Potential health and economic impact of achieving Kenya’s overweight and obesity reduction target: a modelling study
Introduction Kenya has adopted the WHO target of halting the rise of overweight, including obesity, by 2025. This paper assesses the potential impact of achieving the set target on health, healthcare cost and productivity.Methods We used a proportional multistate life table model (Kenya Obesity Mode...
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Main Authors: | J Lennert Veerman, Leopold Ndemnge Aminde, Mary Njeri Wanjau |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMJ Publishing Group
2024-04-01
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Series: | BMJ Public Health |
Online Access: | https://bmjpublichealth.bmj.com/content/2/1/e000566.full |
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