13 research outputs found
Prevalence of obesity among Nigerian school children
The prevalence of obesity among 457 school children in the age group 6-19 years is 3.2% for males and 5.1% for females based on weight for age. 3.7% males and 3.3% females were classified as obese when triceps skinfold thickness was used as the basis of obesity. Preventable socio-economic factors are responsible for the high prevalence of obesity among, Nigerian school children. This the first study of prevalence of obesity among Nigerian school children.
Infant Feeding and Lactational Amenorrhea in Sagamu, Nigeria
Five hundred and twenty educated, breastfeeding women in Sagamu,
Nigeria, were observed prospectively in order to describe their infant
feeding practices and to determine whether any predictors of the return
of menses could be identified. The women remained amenorrheic for seven
months. Compared with similarly selected women in other countries, they
regularly fed their infants with supplements from a very early age, yet
breastfeeding frequency and duration did not decline dramatically.
Semi-solid food was introduced at about four months and such
supplementation, as well as earlier supplementation with
milk/milk-based feedings, was associated with the return of menses. The
median duration of abstinence was about four months but the mean may
have been much longer. No woman became pregnant until her infant was
weaned. (Afr J Reprod Health 2002; 6[2]: 39-50