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Socio-demographic predictors of obesity among 12,975 adult ever married Egyptian women of reproductive age group: evidence from nationwide survey.

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    • Source:
      Publisher: BioMed Central Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 100968562 Publication Model: Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1471-2458 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 14712458 NLM ISO Abbreviation: BMC Public Health Subsets: MEDLINE
    • Publication Information:
      Original Publication: London : BioMed Central, [2001-
    • Subject Terms:
      Family Conflict* ; State Medicine*; Adult ; Female ; Humans ; Egypt/epidemiology ; Obesity/epidemiology ; Surveys and Questionnaires ; Demography
    • Abstract:
      Aim: We aimed to explore the predictors associated with obesity among adult ever-married Egyptian women aged 20-49 years based on the Egyptian Demographic and Health Survey (EDHS).
      Method: We included adult ever married women from the EDHS conducted in 2014 that initially recruited 21,903 women. Univariate and multivariable analysis was conducted to identify socio-demographic predictors of women's obesity.
      Result: We included 12,975 Egyptian women. Among them, 76% of the total respondents were obese where as 24% were with normal body mass index (BMI). In multivariable analysis, the results revealed that increasing age, higher wealth index, listening to radio at least once a week and women with primary and secondary education were at significant odds of developing obesity (p < 0.05). However, we found no association between residence of participants and the frequency of watching television upon the development of obesity (p > 0.05).
      Conclusion: Appropriate and targeted interventions should be implemented among the Egyptian reproductive age women to reduce the obesity as well as non-communicable diseases load associated with obesity. National Health Service policy makers should take multilevel approach targeting high risk sub-groups to raise awareness and to provide prevention against obesity and the subsequent complications.
      (© 2023. The Author(s).)
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    • Contributed Indexing:
      Keywords: DHS; Egypt; Obesity; Women
    • Publication Date:
      Date Created: 20231214 Date Completed: 20231216 Latest Revision: 20240117
    • Publication Date:
      20240117
    • Accession Number:
      PMC10717514
    • Accession Number:
      10.1186/s12889-023-17397-7
    • Accession Number:
      38093247