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Epidemiological Profile of Obesity among Health Staff at the YaoundéCentral Hospital and at the YaoundéUniversity Teaching Hospital

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World Journal of Cardiovascular Diseases 2019年第8期9卷 511-523页

作者： Sylvie Ndongo Amougou liliane linda yangou tchangoum Marie Ntep Gweth Dieudonné Danwe Camille Mba Maadjjhou Samuel Kingue Jean Claude Mbanya Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences University of Yaoundé I Yaoundé Cameroon Yaoundé University Teaching Hospital Yaoundé Cameroon Higher Institute of Medical Technology Yaoundé Cameroon Yaoundé Central Hospital Yaoundé Cameroon

Background: Obesity is a real pandemic and with ever increasing prevalence. Health professionals play a vital role in the fight against this condition. They are also affected by obesity and could be even more affected than the general population. These health workers sometimes have a wrong perception of their own weight which interferes with their ability to counsel their patients. The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence and factors associated with obesity among health care workers and increase their awareness of the problem. Methodology: This was a cross-sectional study conducted at the Yaoundé Central Hospital (YCH) and the Yaoundé University Teaching Hospital (YUTH) during a 6 months period. The data were collected through a questionnaire structured according to WHO STEP wise approach to chronic disease risk factor surveillance (STEPS). We measured weight, height, waist circumference, and blood pressure according to the WHO STEPS procedure. The Chi square test and logistic regression were used to measure the association between the qualitative variables. A p value 0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results: A total of 350 health personnel participated in this study. The prevalence of obesity was 30.3%. That of abdominal obesity was 46.9%. The factors independently associated to overall obesity were age > 40 years [OR = 2.22 95% CI (1.28 - 3.87)], nursing assistant profession [OR = 2.31 95% IC (1.21 - 4.41)] and high blood pressure [OR = 3.38 95% CI (1.16 - 9.84)] and to abdominal obesity, age > 40 years [OR = 3.35 95% CI (1.96 - 5.71)], female gender [OR = 5.47 95% CI (2.95 - 10.14)], marriage [OR = 1.84 95% CI (1.08 - 3.14)], and High blood pressure [OR = 3.76 95% CI (1.01 - 13.94)]. Conclusion: Obesity is very common among YCH and YUTH staff. Staff awareness and the introduction of proper lifestyle promotion programs are more than ever needed to win the fight against obesity.

关键词： Epidemiological Profile Obesity Health Personnel Yaoundé

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