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Community-based obesity interventions are more promising than those based at a facility.
Practitioners should consider implementing community-based interventions for obesity management.
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Community-based obesity interventions are challenging but much more promising than those based at a facility.
Why this rating
Based on the quasi-experimental study design.
Source
'Effectiveness Of A Peer Support Intervention Program On Obesity Control Among Women In A Rural Area Of Turkey' (Preprint)
Berna Bilgin Şahin et al. · 2021
DOI 10.2196/preprints.34614
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- 10.9% of the women lost at least 5% of their weight by the 3rd month and 13.1% by the 6th month of intervention.Strong
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