Assessing the prevalence of obesity and measures to control it among females.
The present exploratory study design was considered appropriate for the study to assess the prevalence of obesity. An interview schedule was prepared to collect the data. Health promotion model was the base for the conceptual frame work. Data was collected from 150 females between the age of 26-50 years from the Ahata Mohammed Tahir near Christian Medical College and Hospital, Ludhiana, Punjab. Data was collected using purposive sampling technique. Analysis and interpretation was done according to the objective of the study. The data was analysed by calculating percentage, mean and standard deviation.
College of Nursing, St Stephen's Hospital, Tis Hazari, Delhi.
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D000328:Adult; D003152:Community Health Nursing; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009765:Obesity / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000451:nursing* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D015995:Prevalence