The fattening room among the Annang of Nigeria

Brink, Pamela J.

doi:10.1080/01459740.1989.9966016

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“…Earlier studies have also shown higher incidence of obesity among females than males (Adebayo et al, 2014;Fadupin et al, 2014;Banwat et al, 2012;Wahab et al, 2011). The recurring higher prevalence of obesity among women have been linked to gradual weight gain with successive pregnancies, perception of weight gain as evidence of socio-economic class, fattening practices and sedentary lifestyle (Akarolo-Anthony et al, 2014;Holdsworth et al, 2004;Brink, 1989). The high incidence of abdominal obesity is worrisome following the reported links with liver fat accumulation and associated metabolic syndrome (Jakobsen et al, 2007;Haap et al, 2011), which could increase the existing burden on the Nigerian health system.…”

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Gender differences in factors associated with overweight and obesity among civil servants in Lagos, Nigeria

Ajani¹,

Susan²,

Ariyo³

2015

Int. J. Nutr. Metab.

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Overweight and obesity constitute global public health problems with consequences on health and productivity of workers. This study was designed to describe the gender variation in the factors associated with overweight, obesity and hypertension among civil servants in Lagos, Nigeria. This comparative cross-sectional study was conducted in 280 civil servants recruited from seven local government areas in Lagos state using random sampling technique. A pre-tested, intervieweradministered questionnaire was used to obtain information on socio-demographic and anthropometric characteristics and blood pressure. Weight, height and waist circumference (WC) were measured using standard procedure. Data were analysed using descriptive statistics and Chi-square test at p = 0.05. Age was 44.8 ± 8.5 years, 68.2% were males and 80.4% were married. About 64% had tertiary education; higher in males (70.7%) than females (49.4%). The crude prevalence of overweight and obesity was 70.7%. Overweight was significantly higher in males (61.7%) than females (52.3%) while obesity was significantly higher in females (47.7%) than males (38.3%). Abdominal obesity was more common in males (31.6%) than females (23.1%). Body mass index was higher in females (28.05 ± 4.9) compared to males (27.83 ± 5.8); WC was higher in females (94.6 ± 10.0) than males (93.08 ± 12.6). Obesity was predominant among civil servants aged 51 to 60 years in both gender groups. Systolic blood pressure (BP) was higher in females (124.08 ± 19.8) than males (122.4 ± 22.8) whereas diastolic BP was higher in males (84.3 ± 13.1) than females (83.7 ± 12.1). The prevalence of hypertension was 42.9%; higher in females (44.6%) than males (42.1%). Among female civil servants, overweight and obesity were significantly associated with age, education while among males they were significantly associated with grade level. Overweight, obesity and hypertension are high among civil servants; prevalence and associated factors differ by gender. Gender-sensitive public health intervention is hereby recommended to influence health behavior of civil servants.

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Gender differences in factors associated with overweight and obesity among civil servants in Lagos, Nigeria

Ajani¹,

Susan²,

Ariyo³

2015

Int. J. Nutr. Metab.

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“…For example, there is some evidence that religious (28) and cultural (29,30) values can influence obesity rates (31) . Differences in such values across regions in Kenya may influence communities' perception of health and acceptable body images among women and children.…”

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Maternal–child overweight/obesity and undernutrition in Kenya: a geographic analysis

Pawloski

Curtin

Gewa

et al. 2012

Public Health Nutr.

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Objective: The purpose of the study was to examine geographic relationships of nutritional status (BMI), including underweight, overweight and obesity, among Kenyan mothers and children. Design: Spatial relationships were examined concerning BMI of the mothers and BMI-for-age percentiles of their children. These included spatial statistical measures of the clustering of segments of the population, in addition to inspection of co-location of significant clusters. Setting: Rural and urban areas of Kenya, including the cities of Nairobi and Mombasa, and the Kisumu region. Subjects: Mother-child pairs from Demographic and Health Survey data including 1541 observations in 2003 and 1592 observations in 2009. These mother-child pairs were organized into 399 locational clusters. Results: There is extremely strong evidence that high BMI values exhibit strong spatial clustering. There were co-locations of overweight mothers and overweight children only in the Nairobi region, while both underweight mothers and children tended to cluster in rural areas. In Mombasa clusters of overweight mothers were associated with normal-weight children, while in the Kisumu region clusters of overweight children were associated with normal-weight mothers. Conclusions: These findings show there is geographic variability as well as some defined patterns concerning the distribution of malnutrition among mothers and children in Kenya, and suggest the need for further geographic analyses concerning the potential factors which influence nutritional status in this population. In addition, the methods used in this research may be easily applied to other Demographic and Health Survey data in order to begin to understand the geographic determinants of health in low-income countries.

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“…For instance, research has shown that certain ethnic groups, such as the nomadic Moors in Mauritania, and the Annang people in Nigeria still practice force feeding for girls to enable them develop big body, [47]. Similarly, evidence still show that in most West African nations such as Nigeria, Ghana, Mali, Gambia, Cameroon, to describe someone as "being fat" is regarded as a complement implying wealth, strength and beauty, [48]. However, studies regarding body image perception especially among the young adults and university students' population is still very limited, [33].…”

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“…Body image perception was measured by an items adopted from, [48] It consists of a series of nine female and nine male body shaped drawings (VAS) format ranging from very underweight (extremely anorectic figure 1) to very obese (figure 9), using 4-questions, and participants were asked to:…”

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Social Support, Body Image Perception and Depressive Symptoms, Among University Students in Nigeria, by Gender and Ethnicity

Agwu

Draper

Croix

2017

SJPH

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Abstract:Background: The health determinant model indicates that certain socio-cultural, socio-demographic, environmental, and lifestyle factors influence health status and wellbeing of any population group in any given nation, [1]. Previous studies have suggested the need for regional and interregional comparison of health inequalities due to the interaction of these factors. AIMs: This study investigated social support, body image perception and depressive symptoms by sex and ethnicity among university students in Nigeria. Method: The study was a cross sectional survey. Full time university students were recruited from six universities within the major three ethnic groups in Nigeria.2500 anonymous questionnaire was sent to students during a class lecture, 1549 responses were valid, while 563 responses were rejected for missing data especially sex and ethnicity and 388 students did not return their questionnaire. The variables examined were, demographic, income status, social support, body image perception and depressive symptoms. Descriptive tests, chi-square tests and analysis of variance (ANOVA) tests were conducted. Results: The result showed that depression indicated significant differences by gender and ethnicity, with students from the Hausa ethnic group reporting depression more than other ethnic groups, and female students more than males. Body image indicated a sex*ethnicity interaction effect for theideal female body image. Further analysis of the data suggested that Igbo males and Yoruba females' preferred bigger female body size. Irrespective of ethnicity, the study indicated that more female students preferred bigger female body sizes than males. With regard to social support and monthly income, the result indicated sex*ethnicity interaction effects, where female students from the Hausa ethnic group reported better social support and monthly income. Conclusion: The findings indicated that the mental health of female students in the sample were poorer than those of male students and female students from the Hausa ethnic group demonstrating the worst possible health outcome, despite a morefavorable social support and income status. This study made a major contribution to the understanding that people who live among regions with conflict and violence may report poor psychological health compared to those that live in a conflict free zones.

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The fattening room among the Annang of Nigeria

Cited by 42 publications

References 8 publications

Gender differences in factors associated with overweight and obesity among civil servants in Lagos, Nigeria

Gender differences in factors associated with overweight and obesity among civil servants in Lagos, Nigeria

Maternal–child overweight/obesity and undernutrition in Kenya: a geographic analysis

Social Support, Body Image Perception and Depressive Symptoms, Among University Students in Nigeria, by Gender and Ethnicity

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