors.forename: V V
authors.initials: VV
authors.lastname: Wagh
authors.forename: V Y
authors.initials: VY
authors.lastname: Babar
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D015992:Body Mass Index; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003710:Demography; D016021:Epidemiologic Studies; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009765:Obesity / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology*; D015995:Prevalence; D012424:Rural Population; D012649:Self Concept