Overweight and Obesity among School-Aged Adolescents in Yaounde (Cameroon)
- Author:
Simomia Mbowen Leslie B
1
Author Information
1. School of Health Sciences, Catholic University of Central Africa, Yaounde, Cameroon.
- Collective Name:Simomia Mbowen Leslie B and Nguendo Yongsi HB
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Prevalence;
risks factors;
obesity;
overweight;
adolescents;
Yaoundé Cameroon.
- From:International Journal of Public Health Research
2019;9(1):1059-1072
- CountryMalaysia
- Language:English
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Abstract:
Introduction Overweight and obesity are a major public health problem due to its
association with serious chronic diseases. Concerning childhood
overweight/obesity, its rise in developing countries is so that there is a need
to provide more evidence on its burden and associated factors in order to set
preventive measures.
Methods This study was designed to know the prevalence and related factors of
overweight and obesity amongst adolescents in Yaoundé- Cameroon, and to
draw their epidemiological profile.
Results The prevalence of overweight and obesity was 13.6% and 4.3% respectively.
Results revealed that practices associated with overweight and obesity are
increase in age (R = 0.42, p < 0.001), female gender (p < 0.001). In addition,
the use of bikes, cars or buses to go to school compared to walking (OR:
0.26; CI: 0.14 – 0.64; p = 0.0026) increase the risk of being overweight or
obese. After adjusting the multivariable logistic model for age and sex with
our study variables, it reveals that the odds of being obese for those who
consume alcohol once a week were nine fold higher than that of those who
consumed 2-5 times a week (OR: 9.37; CI: 1.34 to 193.41).
Conclusions This results show that there is a need for health education in schools so as to
help in health promotion and prevention, therefore avoid chronic disease
conditions at older ages.
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