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Global Health Action Volume 11, 2018 - Issue sup2: BMI distribution across African communities: Africa Wits-INDEPTH Partnership for Genomic Studies (AWI-Gen)
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Gender differences in sociodemographic and behavioural factors associated with BMI in an adult population in rural Burkina Faso – an AWI-Gen sub-study

Romuald Palwende BouaInstitut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé, Clinical Research Unit of Nanoro (IRSS/CRUN), Nanoro, Burkina Faso;Sydney Brenner Institute of Molecular Bioscience (SBIMB), Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa;Division of Human Genetics, National Health Laboratory Service and School of Pathology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South AfricaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Hermann SorghoInstitut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé, Clinical Research Unit of Nanoro (IRSS/CRUN), Nanoro, Burkina FasoORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0003-1595-5152View further author information
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Toussaint RouambaCentre de Recherche en Epidémiologie, Biostatistique et Recherche Clinique, Ecole de Santé Publique, Université libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, BelgiumORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0003-0594-3887View further author information
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Seydou Nakanabo DialloInstitut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé, Clinical Research Unit of Nanoro (IRSS/CRUN), Nanoro, Burkina FasoORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0003-4616-7845View further author information
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Joel D. BogniniInstitut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé, Clinical Research Unit of Nanoro (IRSS/CRUN), Nanoro, Burkina FasoView further author information
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Sophie Z. KonkoboInstitut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé, Clinical Research Unit of Nanoro (IRSS/CRUN), Nanoro, Burkina FasoView further author information
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Daniel ValiaInstitut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé, Clinical Research Unit of Nanoro (IRSS/CRUN), Nanoro, Burkina FasoView further author information
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Moussa LinganiInstitut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé, Clinical Research Unit of Nanoro (IRSS/CRUN), Nanoro, Burkina FasoView further author information
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Serge OuobaInstitut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé, Clinical Research Unit of Nanoro (IRSS/CRUN), Nanoro, Burkina FasoORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-3944-0033View further author information
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Alain S. TougmaInstitut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé, Clinical Research Unit of Nanoro (IRSS/CRUN), Nanoro, Burkina FasoView further author information
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Biebo BihounInstitut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé, Clinical Research Unit of Nanoro (IRSS/CRUN), Nanoro, Burkina FasoView further author information
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Nigel J. CrowtherDepartment of Chemical Pathology, National Health Laboratory Service, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South AfricaORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-5766-1745View further author information
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Shane A. NorrisMRC/Wits Developmental Pathways for Health Research Unit (DPHRU), University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South AfricaORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0001-7124-3788View further author information
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Michèle RamsaySydney Brenner Institute of Molecular Bioscience (SBIMB), Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa;Division of Human Genetics, National Health Laboratory Service and School of Pathology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South AfricaORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-4156-4801View further author information
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Halidou TintoInstitut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé, Clinical Research Unit of Nanoro (IRSS/CRUN), Nanoro, Burkina FasoORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0003-4653-7041View further author information
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Article: 1527557 | Received 10 Apr 2018, Accepted 19 Sep 2018, Published online: 12 Oct 2018

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