Bocovo M Author
Subjects of specialization
Affiliation
General Pediatrics, Neonatology, Development Pediatrics and Neuropsychology, Pediatri Critical Care, Adolescent Medicine
Professor, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Western Australia, Australia
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.
Research Article Open Access
Author(s): 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 moreĀ»