Correlation of socio-economic factors, diet and ownership of consumer electronics with body mass index in women of childbearing age: Insights from the 2016 South African demographic health survey

Banda, Lucas; Oladimeji, Olanrewaju

Title: Correlation of socio-economic factors, diet and ownership of consumer electronics with body mass index in women of childbearing age: Insights from the 2016 South African demographic health survey
Creator: Banda, Lucas
Creator: Oladimeji, Olanrewaju
Description: The available evidence indicates a correlation between owning consumer electronics, such as cellphones and televisions, and a higher risk of obesity and increased adiposity. However, such studies are sparse in South Africa. Thus, the aim of this study is to examine the dietary and sociodemographic factors associated with various BMI categories, including the possession of consumer electronics, among women of reproductive age in South Africa. This is a secondary study of a population registry that includes dietary, BMI, and digital use items among women of reproductive age. The data is from the South Africa Demographic Health Survey (SADHS, 2016). Of the 3363 participants included in the analysis, women of normal weight were (35.5%), pre-obese (34.5%), obese (27.1%) and underweight (2.9%).
Date: 2023/03
Subject: Body weight categories
Subject: BMI
Subject: Prevalence
Subject: Socio-economic
Subject: Diet
Subject: Women of child-bearing age
Subject: Consumer electronics
Subject: Overweight
Subject: Pre-obesity
Subject: Obesity
Subject: South Africa
Type: Article
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/11260/13190
Identifier: vital:78089
Identifier: DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/women3010013
Language: English
Relation: Women
Relation: Banda, L.; Oladimeji, O. Correlation of Socio-Economic Factors, Diet, and Ownership of Consumer Electronics with Body Mass Index in Women of Childbearing Age: Insights from the 2016 South African Demographic Health Survey. Women 2023, 3, 163–174. https://doi.org/10.3390/ women3010013
Relation: Women 3 vol 1 163 167 2023 https://doi.org/10.3390/women3010013

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