Biocultural determinants of overweight-obesity among adult women experiencing the nutritional transition in the Democratic Republic of Congo
In order to properly guide public health policies, public authorities in the DRC should consider the main findings of this original study, which identify how socio-demographic and socio-ecological factors contribute jointly to the rising prevalence of overweight-obesity in the country.
Authors
- Patrick Pasquet (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7017-3068)
- Norbert Amougou
- Souheila Abbeddou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1363-0170)
- Emmanuel Cohen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5643-1473)
- Clémence Elmira
- Wakenge Wakilongo
- Lucie Vanhoutte (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8502-0830)
- Muko Mubagwa
Institutions
- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (FR)
- Université Paris Cité (FR)
- Ghent University (BE)
- Éco-Anthropologie (FR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Nutrition
- Published
- 2024-11-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fnut.2024.1341710
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.54
Funders
- Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle