Feasibility of a peer-supported, WhatsApp-assisted, lifestyle modification intervention for weight reduction among adults in an urban slum of Karachi, Pakistan: a mixed-methods, single-group, pretest–post-test, quasi-experimental study
Objectives This pilot study assessed whether a peer-supported, WhatsApp-assisted lifestyle modification intervention for weight reduction is feasible to execute a definitive trial.Design A mixed-methods, single group, pretest and post-test, quasi-experimental study.Setting Azam Basti, an urban slum...
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| Main Authors: | Romaina Iqbal, Iqbal Azam, Amna Rehana Siddiqui, Ali Jaffar, Sabahat Naz, Kaniz Amna Haider, Umber Khan |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMJ Publishing Group
2023-08-01
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| Series: | BMJ Open |
| Online Access: | https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/13/8/e070913.full |
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