African Journal of Primary Health & Family Medicine

1. Are children in the Limpopo province of South Africa overweight and obese? A review
Mankopodi Mahlako Makhubedu, Joel Mahlangu, Kotsedi Daniel Monyeki
African Journal for Physical Activity and Health Sciences (AJPHES)  vol: 30  issue: 4  first page: 668  year: 2024  
doi: 10.37597/ajphes.2024.30.4.8

2. Accuracy of international growth charts to assess nutritional status in children and adolescents: a systematic review
Mariane Helen de Oliveira, Débora dos Santos Pereira, Daiane Sousa Melo, Jessica Cumpian Silva, Wolney Lisboa Conde
Revista Paulista de Pediatria  vol: 40  year: 2022  
doi: 10.1590/1984-0462/2022/40/2021016

3. Anthropometric nutritional status of children (0–18 years) in South Africa 1997–2022: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Herculina Salome Kruger, Marina Visser, Linda Malan, Lizelle Zandberg, Mariaan Wicks, Cristian Ricci, Mieke Faber
Public Health Nutrition  vol: 26  issue: 11  first page: 2226  year: 2023  
doi: 10.1017/S1368980023001994

4. Hypertension Related to Obesity: Pathogenesis, Characteristics and Factors for Control
Paul El Meouchy, Mohamad Wahoud, Sabine Allam, Roy Chedid, Wissam Karam, Sabine Karam
International Journal of Molecular Sciences  vol: 23  issue: 20  first page: 12305  year: 2022  
doi: 10.3390/ijms232012305

5. Differences in Classification Standards For the Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity in Children. A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Francisco Llorca-Colomer, María Teresa Murillo-Llorente, María Ester Legidos-García, Alma Palau-Ferré, Marcelino Pérez-Bermejo
Clinical Epidemiology  vol: Volume 14  first page: 1031  year: 2022  
doi: 10.2147/CLEP.S375981

6. Double burden of malnutrition in children aged 24 to 59 months by socioeconomic status in five South Asian countries: evidence from demographic and health surveys
Fariha Binte Hossain, Md Shajedur Rahman Shawon, Md Shehab Uddin Al-Abid, Sultan Mahmood, Gourab Adhikary, Md M Islam Bulbul
BMJ Open  vol: 10  issue: 3  first page: e032866  year: 2020  
doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-032866

7. Vitamin D status among adolescent females with polycystic ovary syndrome
V.I. Pankiv, T.Yu. Yuzvenko, I.V. Pankiv
CHILD`S HEALTH  vol: 17  issue: 5  first page: 217  year: 2022  
doi: 10.22141/2224-0551.17.5.2022.1520

8. Comparison of international height and BMI-for-age growth references and their correlation with adiposity in Brazilian schoolchildren
Mariane Helen de Oliveira, Roberto Fernandes da Costa, Mauro Fisberg, Luiz Fernando Martins Kruel, Wolney Lisboa Conde
British Journal of Nutrition  first page: 1  year: 2024  
doi: 10.1017/S0007114524000254

9. EFFECT OF ANTI-HYPERTENSIVE THERAPY ON ARTERIAL WALL STIFFNESS IN PATIENTS WITH HYPERTENSION AND OBESITY
O. M. Bilovol, I. I. Kniazkova, V. M. Mishchenko, A. V. Zhadan, N. V. Kuzminova, A. V. Starenky, M. V. Bogun
World of Medicine and Biology  vol: 19  issue: 84  first page: 40  year: 2023  
doi: 10.26724/2079-8334-2023-2-84-40-45

10. A review of adolescent nutrition in South Africa: transforming adolescent lives through nutrition initiative
Stephanie V Wrottesley, Titilola M Pedro, Caroline H Fall, Shane A Norris
South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition  vol: 33  issue: 4  first page: 94  year: 2020  
doi: 10.1080/16070658.2019.1607481

11. Performance of international growth references to assess nutritional status in a sample of adolescents from Northeastern Brazil
Mariane Helen de Oliveira, Gerson Ferrari, Breno Guilherme de Araújo Tinoco Cabral, Paulo Moreira Silva Dantas, Roberto Fernandes da Costa
Ciência & Saúde Coletiva  vol: 30  issue: 7  year: 2025  
doi: 10.1590/1413-81232025307.03122024

12. Associations Between Weight Status, Peer Victimization, and Mental Health in Clinically Referred Children: A Cross-Sectional Study
Halenur Teke, Mehri Durak, Selcuk Teke, Burcin Ozlem Ates, Seda Bozduman Celebi, Mehmet Ayhan Congologlu, Necati Balamtekin
Journal of Pediatric Health Care  year: 2026  
doi: 10.1016/j.pedhc.2026.06.015