The association between church attendance and obesity-related lifestyle behaviours among New Zealand adolescents from different Pacific Island ethnic groups

Identifies and describes the risk factors for, and protective factors against, obesity among Pacific Island (PI) adolescents who attend church. Compares these factors with PI adolescents who do not attend church. Source: National Library of New Zealand Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa, licensed by the...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of primary health care 2013-12, Vol.5 (4), p.290-300
Hauptverfasser:	Dewes, Ofa, Scragg, Robert, Elley, C. Raina
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Adolescents church Church attendance Cross-Sectional Studies Feeding Behavior Female Health and hygiene Health Behavior - ethnology health behaviors Humans Male New Zealand obesity Obesity - ethnology Obesity - etiology Obesity in adolescence Oceanic ancestry group Overweight persons Overweight teenagers Pacific Islanders Pacific Islands Pacific Islands - ethnology Religion Religious life Risk Factors Social aspects Social life and customs Teenagers
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Zusammenfassung:	Identifies and describes the risk factors for, and protective factors against, obesity among Pacific Island (PI) adolescents who attend church. Compares these factors with PI adolescents who do not attend church. Source: National Library of New Zealand Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa, licensed by the Department of Internal Affairs for re-use under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 New Zealand Licence.
ISSN:	1172-6164 1172-6156 1172-6156
DOI:	10.1071/hc13290