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
- Authors: Banda, Lucas , Oladimeji, Olanrewaju
- Date: 2023/03
- Subjects: Body weight categories , BMI , Prevalence , Socio-economic , Diet , Women of child-bearing age , Consumer electronics , Overweight , Pre-obesity , Obesity , South Africa
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/11260/13190 , vital:78089 , DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/women3010013
- 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%).
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- Authors: Banda, Lucas , Oladimeji, Olanrewaju
- Date: 2023/03
- Subjects: Body weight categories , BMI , Prevalence , Socio-economic , Diet , Women of child-bearing age , Consumer electronics , Overweight , Pre-obesity , Obesity , South Africa
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/11260/13190 , vital:78089 , DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/women3010013
- 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%).
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Prevalence of Micronutrient Deficiency among People Living with HIV in Selected Rural Districts of the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa
- Nxasana, Ntombozuko, Oladimeji, Elizabeth Kelechi, Pulido-Estra, Guillero-Alfredo, Apalata, Ruffin Teke
- Authors: Nxasana, Ntombozuko , Oladimeji, Elizabeth Kelechi , Pulido-Estra, Guillero-Alfredo , Apalata, Ruffin Teke
- Date: 2023
- Subjects: Prevalence , Micronutrient deficiency , Viral load suppression , Geospatial , Eastern Cape , South Africa
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/11260/13615 , vital:78965 , DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/nu15133017
- Description: Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) leads to immune suppression, and micronutrients play vital roles in human immune responses. Hence, this study aimed to evaluate the effects of viral load suppression in adult HIV-infected patients receiving antiretroviral therapy (ART) on micronutrient deficiency and its prevalence in selected rural districts in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa. This cross-sectional study was conducted from February 2019 to February 2021 among 50 consenting HIV-infected patients attending community health centers within the three selected districts. The data were analysed with ArcGIS v.10.8 to create geospatial maps; the Global Positioning System (GPS) for analysis and presentation, and SPSS version 25 for inferential statistics involving the t-test and Fisher's exact test...
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- Authors: Nxasana, Ntombozuko , Oladimeji, Elizabeth Kelechi , Pulido-Estra, Guillero-Alfredo , Apalata, Ruffin Teke
- Date: 2023
- Subjects: Prevalence , Micronutrient deficiency , Viral load suppression , Geospatial , Eastern Cape , South Africa
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/11260/13615 , vital:78965 , DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/nu15133017
- Description: Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) leads to immune suppression, and micronutrients play vital roles in human immune responses. Hence, this study aimed to evaluate the effects of viral load suppression in adult HIV-infected patients receiving antiretroviral therapy (ART) on micronutrient deficiency and its prevalence in selected rural districts in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa. This cross-sectional study was conducted from February 2019 to February 2021 among 50 consenting HIV-infected patients attending community health centers within the three selected districts. The data were analysed with ArcGIS v.10.8 to create geospatial maps; the Global Positioning System (GPS) for analysis and presentation, and SPSS version 25 for inferential statistics involving the t-test and Fisher's exact test...
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