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Pakistan – Karachi
   
 

Identifying the burden and managing obesity in senior and junior high schools


Principal investigator

Prof. Lubna A. Baig, MBBS, FCPS, MPH, MMEd

Co-principal investigator

Prof. DS Akram, MD, MPH, Diplomat ABP

Intervention type

School-based intervention

Targeted population

Students ages 9-19

Target factors

Risk factors    Diseases 
  • Smoking
  • Diet/nutrition
  • Physical inactivity
  

Purpose/Goals

To identify the prevalence of obesity and to assess efficacy and efficiency in lifestyle modification in adolescents from different societal strata.