Association of Obesity and Socioeconomic Status among Women of Childbearing Age Living in Urban Area of Morocco

Worldwide, obesity is considered as an important public health problem. This study aims to explore the social and economic factors associated with overweight and obesity among women of childbearing age residing in the urban area of Morocco. This is a descriptive and analytical study conducted among women (N=240), aged between 15 and 49 years. At recruitment, socioeconomic status (SES) of each participant was assessed, anthropometric parameters were recorded, and body mass index (BMI), waist circumference, and waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) were measured to assess overweight and obesity. Data regarding skipped meals (breakfast, lunch, and dinner) were collected using an adapted questionnaire. The prevalence of overweight and obesity among women of childbearing age was 29.9% and 15.4%, respectively, while for abdominal obesity, the prevalence of overweight and obesity was, respectively, 39.9% and 60.1%. The results indicate that the prevalence of overweight and obesity among women is higher in women aged over 30. A significant association was shown between education level and both BMI and WHR (r1=−0.23, r2=−0.17, p<0.05), respectively, and there is also a significant correlation between household size and WHR abdominal obesity (r=0.21, p=0.05). Our results reinforce the necessity to improve the access of all social classes in Morocco to reliable information on the determinants and consequences of obesity and to develop plans for adequate prevention and management of obesity.

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Anthropometry of women of childbearing age in Morocco: body composition and prevalence of overweight and obesity

Public Health Nutrition ◽

10.1079/phn2003570 ◽

2004 ◽

Vol 7 (4) ◽

pp. 523-530 ◽

Cited By ~ 17

Author(s):

Rekia Belahsen ◽

Mohamed Mziwira ◽

Fatima Fertat

Keyword(s):

Body Fat ◽

Rural Women ◽

Rural Areas ◽

Overweight And Obesity ◽

Anthropometric Measurements ◽

Women Of Childbearing Age ◽

Childbearing Age ◽

Cross Sectional Survey ◽

Anthropometric Parameters ◽

Moroccan Women

AbstractObjective:To determine the prevalence of obesity and body fat distribution of Moroccan women of childbearing age, using a panel of anthropometric measurements.Design and setting:A cross-sectional survey conducted in 1995 in an agricultural community, El Jadida province of Morocco. Weight, height, waist and hip circumferences and triceps, biceps, subscapular and supra-iliac skinfold thicknesses were measured. Body mass index (BMI), waist/hip ratio (WHR), sum of all and sum of trunk skinfold thicknesses were determined.Subjects:In total, 1269 women aged 15–49 years from urban and rural areas were surveyed.Results:The means of all anthropometric measurements including body fat were higher in urban than in rural women and increased with age. Trunk fat contributed 50% of total fat. Globally, 4.7% of women were underweight (BMI < 18.5 kg m−2), 35.2% were overweight or obese (BMI ≥ 25 kg m−2), 10.1% were obese (BMI ≥ 30 kg m−2) and 16.8% had central obesity (WHR > 0.85). The prevalence of overweight and obesity was higher in the urban than in the rural area. Underweight prevalence decreased with age, whereas that of overweight and obesity increased. All anthropometric parameters adjusted for age increased with the increase of BMI and WHR.Conclusions:Although undernutrition is still prevalent, there is an alarming prevalence of overweight and obesity in Moroccan women of childbearing age. The results indicate a shift in this country from the problem of dietary deficiency to the problem of dietary excess, and alert one to the necessity of establishing an intervention to prevent obesity-related diseases. It is necessary to address which of the anthropometric variables studied here is the best predictor of obesity-related diseases in this population.

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Factors associated with the consumption of table salt with inadequate iodine concentrations: a population analysis at a Peruvian household level

Public Health Nutrition ◽

10.1017/s1368980021000380 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 1-8

Author(s):

Akram Hernández-Vásquez ◽

Rodrigo Vargas-Fernández ◽

Diego Azañedo

Keyword(s):

Iodine Deficiency ◽

Mother Tongue ◽

Population Analysis ◽

Public Health Problem ◽

Women Of Childbearing Age ◽

Table Salt ◽

Childbearing Age ◽

Household Level ◽

Factors Associated ◽

Salt Iodine

Abstract Objective: Iodine deficiency is a public health problem, especially in Peru, where it affects women of childbearing age and school-age children. The objective of the study was to conduct a household-level analysis of the factors associated with the consumption of table salt with inadequate amounts of iodine in Peru. Design: Analytical cross-sectional study using Peruvian household-level data from the Demographic and Family Health Survey. Table salt iodine concentrations were considered as the dependent variable (‘inadequate’ with iodine levels <30 PPM and ‘adequate’ with levels ≥30 PPM). The association between iodine concentrations in salt and independent variables was evaluated using crude and adjusted log-binomial regression models. Setting: Peru. Participants: A total of 25 007 households were included. Results: In Peru, 21·8 % households had inadequate table salt iodine concentrations. Belonging to the poorer and poorest wealth index, living in the Highlands natural region, and living with women of childbearing age with native mother tongue were identified as factors associated with inadequate iodine concentrations in table salt. Conclusions: There is an urgent need to ensure that table salt with adequate iodine concentrations is available for poor populations, residents of the Highlands and households with ethnic presence. Likewise, it is necessary to promote good storage practices, greater regulation/law enforcement and better monitoring of the companies that manufacture or sell this product. Furthermore, the population needs to be informed of the disorders associated with iodine deficiency.

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Criminal-Personal Features of Convicted Women of Childbearing Age in Russian Penitentiary Institutions

Всероссийский криминологический журнал ◽

10.17150/2500-4255.2018.12(4).525-530 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 12 (4) ◽

pp. 525-530 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Tatyana Muzychuk ◽

Svetlana Kulakova ◽

Yury Suslov ◽

Anastasia Samoylova

Keyword(s):

Necessary Conditions ◽

Social Function ◽

Incarcerated Women ◽

Behavioral Characteristics ◽

Women Of Childbearing Age ◽

Childbearing Age ◽

Female Crime ◽

Child Bearing ◽

The Social ◽

Newborn Children

The paper discusses the criminological characteristics of convicted women in penitentiary institutions. It is based on the authors own observations, the analysis of disciplinary practices and crimes of convicted women and the reports of various departments of the Russian Federal Penitentiary Service in 2015-2017. Due to the social function of women, the problem of female crime and its prevention is currently urgent and requires a prompt solution. Most incarcerated women are of child-bearing age, some of them enter the penitentiary system already being pregnant, others become pregnant after extended visits by their husbands. The authors identify and analyze personal and criminological aspects of convicted womens behavior in the context of their motherhood. The paper stresses the behavioral characteristics of convicted women connected with motherhood in the conditions of isolation (the phenomenon of motherhood in the conditions of penitentiary isolation). The penitentiary system should provide the necessary conditions for mothers and their newborn children, which puts an additional specific burden on penitentiary systems employees responsible for achieving the goals of punishment, correction of inmates, observance of regime and prevention of repeat crimes.

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Nutritional status of Tunisian adolescents: associated gender, environmental and socio-economic factors

Public Health Nutrition ◽

10.1017/s1368980008002693 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 11 (12) ◽

pp. 1306-1317 ◽

Cited By ~ 44

Author(s):

Hajer Aounallah-Skhiri ◽

Habiba Ben Romdhane ◽

Pierre Traissac ◽

Sabrina Eymard-Duvernay ◽

Francis Delpeuch ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Nutritional Status ◽

Abdominal Obesity ◽

Rural Areas ◽

Urban Areas ◽

Eating Habits ◽

Public Health Problem ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Overweight And Obesity ◽

Cultural Tradition ◽

Cross Sectional

AbstractObjectiveTo assess the nutritional status of Tunisian adolescents and associated factors.DesignA cross-sectional study based on a national stratified random cluster sample.Subjects and methodsIn all, 1295 boys and 1577 girls aged 15–19 years, of whom 28·4 % had already left school. Socio-economic characteristics of the parents, anthropometric measurements, food behaviours and physical activity of the adolescents were recorded during home visits.ResultsPrevalence of underweight, overweight and obesity (WHO/National Center for Health Statistics reference) were, respectively, 8·1 %, 17·4 % and 4·1 % among boys and 1·3 %, 20·7 % and 4·4 % among girls; abdominal obesity was highly prevalent among both sexes. Prevalence of overweight differed by region (from 11·5 % to 22·2 %) and was higher in urban v. rural areas for males (21·7 % v. 10·4 %) but not for females (21·7 % v. 19·2 %). These differences were partially mediated by socio-economic and lifestyle factors for males. For females, influence of cultural factors is hypothesised. In rural areas, overweight was more prevalent among boys of higher economic level households, having a working mother or a sedentary lifestyle; for girls, prevalence increased with the level of education of the mother. In urban areas, prevalence of overweight was related to eating habits: it was higher for boys with irregular snacking habits and for girls skipping daily meals. Urban girls having left school were also more overweight.ConclusionOverweight and abdominal obesity in late adolescence have become a true public health problem in Tunisia with the combined effects of cultural tradition for girls in rural areas, and of rapid economic development for boys and girls in cities.

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Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity Among Women of Childbearing Age: Results from the 2002 National Survey of Family Growth

Maternal and Child Health Journal ◽

10.1007/s10995-008-0340-6 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 13 (2) ◽

pp. 268-273 ◽

Cited By ~ 127

Author(s):

Anjel Vahratian

Keyword(s):

National Survey ◽

Overweight And Obesity ◽

Women Of Childbearing Age ◽

Childbearing Age ◽

Family Growth

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General and abdominal obesity is related to socioeconomic status and food choices: a cross-sectional study

Nutrition & Food Science ◽

10.1108/nfs-02-2019-0056 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 50 (1) ◽

pp. 61-73 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

Helda Tutunchi ◽

Mohammad Asghari Jafarabadi ◽

Shiva Hoojeghani ◽

Sirous Tabrizi ◽

Nazila Farrin ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Socioeconomic Status ◽

Abdominal Obesity ◽

Multiple Logistic Regression Analysis ◽

Food Choices ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Overweight And Obesity ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Content Type ◽

Lower Odds

Purpose This paper aims to evaluate the prevalence of general obesity (GO) and abdominal obesity (AO) in the north-west of Iran and investigate the association with food choices and socioeconomic status (SES). Design/methodology/approach In this cross-sectional study, 500 subjects aged ≥ 18 years were studied. Data on their basic characteristics, anthropometric measurements, dietary habits and physical activity were collected. The authors examined the association between GO and AO with SES and food choices using multiple logistic regression analysis. Findings The prevalence of GO and AO was 26.6 and 43.4%, respectively. A positive association was observed between age and GO (p for trend <0.001) and AO (p for trend 0.005) in both sexes. However, a negative correlation was detected between education and income with GO and AO (p for trend <0.001). Two or more servings of fruit consumption a day were associated with lower odds of obesity. It was observed that the odds of GO and AO decreased by three or more servings of daily fruit. The consumption of dairy products in two or more servings a day led to a reduction in odds of GO and AO. The consumption of five or more servings of legumes, beans and nuts a week was associated with lower odds of GO and AO. Originality/value Educational attainment, greater income and a higher intake of some specific food groups were associated with lower odds of obesity in the area. More population-based investigations are required to develop effective preventive strategies to control the status of being overweight and obesity in different regions.

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Overweight and abdominal obesity in women of childbearing age of Russian, Somali and Kurdish origin and the general Finnish population

Journal of Public Health ◽

10.1093/pubmed/fdx053 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 40 (2) ◽

pp. 262-270 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Tarja I Kinnunen ◽

Natalia Skogberg ◽

Tommi Härkänen ◽

Annamari Lundqvist ◽

Tiina Laatikainen ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Abdominal Obesity ◽

Women Of Childbearing Age ◽

Childbearing Age ◽

Finnish Population

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Determinant Factors of Anemia among Nonpregnant Women of Childbearing Age in Southwest Ethiopia: A Community Based Study

International Scholarly Research Notices ◽

10.1155/2014/391580 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 2014 ◽

pp. 1-8 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Yaregal Asres ◽

Tilahun Yemane ◽

Lealem Gedefaw

Keyword(s):

Public Health ◽

Risk Factors ◽

Health Problem ◽

Parasitic Infection ◽

Public Health Problem ◽

Women Of Childbearing Age ◽

Childbearing Age ◽

Community Based ◽

Southwest Ethiopia ◽

Prevalence Of Anemia

Background. Anemia affects one-quarter of the world’s population; nonpregnant women were one of the groups for whom it is common, making it a global public health problem. Objective. To determine prevalence and risk factors of anemia among nonpregnant women of childbearing age in Jimma town southwest Ethiopia. Methodology. We conducted a community based cross-sectional study involving 441 nonpregnant women. Data was collected over two months of period. We collected sociodemographic and related data using structured questionnaire. We collected four milliliters of venous blood and five grams of stool samples from each study participant for hematological and parasitological analysis. We performed statistical analysis using SPSS-V 16 software. Result. The prevalence of anemia was 16.1% (n=71) with mean hemoglobin 12.96 g/dL (±1.04), among which 97.2% (n=69) were mildly anemic. Age group of 25–36 years old, lower economic level, illiteracy, multiparity, having intestinal parasitic infection, using more than two sanitary pads per day during menstruation period, and low body mass index were found to be risk factors of anemia among the group. Conclusion. Prevalence of anemia indicates mild public health importance which shows it was indeed public health problem. Identified risk factors should be considered for prevention and control of anemia among the group.

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THE PREVALENCE OF, AND FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH, OVERWEIGHT AND OBESITY IN BOTSWANA

Journal of Biosocial Science ◽

10.1017/s0021932010000519 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 43 (1) ◽

pp. 75-84 ◽

Cited By ~ 33

Author(s):

GOBOPAMANG LETAMO

Keyword(s):

Demographic Factors ◽

Public Health Problem ◽

Overweight And Obesity ◽

Obese Women ◽

Cross Sectional Survey ◽

Important Public Health Problem ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Factors Associated ◽

Socio Demographic Factors ◽

Multistage Sampling

SummaryThe aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of, and socio-demographic factors associated with, overweight and obesity in Botswana. A cross-sectional survey was conducted in 2007 using a multistage sampling method to select a representative sample of 4107 men and 4916 women aged 20–49 years. Logistic regression analysis was used to identify the socio-demographic factors associated with overweight and obesity. Mean BMI values for men and women were 21.7 kg/m2 and 24.4 kg/m2, respectively. Both overweight and obesity levels were higher among women than men. Overall, 23% of women were overweight compared with 13% of men. Obese women constituted about 15% compared with only 3% of men. However, 19% of men were underweight compared with 12% of women. The main socio-demographic factors associated with overweight and obesity were being older, living in a city/town, being married and having attained higher levels of education, and these relationships were statistically significant at the 5% level. Although over-nutrition is prevalent among adult female Batswana, underweight remains an important public health problem for males. Programmes and other interventions aimed at concurrently addressing both under-nutrition and overweight need to be developed.

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