Tuyển tập các báo cáo nghiên cứu về hóa học được đăng trên tạp chí sinh học đề tài : Interest in healthy living outweighs presumed cultural norms for obesity for Ghanaian women | BioMed Central Health and Quality of Life Outcomes Open Access Interest in healthy living outweighs presumed cultural norms for obesity for Ghanaian women Rosemary B Duda 1 Naana Afua Jumah2 Allan G Hill3 Joseph Seffah4 and Richard Biritwum5 Address Department of Surgery Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center RW871 330 Brookline Ave Boston MA 02215 USA 2Harvard Medical School Boston MA 02215 USA 3Department of Population and International Health Harvard School of Public Health Huntington Ave Boston MA 02115 USA 4Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Korle Bu Teaching Hospital University of Ghana Accra Ghana and Department of Community Medicine Korle Bu Teaching Hospital University of Ghana Accra Ghana Email Rosemary B Duda - rduda@ Naana Afua Jumah - naana_jumah@ Allan G Hill - ahill@ Joseph Seffah - jseffah@ Richard Biritwum - biritwum@ Corresponding author Published 20 July 2006 Received 30 May 2006 Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2006 4 44 doi 1477-7525-4-44 Accepted 20 July 2006 This article is available from http content 4 1 44 2006 Duda et al licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License http licenses by which permits unrestricted use distribution and reproduction in any medium provided the original work is properly cited. Abstract Background Cultural norms indicate that obesity reflects increased wealth and prosperity. Yet obesity is linked to serious medical illnesses. The purpose of this study was to determine if Ghanaian women would change their body image if it meant a healthier life. Methods A questionnaire was administered to 305 Ghanaian women waiting for clinic appointments at Korle Bu Teaching Hospital Accra Ghana. This survey included questions on current .
