The weight and height of students from
2 schools, one all-male and one all-female schools were
screened and Body Mass Index (BMI) values were
calculated by the school nurse. Those with BMI > 25
were asked to attend regular counseling sessions with
a physician at the school-based Teen Health Clinic.
In the clinic, a research assistant calculated each
adolescent’s% WFH using the formula [% WFH =
(actual weight/ideal weight for actual height)*100] and
classified into M-O (% WFH > 120 < 140) and M-S-O
(% WFH > 140) groups. Only those students whose
% WFH was > 120% and attended the school-based
health clinic regularly were asked to fill out the
questionnaires.