Differential prevalence and associations of overweight and obesity by gender and population group among school learners in South Africa: a cross-sectional study

Negash, Sarah; Agyemang, Charles; Matsha, Tandi E.; Peer, Nasheeta; Erasmus, Rajiv T; Kengne, André Pascal

doi:10.1186/s40608-017-0165-1

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“…The prevalence of overweight and obese PWHs is similar to that in the United States, where 35% of the general population are obese . The increasing overweight/obesity prevalence has been observed in developing countries . In our study, overweight/obesity prevalence was low both in adults (12%) and children (3.6%).…”

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Haemophilia in Côte d’Ivoire (the Ivory Coast) in 2017: Extensive data collection as part of the World Federation of Hemophilia’s twinning programme

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Introduction In sub‐Saharan African countries, research on haemophilia is limited. Since 2015, a partnership has been established through the World Federation of Hemophilia (WFH)’s twinning programme between the haemophilia treatment centre (HTC) of the Centre Hospitalier universitaire of Yopougon in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, and the Cliniques universitaires Saint‐Luc of Brussels, Belgium. Aim This study sought to collect accurate, and detailed demographic, clinical, and laboratory data on the whole identified Ivorian haemophilia population. Methods A prospective study was conducted in 2017 in Yopougon’s HTC. Participants were assessed through multidisciplinary workups including interviews, logbook review, pedigree establishment, clinical examination and laboratory testing. Results Data on 81 patients with haemophilia (PWH) (78 severe and moderate) were collected. Postcircumcision bleeding was the most common diagnosis reason (32%). Mouth bleeds and skin wounds accounted for 55.2% of bleeds. Pedigrees revealed 63 deaths in affected relatives among 33 families. Most PWHs (76.5%) were treated on demand, and 21% had never been exposed to clotting factor. Non‐substitutive therapies (tranexamic acid [43%], physiotherapy [11%] and DDAVP [0%]) were underused. Overweight was uncommon. Knees were the most clinically affected joints at the Hemophilia Joint Health Score. Inhibitors were present in 7.8% of previously treated PWHs. Conclusions This study highlights the value of simple, feasible and inexpensive tools to collect data in the Ivorian haemophilia population and provides the basis for developing and implementing locally appropriate strategies to improve screening, diagnosis, preventive care, treatment and education. It demonstrated the WFH twinning programme benefits for haemophilia care in the developing world.

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“…31 The increasing overweight/obesity prevalence has been observed in developing countries. 32 In our study, overweight/obesity prevalence was low both in adults (12%) and children (3.6%).…”

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“…Contrary to other studies, although point estimates for childhood obesity and overweight were generally higher in females than in males, no significant gender difference in childhood obesity or overweight was found in the current meta-analysis. Reports on the gender difference in childhood obesity or overweight prevalence are inconsistent; some studies report higher prevalence in males [64,65], others report higher prevalence in females [66]while some report no gender difference in childhood obesity or overweight prevalence [67]. In a similar study involving a meta-analysis of obesity and overweight among school-going children in Africa, no gender difference in obesity or overweight prevalence was reported [56].…”

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Childhood Obesity and Overweight in Ghana: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Akowuah

Kobia‐Acquah

2020

Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism

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e increasing prevalence of childhood obesity and overweight is considered a public health issue in both developed and developing countries. is systematic review and meta-analysis estimates the prevalence of childhood obesity and overweight in Ghana. A multiple database search was conducted for articles published between January 1, 2001, and October 31, 2019, reporting the prevalence of childhood obesity and overweight in Ghana. Databases searched include PubMed, Google Scholar, Scopus, Cochrane Library, World Health Organization (WHO) Library Information System, and Africa Journals Online. Data were pooled from the articles to calculate an overall estimate of childhood obesity and overweight using a random-effects model after variance stabilization with Freeman-Tukey double arcsine transformation. is review adhered to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines. Sixteen studies with a combined sample size of 29,160 were included in the review. Analysis indicates that approximately 19% of children in Ghana either have obesity or are overweight. e prevalence of childhood obesity and overweight was 8.6% (95% CI: 4.8%-13.4%) and 10.7% (95% CI: 5.9%-16.6%), respectively. Although not significant, higher obesity (4.6% vs. 2.6%) and overweight (11.0% vs. 7.2%) prevalence were estimated for females than for males. ere was a significantly higher obesity prevalence estimate (17.4% vs. 8.9%) in rural settings than in urban settings (p � 0.0255). e high prevalence of childhood obesity and overweight estimated in this review is of worrying concern. It is a significant public health problem that has implications on the health of present and future generations in Ghana and as such calls for proactive measures to be put in place. Also, the driving forces behind the increasing prevalence of childhood obesity in Ghana need to be investigated.

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“…For example, within the period of 1991-2014, obesity in women of this age group doubled in countries like Kenya, Niger, Rwanda and Ivory coast, among others and tripled in others like Malawi, Zambia, Tanzania, Ethiopia, among other countries (Amugsi et al, 2017). A number of studies have also reported a high increase in the prevalence of overweight and obesity in young children and adolescents in different African nations (Negash et al, 2017;Ajayi et al, 2016). In South Africa, persistent low social economic status, physical inactivity, heavy alcohol use and tobacco consumption were some of the rampant risk factors (NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (NCD-RisC)-Africa Working Group, 2017).…”

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Crop abiotic stresses and nutrition of harvested food crops: A Review of impacts, interventions and their effectiveness

Kamanga¹,

Mndala²

2019

Afr. J. Agric. Res.

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In tandem with the accelerating effects of climate change, efforts to increase agricultural productivity to feed the growing population are still being extensively rolled out in Africa. That notwithstanding, a large population in the continent remains food and nutrition insecure; rendering malnutrition the biggest public health challenge. Coupled with the increased incidences of abiotic stresses, developing countries are particularly in dire need to seek options that will sustain both yield and nutritional value of their food crops. Presently, nutritional quality deserves more attention than yield alone, hence factors perturbing it are of an immense importance. While the effects of abiotic stresses on agricultural productivity are unequivocal, their influence on nutritional quality of food crops is still hazy. In the simplest presentation of the synergy between humans, plants and the environment; man gets nutrients from plants, which source nutrients from the soil (environment). We hypothesized that abiotic factors are a double-edged sword with unclear plausible consequences on nutritional status of food crops and consequently humans. In a multifaceted approach, this review concisely presents an overview of malnutrition in Africa, intimate synergy between agriculture and nutrition, and unravels the effects of abiotic stresses on the nutrition status of harvested crops. While the effects are dynamic under many factors, the present work uncovers that abiotic stresses predominantly increase antioxidants, proteins and carbohydrates due to their contributory role in abiotic stress tolerance. It further acknowledges the promising interventions that have been implemented in this light, but in order to impact significantly on human nutrition, we call for a more collaborative approach cognizant of the complexity of this phenomenon.

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Differential prevalence and associations of overweight and obesity by gender and population group among school learners in South Africa: a cross-sectional study

Cited by 41 publications

References 33 publications

Haemophilia in Côte d’Ivoire (the Ivory Coast) in 2017: Extensive data collection as part of the World Federation of Hemophilia’s twinning programme

Haemophilia in Côte d’Ivoire (the Ivory Coast) in 2017: Extensive data collection as part of the World Federation of Hemophilia’s twinning programme

Childhood Obesity and Overweight in Ghana: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Crop abiotic stresses and nutrition of harvested food crops: A Review of impacts, interventions and their effectiveness

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