Dessalegn Dereje
Ethiopia
Research Article
Magnitude of Overweight/Obesity and Associated Factors among High School Adolescents’ in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Author(s): Dessalegn Dereje, Robel Yirgu and Tesfaye Yitna Chichiabellu
Dessalegn Dereje, Robel Yirgu and Tesfaye Yitna Chichiabellu
Background: Worldwide, at least 2.8 million peoples die each year due to overweight and obesity and an estimated 35.8 million (2.3%) of global Disability Adjusted Life Years (DALYs) are caused by overweight and obesity. Therefore this study aimed to measure to the magnitude of overweight/obesity and associated factors among high school adolescents’ in Addis Ababa.
Methods: Cross-sectional study design was conducted from February, 2016 to March, 2016 among high school adolescents’ in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Data were entered in to Epi Info version 7 and exported to SPSS version 20 software for analysis. Multiple logistic analyses were done to control possible confounding variable. P-value less than 0.05 were taken as significant association.
Result: The prevalence of adolescents’ overweight and obesity wa.. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2161-0509.1000231