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Prevalence of overweight and obesity among women in two medical officer of health areas in Kalutara district

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dc.contributor.author Herath, D.
dc.contributor.author Kasturiratne, A.
dc.date.accessioned 2023-10-02T07:36:26Z
dc.date.available 2023-10-02T07:36:26Z
dc.date.issued 2023
dc.identifier.citation Journal of the College of Community Physicians of Sri Lanka.2023;29(2):96-103 en_US
dc.identifier.issn 1391-3174 (Print)
dc.identifier.issn 2579-1451 (Electronic)
dc.identifier.uri http://repository.kln.ac.lk/handle/123456789/26580
dc.description Not Indexed en_US
dc.description.abstract INTRODUCTION: Overweight and obesity are rising burdens in the w orld. Gender disparities in its prevalence are more evident in developing countries compared to developed countries. OBJECTIVES: To determine the prevalence of overweight and obesity among 35-44-year-old women in Bandaragama and Horana Medical Officer of Health (MOH) areas METHODS: This was a community-based descriptive cross-sectional study conducted among 770 women aged 35-44 years residing in two MOH areas of Kalutara District for the l ast six months at the time of data collection. Overweight/obesity were assessed on the Asian cutoff values recommended by the WHO based on body mass index (BMI). The prevalence was estimated with 95% confidence interval (CI). RESULTS: The prevalence of overweight in Bandaragama and Horana MOH areas was 41.35% (95% CI: 37.9, 44.81) and 39.7% (95% CI: 36.3, 43.2), respectively, while the correspondi ng prevalence of obesity was 36.1% (95% CI: 32.8, 39.6) and 26.6% (95% CI: 16.4, 39.1). CONCLUSIONS & RECOMMENDATIONS: The prevalence of overweight /obesity among women aged 35-44 years was relatively high. Barriers to a healthy lifestyle, women's role in the household and existing service gaps at primary healthcare level should be considered when preventive measures ar e introduced to reduce this burden. en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher College of Community Physicians of Sri Lanka en_US
dc.subject Overweight en_US
dc.subject Obesity en_US
dc.subject Prevalence en_US
dc.subject Women en_US
dc.title Prevalence of overweight and obesity among women in two medical officer of health areas in Kalutara district en_US
dc.type Article en_US


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