Awareness of Metabolic Bariatric Surgery Among Medical Students and House Officers in Lagos, Nigeria: A Cross-Sectional Online Survey.

Background Obesity poses a significant public health challenge globally as it is a risk factor for many non-communicable diseases (NCDs). Metabolic bariatric surgery (MBS) has proven to be a reliable method for ensuring sustained weight loss and sometimes resolution of obesity-related diseases. However, its uptake and utilization in Nigeria are low due to a variety of reasons, one of which may be insufficient knowledge and exposure to surgical methods of weight loss in medical school curricula.