Prevalence and associated factors of overweight and obesity among primary school children: a cross-sectional study in Thanhhoa City, Vietnam.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To determine the prevalence and associated factors of overweight and obesity among primary school children (6-11 years old) in Thanhhoa city in 2021.

Design

Cross-sectional study.

Setting

Seven primary schools in Thanhhoa city, Vietnam.

Participants

782 children (and their parents).

Primary and secondary outcome measures

Two-stage cluster random sampling was used for selecting children and data were collected from January to February 2021. A self-administrated questionnaire was designed for children and their parents. Children's height and weight were measured and body mass index (BMI)-for-age z-scores were computed using the WHO Anthro software V.1.0.4. Data were analysed using R software V.4.1.2. The associations between potential factors and

SUBMITTER: Le GB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9036463 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature