دورية أكاديمية
A comparative study of the anthropometric status of adults and children in urban and rural communities of the North West Region of Cameroon
| العنوان: | A comparative study of the anthropometric status of adults and children in urban and rural communities of the North West Region of Cameroon |
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| المؤلفون: | Faith Asangha Akob, Kirthee Pillay, Nicola Wiles, Muthulisi Siwela |
| المصدر: | BMC Nutrition, Vol 9, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2023) |
| بيانات النشر: | BMC, 2023. |
| سنة النشر: | 2023 |
| المجموعة: | LCC:Nutrition. Foods and food supply LCC:Food processing and manufacture LCC:Medicine (General) |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | Malnutrition, Obesity, Anthropometric status, Urban, Rural, Cameroon, Nutrition. Foods and food supply, TX341-641, Food processing and manufacture, TP368-456, Medicine (General), R5-920 |
| الوصف: | Abstract Background Cameroon, like many other developing countries, is experiencing a double burden of malnutrition. With increasing urbanization, communities are exposed to high calorie diets and sedentary lifestyles, which contribute to overnutrition. However, the nutritional status of the communities may vary with geographic location. The aim of the current study was to investigate the prevalence of underweight, overweight and abdominal obesity among adults as well as overweight, underweight, stunting and wasting among children in selected urban and rural communities of the North West Region (NWR) of Cameroon. The study also compared these parameters between selected urban and rural areas. Methods Cross-sectional study design was used to investigate the anthropometric status of adults (18–65 years) and children (1–5 years) from two rural (Mankon and Mendakwe) and two urban (Mankon and Nkwen) communities in the NWR of Cameroon. The study included 156 adults and 156 children per study site from different households. A multistage sampling technique was used to select the participants and study sites Anthropometric measurements were taken using standardised methods for selected indices: weight, height, waist circumference and mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC). Data were analyzed using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) version 25 and a p-value of |
| نوع الوثيقة: | article |
| وصف الملف: | electronic resource |
| اللغة: | English |
| تدمد: | 2055-0928 |
| Relation: | https://doaj.org/toc/2055-0928 |
| DOI: | 10.1186/s40795-023-00734-9 |
| URL الوصول: | https://doaj.org/article/d953e39380174298be105eebde39e07b |
| رقم الأكسشن: | edsdoj.953e39380174298be105eebde39e07b |
| قاعدة البيانات: | Directory of Open Access Journals |
Full Text Finder | تدمد: | 20550928 |
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| DOI: | 10.1186/s40795-023-00734-9 |