Factors Associated with the Nutritional Status among Male Workers of Iron and Steel Industries in Bara District, Nepal.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Overweight and obesity are major serious public health problems, since their prevalence is accelerating rapidly not only in developed but also in developing countries. The aim of this study was to find out the factors associated with the nutritional status of the industrial workers in Bara District of Nepal.

Methods

An industry-based analytical cross-sectional study was conducted among the 271 male workers using pretested semistructured questionnaires, food frequency questionnaire, 24-hour recall method, and anthropometric measurement after obtaining informed consent from the workers. For the categorical independent variables, bivariate and multivariate regression tests were used for the analysis, and for numerical independent variables, Student's t-test wa

SUBMITTER: Sangroula RK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7338971 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature