Share your experience living with obesity or caring for a person with obesity!

This survey is part of the World Obesity Federation’s MAPPS II project, which aims to gather insights into obesity prevention, management and treatment from key stakeholders. To participate in this survey, you must be:

aged 18 or older
have lived experience of obesity or be a parent or carer of someone living with obesity.

For this project, obesity is defined as a chronic condition where excess weight impairs health and lived experience does not require a formal diagnosis by a health or medical professional. If you do not meet this criteria but would still like to contribute to MAPPS II please consider completing our survey for health and medical professionals or policy makers, civil society actors and researchers.

Your responses will help identify key challenges, areas of good practice, and opportunities for strengthening obesity-related policies and multisectoral collaboration globally. If you agree to be in this study, you will complete an online survey. The survey includes questions about your personal experience living with obesity in your country, including questions about the health system and obesity policies. It should take you approximately 20 minutes to complete.

Your participation is voluntary, and if at any point you do not wish to answer a question, you can skip it by not providing a response and moving to the next question. Once you answer any questions, you are unable to withdraw your consent as all responses are anonymous.

What will happen with the information I share?

All data will be stored in line with the World Obesity Federation’s Privacy Policy. If you have any concerns or questions about how your data will be stored please contact karen.bennett@worldobesity.org. If you have any questions or concerns about the research, please contact health_systems@worldobesity.org.

Thank you for taking the time to participate in this survey.

Question Title

* 1. Please read the following statements and confirm your understanding and consent to take part in this survey:

I have read and understood the information provided and understand what is involved in taking part in this research, and how the information I provide will be used.

Project findings may be used to inform publications and reports, educational materials or social media campaigns.

I know who/where to ask any questions about the research or my participation.

I am aware that I am unable to withdraw from this study once any questions have been answered as my responses are collected anonymously.

I confirm that I am over 18 years of age.

I understand that my data will be stored securely in line with the World Obesity Federation Privacy Policy

I have read and understood the above statements and consent to take part in this research

I do not consent to take part in this research

3% of survey complete.