Weight perceptions, weight management practices, and nutritional status of emerging adults living in the Accra Metropolis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Many young people have a tendency to be concerned about their physical appearance and undertake practices in order to achieve certain body ideals. There is however limited information from developing countries on the weight perceptions of emerging adults (i.e. individuals leaving the adolescence life stage and preparing to take on adulthood) and whether these opinions influence their nutritional status and weight management practices. This study sought to assess emerging adults' nutritional status, their weight perceptions and the methods they use to manage their weight.

Methods

This study was cross-sectional, involving emerging adults (N = 192) recruited at shopping areas in the Accra Metropolis of Ghana. A pretested questionnaire was used to collect infor

SUBMITTER: Quaidoo EY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7050933 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature