Background Of The Study: Obesity which was majorly associated with adults in the past unfortunately becomes one of the major health challenges now faced by children. Hence it is now referred to as child obesity. Child obesity can simply be defined as’ a sta...

CHAPTER ONE

INTRODUCTION

BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: Obesity, a global health concern, is defined as having a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kilograms per squa...

1.1 Background of the Study

The global population is rapidly aging due to increased life expectancy and declining birth rates, a trend that presents both opportunities and challenges in healthcare delivery (Nguyen et al., 2020). In Nigeria, where the he...