Disparities in risk factors associated with obesity between Zanzibar and Tanzania mainland among women of reproductive age based on the 2010 TDHS

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dc.contributor.authorPaul, Edwin
dc.contributor.authorMtumwa, Abdalla H.
dc.contributor.authorNtwenya, Julius Edward
dc.contributor.authorVuai, Said A. H.
dc.date.accessioned2020-03-20T10:40:44Z
dc.date.available2020-03-20T10:40:44Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.descriptionFull Text Article. Also available at: https://www.hindawi.com/journals/jobe/2016/1420673/abs/en_US
dc.description.abstractThe occurrence of overweight and obesity has serious health implications. The 2010 Tanzania Demographic and Health Survey data set was reanalyzed to compare the prevalence of overweight and obesity between Mainland Tanzania and Zanzibar and to determine how demographic factors can predict overweight and obesity across the United Republic of Tanzania. About 7.92% of the Tanzanian women of reproductive age were obese, 15% were overweight, and 11.5% were underweight. Women from Mainland Tanzania (6.56%) were significantly less likely (AOR = 0.66, 95% CI: 0.53–0.82) to be affected by obesity as compared to women from Zanzibar (12.19%).The common predictors of obesity in Mainland Tanzania and Zanzibar were wealth index, marital status, and age. Whereas the place of residence and education level emerged as predictors of obesity in the Mainland Tanzania alone, the number of meals per day did so in Zanzibar. Most importantly, Zanzibar had a greater prevalence of obesity compared to Mainland Tanzania.en_US
dc.identifier.citationPaul, E., Mtumwa, A. H., Ntwenya, J. E., & Vuai, S. A. (2016). Disparities in risk factors associated with obesity between Zanzibar and Tanzania Mainland among women of reproductive age based on the 2010 TDHS. Journal of Obesity, 2016.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12661/2270
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherHindawi Publishing Corporationen_US
dc.subjectOverweighten_US
dc.subjectObesityen_US
dc.subjectUnderweighten_US
dc.subjectMainland Tanzaniaen_US
dc.subjectZanzibaren_US
dc.subjectObesity predictorsen_US
dc.subjectReproductive ageen_US
dc.subjectReproductionen_US
dc.subjectPublic healthen_US
dc.subjectHealth Surveyen_US
dc.subjectWomen reproductionen_US
dc.subjectAdult obesityen_US
dc.titleDisparities in risk factors associated with obesity between Zanzibar and Tanzania mainland among women of reproductive age based on the 2010 TDHSen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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