Research Journal of Clinical Pediatrics

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Alihonou F Author

alihonou@uwa.edu.au

Subjects of specialization
General Pediatrics, Neonatology, Development Pediatrics and Neuropsychology, Pediatri Critical Care, Adolescent Medicine

Affiliation
Professor, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Western Australia, Australia

Biography

I have done my sub-specialty training in Neuropsychiatry. Brain Injury Clinical Neuropsychology at the University of Tennessee, where he founded the Psychiatry General Clinical Research Center. General Pediatrics, Neonatology, Development Pediatrics and Neuropsychology, Pediatri Critical Care, Adolescent Medicine

Publications

Research Article Open Access

Overweight and Abdominal Obesity among School Children in Porto-Novo/Benin

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Alihonou F, Zohoun L, Bognon G, Padonou C, Bocovo M, Bagnan L, Enianloko N, Yacoubou A and Sagbo GG

Abstract Introduction: An increasingly higher prevalence of overweight and abdominal obesity among children is noted in developing countries, with all its serious consequences. Objective: Determine the prevalence and factors associated with overweight and abdominal obesity among primary school students aged 5 to 12 years in the city of Porto-Novo. Methods: This research work was a cross-sectional and analytical study carried out from December 2016 to May 2017. It focused on 651 primary school students randomly selected in schools of PortoNovo; we calculated their BMI and measured their umbilical cord circumference. Data were entered, analyzed and processed using the softwares EPI-DATA3.1 and EPI-INFO 7; p value is significant when it is<0.05. Findings: Prevalence of overweight was 8.... view more»

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