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                                                                <journal-id>tjfmpc</journal-id>
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                                                                                    <journal-title>Turkish Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care</journal-title>
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                                        <issn pub-type="epub">1307-2048</issn>
                                                                                            <publisher>
                    <publisher-name>Aile Hekimliği Akademisi Derneği</publisher-name>
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                                        <article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.21763/tjfmpc.454771</article-id>
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                                                            <subject>​Internal Diseases</subject>
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                                            <subj-group  xml:lang="tr">
                                                            <subject>İç Hastalıkları</subject>
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                                                                                                                                                            <article-title>DETERMINING THE PREVALENCE OF OBESITY AND THE EFFECTIVE RISK FACTORS IN ADOLESCENTS IN THE AGE GROUP OF 15-18 YEARS AT A SECONDARY SCHOOL</article-title>
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                                                                        <contrib contrib-type="author">
                                                                <name>
                                    <surname>Aykanat Girgin</surname>
                                    <given-names>Burcu</given-names>
                                </name>
                                                                    <aff>Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi Hemşirelik Fakültesi</aff>
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                                                    <contrib contrib-type="author">
                                                                <name>
                                    <surname>Bulantekin Düzalan</surname>
                                    <given-names>Özlem</given-names>
                                </name>
                                                                    <aff>Çankırı Karatekin Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi</aff>
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                                        <pub-date pub-type="pub" iso-8601-date="20190618">
                    <day>06</day>
                    <month>18</month>
                    <year>2019</year>
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                                        <volume>13</volume>
                                        <issue>2</issue>
                                        <fpage>203</fpage>
                                        <lpage>211</lpage>
                        
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                                    <date date-type="received" iso-8601-date="20180820">
                        <day>08</day>
                        <month>20</month>
                        <year>2018</year>
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                                                    <date date-type="accepted" iso-8601-date="20190325">
                        <day>03</day>
                        <month>25</month>
                        <year>2019</year>
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                    <copyright-statement>Copyright © 2007, Turkish Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care</copyright-statement>
                    <copyright-year>2007</copyright-year>
                    <copyright-holder>Turkish Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care</copyright-holder>
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                                                                                                                        <abstract><p>Aim: The study was conducted to determine the prevalence ofobesity and the effective risk factors in adolescents in the age group of 15-18years at a secondary school located in the province of Çankırı. Methods:This descriptive and cross-sectional study was conducted with a total of 402adolescents in the age group of 15-18 years studying at a secondary schoollocated in the province of Çankırı between February and April 2017. Bodyweights and heights of the adolescents were measured, and their body mass indexeswere calculated. Results: It was determined in the study that 16.7% of the studentswere obese. The prevalence of obesity was found to be associated with a highsocio-economic level, the long sedentary period in front of television andcomputer, decreased physical activity, family history of obesity, fast eating,and diet (p&amp;lt;0.05). According to the Eating Habits Index, 59.5% of thestudents were determined in moderate risk group; whereas, 27.9% were determinedin the high-risk group. Additionally, a negative and significant correlationwas found between body mass index values and eating habits scores of thestudents (r=-0.406; p&amp;lt;0.001). Conclusion: It was determined in thestudy that the obesity prevalence of the adolescents was high. It isrecommended to implement more effective public health programs to acquirehealthy nutrition and regular physical activity for management and preventionof obesity in adolescents.Amaç: Araştırma, Çankırı ilinde bir ortaöğretim okulundaki15-18 yaş grubu adölesanlarda obezite prevelansını ve etkileyen riskfaktörlerini belirlemek amacıyla gerçekleştirildi. Yöntem:Araştırma, Şubat-Nisan 2017 tarihleri arasında Çankırı ilindeki bir ortaöğretimkurumunda öğrenim gören 15-18 yaş grubundaki toplam 402 adölesan iletanımlayıcı ve kesitsel olarak yürütüldü. Adölesanların vücut ağırlığı, boyuzunluğu ölçüldü ve beden kitle indeksleri hesaplandı. Bulgular:Araştırmada öğrencilerin % 16.7’sinin obez olduğu saptanmıştır. Obezitesıklığı; yüksek sosyoekonomik düzey, televizyon ve bilgisayar karşısında uzunsüreli hareketsiz kalma, azalmış fiziksel aktivite, ailede obezite öyküsününbulunması, hızlı yemek yeme ve diyet yapma ile ilişkili bulunmuştur (p&amp;lt;0.05).Öğrencilerin Beslenme Alışkanlıkları İndeksi’ne göre % 59.5’inin orta ve % 27.9’ununyüksek risk grubunda olduğu belirlenmiştir. Ayrıca öğrencilerin beden kitleindeksi değerleri ile beslenme alışkanlıkları puanları arasında ise negatifyönlü ve anlamlı bir ilişki olduğu saptanmıştır (r=-0.406; p&amp;lt;0.001). Sonuç:Araştırmada incelenen adölesanlarda obezite prevelansının yüksek olduğubelirlenmiştir. Adölesanlarda obezitenin önlenmesi ve yönetimi için sağlıklıbeslenme ve düzenli fiziksel aktivitenin kazandırılmasına yönelik daha etkilihalk sağlığı programlarının uygulanması önerilmektedir.</p></abstract>
                                                            
            
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                                                    <kwd>Adolescent</kwd>
                                                    <kwd>  obesity</kwd>
                                                    <kwd>  prevalence</kwd>
                                                    <kwd>  risk factors</kwd>
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