Prevalence and factors associated with overweight and obesity among healthcare workers in Pejabat Kesihatan Daerah Melaka Tengah

• Main Authors: Syafiq Taib,, Siti Nor Mat,, Norzaher Ismail,, Fairuz Rahmat,, Noor Aizam Said,, Shamsul Azhar Shah,
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2019
• Online Access: http://journalarticle.ukm.my/14224/1/233-Article%20Text-1287-1-10-20191024.pdf; http://journalarticle.ukm.my/14224/; http://spaj.ukm.my/ijphr/index.php/ijphr/issue/view/25

Introduction Overweight and obesity are a serious public health problem globally. Healthcare workers in some countries have been reported to be having a high prevalence of being overweight despite them being well informed of the aetiology and risks of excessive body weight. However, the problem of...