Childhood obesity in urban Ghana: evidence from a cross-sectional survey of in-school children aged 5-16 years.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Childhood obesity is a growing public health concern in many low-income urban settings; but its determinants are not clear. The purpose of this study is to assess the prevalence of childhood obesity and associated factors among in-school children aged 5-16 years in a Metropolitan district of Ghana. METHODS:A cross-sectional quantitative survey was conducted among a sample of 285 in-school children aged 5-16 years. Pre-tested questionnaires and anthropometric data collection methods were used to collect data. Descriptive, bivariate, binary and multivariate logistic regression statistical techniques were used to analyse data. RESULTS:Some 46.9% (42.2% for males and 51.7% for females) of the children were overweight. Of this, 21.2% were obese (BMI falls above 95th percentile). Chil

SUBMITTER: Ganle JK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6880588 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature