Sociodemographic correlates of obesity among Ghanaian women
Sociodemographic correlates of obesity among Ghanaian women
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DOI：
10.1017/s1368980010002879
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发表时间：
2011-07-01
影响因子：
3.2
通讯作者：
Badasu, Delali M.
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作者：
Dake, Fidelia A. A.;Tawiah, Emmanuel O.;Badasu, Delali M.
目的：探讨加纳妇女肥胖的社会人口学相关因素。设计：利用2003年和2008年加纳人口与健康调查数据集，采用描述性统计、双变量和多变量分析方法，研究15-49岁妇女的社会人口学特征和BMI。这个国家进一步分为北部和南部两个部分。北部地区包括北部3个地区(北部、上东部和上西部地区)，其余7个地区组成南部地区。研究对象：15~49岁的女性，其体重指数(BMI)值可用。从20岁到44岁，肥胖与年龄直接相关。受过高等教育的女性肥胖率最高。结论：肥胖和超重在老年女性、城市女性、已婚女性、高学历女性和富裕家庭女性中更为普遍。采取健康的生活方式和实施促进健康生活的政策有助于降低超重和肥胖的患病率。
Objective: To examine the sociodemographic correlates of obesity among Ghanaian women.Design: The 2003 and 2008 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey data sets were used to examine the sociodemographic characteristics and the BMI of women aged 15-49 years using descriptive statistics, bivariate and multivariate analyses.Setting: Ghana is a West African country which is divided into ten administrative regions. The country is further divided into the northern and southern sectors. The northern sector includes the three northern regions (Northern, Upper East and Upper Westen regions) and the seven remaining regions form the southern sector.Subjects: Women aged 15-49 years whose BMI values were available.Results: The overall prevalence of obesity and overweight increased from 25.5% in 2003 to 30.5% in 2008. Obesity varied directly with age from 20 to 44 years. Women with higher education had the highest rate of obesity. Obesity was more common among women from wealthy households compared to women from poor households.Conclusions: Obesity and overweight were found to be more common among older women, urban women, married women, women with higher education and women from rich households. Adoption of healthy lifestyles and the implementation of policies that promote healthy living can help reduce the prevalence of overweight and obesity.