Prevalence, clustering and sociodemographic distributions of non-communicable disease risk factors in Nepalese adolescents: secondary analysis of a nationwide school survey.

ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVES:To assess the prevalence, clustering and sociodemographic distribution of non-communicable disease (NCD) risk factors in adolescents in Nepal. DESIGN:Data originated from Global School Based Student Health Survey, Nepal conducted in 2015-2016. SETTING:The study sites were the secondary schools in Nepal; 74 schools were selected based on the probability proportional to school enrolment size throughout Nepal. PARTICIPANTS:5795 school-going children aged 13-17 years were included in the study. PRIMARY OUTCOMES:NCD risk factors: smoking, alcohol consumption, insufficient fruit and vegetable intake, insufficient physical activity and overweight/obesity were the primary outcomes. Sociodemographic distributions of the combined and individual NCD risk factors were determined by Poisson

SUBMITTER: Dhungana RR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6530381 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature