Childhood Obesity and Overweight in Ghana: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
المؤلفون المشاركون
Akowuah, Prince Kwaku
Kobia-Acquah, Emmanuel
المصدر
Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism
العدد
المجلد 2020، العدد 2020 (31 ديسمبر/كانون الأول 2020)، ص ص. 1-11، 11ص.
الناشر
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
تاريخ النشر
2020-04-08
دولة النشر
مصر
عدد الصفحات
11
التخصصات الرئيسية
الملخص EN
The increasing prevalence of childhood obesity and overweight is considered a public health issue in both developed and developing countries.
This systematic review and meta-analysis estimates the prevalence of childhood obesity and overweight in Ghana.
A multiple database search was conducted for articles published between January 1, 2001, and October 31, 2019, reporting the prevalence of childhood obesity and overweight in Ghana.
Databases searched include PubMed, Google Scholar, Scopus, Cochrane Library, World Health Organization (WHO) Library Information System, and Africa Journals Online.
Data were pooled from the articles to calculate an overall estimate of childhood obesity and overweight using a random-effects model after variance stabilization with Freeman–Tukey double arcsine transformation.
This review adhered to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines.
Sixteen studies with a combined sample size of 29,160 were included in the review.
Analysis indicates that approximately 19% of children in Ghana either have obesity or are overweight.
The prevalence of childhood obesity and overweight was 8.6% (95% CI: 4.8%–13.4%) and 10.7% (95% CI: 5.9%–16.6%), respectively.
Although not significant, higher obesity (4.6% vs.
2.6%) and overweight (11.0% vs.
7.2%) prevalence were estimated for females than for males.
There was a significantly higher obesity prevalence estimate (17.4% vs.
8.9%) in rural settings than in urban settings (p=0.0255).
The high prevalence of childhood obesity and overweight estimated in this review is of worrying concern.
It is a significant public health problem that has implications on the health of present and future generations in Ghana and as such calls for proactive measures to be put in place.
Also, the driving forces behind the increasing prevalence of childhood obesity in Ghana need to be investigated.
نمط استشهاد جمعية علماء النفس الأمريكية (APA)
Akowuah, Prince Kwaku& Kobia-Acquah, Emmanuel. 2020. Childhood Obesity and Overweight in Ghana: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism،Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1188658
نمط استشهاد الجمعية الأمريكية للغات الحديثة (MLA)
Akowuah, Prince Kwaku& Kobia-Acquah, Emmanuel. Childhood Obesity and Overweight in Ghana: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism No. 2020 (2020), pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1188658
نمط استشهاد الجمعية الطبية الأمريكية (AMA)
Akowuah, Prince Kwaku& Kobia-Acquah, Emmanuel. Childhood Obesity and Overweight in Ghana: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism. 2020. Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1188658
نوع البيانات
مقالات
لغة النص
الإنجليزية
الملاحظات
Includes bibliographical references
رقم السجل
BIM-1188658
قاعدة معامل التأثير والاستشهادات المرجعية العربي "ارسيف Arcif"
أضخم قاعدة بيانات عربية للاستشهادات المرجعية للمجلات العلمية المحكمة الصادرة في العالم العربي
تقوم هذه الخدمة بالتحقق من التشابه أو الانتحال في الأبحاث والمقالات العلمية والأطروحات الجامعية والكتب والأبحاث باللغة العربية، وتحديد درجة التشابه أو أصالة الأعمال البحثية وحماية ملكيتها الفكرية. تعرف اكثر