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Prevalence and correlates of abdominal obesity among adults in Uganda: findings from a national cross-sectional, population based survey 2014

Crossref DOI link: https://doi.org/10.1186/s40608-018-0217-1

Published Online: 2018-12-03

Published Print: 2018-12

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Authors

Kabwama, Steven Ndugwa https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0354-9571
Kirunda, Barbara

Mutungi, Gerald

Wesonga, Ronald

Bahendeka, Silver K.

Guwatudde, David
Funding

Funding for this research was provided by:

Government of Uganda

United Nations Development Program

World Diabetes Foundation

World Health Organization
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Article History

Received: 26 June 2018

Accepted: 6 November 2018

First Online: 3 December 2018

Ethics approval and consent to participate

: Written informed consent was sought from each participant prior to conducting any study procedures. The study was also reviewed and approved by the Institutional Review Committee of Nsambya Hospital, Kampala, Uganda, and registered with the Uganda National Council for Science and Technology.

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