Perception and Attitude of Nigerian Mothers towards Obesity

Tagbo, Beckie Nnenna; Uwaezuoke, Ndubuisi A; Ihekuna, Dorothy; Mbomi, Ifeoma; Robert, Chima; Ogbaji, Ifeoma; Tagbo, Chinenye P.

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“…The observed prevalence of obesity of 8.9% in this study is higher than 3.7% documented in Lagos in 20019 demonstrating the rising trend in obesity in the state. Similar observations have been reported from the south eastern states of the country namely Enugu, Enugu State (10.7%)24 and Uyo, Akwa Ibom State (11.3 %) 17,25. The prevalence of over nutrition observed in our study (15.5%) is also higher than the documented figures from other African countries, namely 11.8% in Benin,26 9.7% in Ghana, and 10.8% in Malawi 26.…”

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“…The prevalence of under nutrition and over nutrition were similar (16.3% and 15.4%, respectively). This reflects the present pattern in the developing countries with double burden of undernutrition and overnutrition 9-10,13-15,17. Presently, a triple burden is now being described with the additional issue of micronutrient deficiency otherwise known as hidden hunger 9-10,13-15,17…”

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“…Furthermore, the awareness of obesity, its negative impacts and prevention among mothers is low and there is the misperception that heavy weight status is possibly a sign of successful parenting 15,16. Parents play a crucial role in the formation of dietary habits and patterns of physical activity in children, thus failure of parents to recognize obesity constitute a significant barrier to its prevention 17,18…”

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Overweight and Obesity Among School-aged Children and Maternal Preventive Practices against Childhood Obesity in Select Local Government Areas of Lagos, Southwest, Nigeria

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Background: Childhood obesity is an emerging epidemic in the developing countries, particularly in the urban settings. This study examines the prevalence of overweight and obesity among school-aged children and the maternal preventive practices against childhood obesity. Methods: This is a cross-sectional study of school-aged children aged 6-13 years and mothers from two Local Government Areas of Lagos State, Southwest Nigeria. Multi-stage sampling technique was used to select study areas and participants, while data were collected using an interviewer administered questionnaire. The Body Mass Index (BMI) of children were determined using the World Health Organisation (WHO) 2007 reference charts. Chi-square test was used to analyze categorical variables and logistic regression analyses were conducted to determine the factors associated with the nutritional status and maternal childhood obesity preventive practices. All analyses were conducted using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) 21. Results: In all, 440 children comprising of 232 boys (52.7%) and 208 girls (42.3%) were studied. Of these, 29 of the participants (6.6%) were overweight, while 39 of them (8.9%) were obese. Most of the children (71.2%) consumed root/tubers and processed cereals while 9 (0.02%) and (17) 0.04% consumed fruits and vegetables. BMI was only significantly related to child age and sex. In all, 243 mothers (55.2%) had good practices against childhood obesity. Levels of maternal preventive practices were not significantly associated with child BMI. Conclusions and Global Health Implications: Overweight/obesity among school-aged children in Lagos is high. Only half of the mothers were involved in preventive practices against childhood obesity. There is need for continuous education and advocacy concerning healthy diet and other preventive strategies against childhood obesity in Lagos, and potentially other parts of the developing world. Key words: • Overweight • Obesity • School-age children • Childhood Maternal preventive practices • Lagos • Nigeria Copyright © 2019 Adeniyi et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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“…The higher prevalence of obesity in females compared to males in our study is similar to reports from other African studies and is consistent with the higher contribution of women to the prevalence of obesity in urban West Africa 6,[37][38][39] . This contribution may likely be reinforced by the cultural associations between obesity and beauty among women 40 .…”

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Prevalence of obesity and an interrogation of the correlation between anthropometric indices and blood pressures in urban Lagos, Nigeria

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Adverse cardiovascular outcomes are linked to higher burden of obesity and hypertension. We conducted a secondary analysis of data for 5135 participants aged ≥ 16 years from our community-based hypertension prevalence study to determine the prevalence of obesity and association between multiple anthropometric indices and blood pressure (BP). The indices were waist circumference (WC), body mass index (BMI), waist-to-height ratio (WHtR), waist-to-hip ratio (WHR), a body shape index(ABSI), abdominal volume index (AVI), body adiposity index (BAI), body roundness index (BRI), visceral adiposity index (VAI) and conicity index (CI). We performed statistical analyses to determine the association, predictive ability, cutoff values and independent determinants of hypertension. Crude prevalence of obesity was 136 per 1000 (95% confidence interval 126–146). BMI had the strongest correlation with systolic and diastolic BP (rs = 0.260 and 0.264, respectively). Indices of central adiposity (AVI, WC, WHtR, BRI) were the strongest predictors of hypertension (≥ 140/90 mmHg), and their cut-off values were generally higher in females than males. WHR, age, BMI and CI were independent determinants of hypertension ≥ 140 mmHg (p < 0.05). We conclude that, based on this novel study, measures of central adiposity are the strongest predictors and independent determinants of hypertension in our population, and cut-off values vary from previously recommended standards.

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Perception and Attitude of Nigerian Mothers towards Obesity

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Overweight and Obesity Among School-aged Children and Maternal Preventive Practices against Childhood Obesity in Select Local Government Areas of Lagos, Southwest, Nigeria

Overweight and Obesity Among School-aged Children and Maternal Preventive Practices against Childhood Obesity in Select Local Government Areas of Lagos, Southwest, Nigeria

Prevalence of obesity and an interrogation of the correlation between anthropometric indices and blood pressures in urban Lagos, Nigeria

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