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ORIGINAL RESEARCH article

Front. Endocrinol.
Sec. Obesity
Volume 15 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fendo.2024.1408090

Investigating factors influencing overweight and obesity among adult households in Ethiopia: A multilevel ordered analysis of 2016 EDHS data

Provisionally accepted
Dawit Firdisa Dawit Firdisa 1*Ibsa Mussa Ibsa Mussa 1Adera Debella Adera Debella 2Abdi Birhanu Abdi Birhanu 3Mulugeta Gamachu Mulugeta Gamachu 3Addis Eyeberu Addis Eyeberu 2Deribe B. Dechasa Deribe B. Dechasa 2Usmael Jibro Usmael Jibro 2Bikila Balis Bikila Balis 2Moti Tolera Moti Tolera 1Lemma D. Regassa Lemma D. Regassa 1Alemayehu Deressa Alemayehu Deressa 1*
  • 1 School of Public Health, College of Health and Medical Sciences, Haramaya University, Dire Dawa, Ethiopia
  • 2 School of Nursing and Midwifery, College of Health and Medical Sciences, Haramaya University, Dire Dawa, Dire Dawa, Ethiopia
  • 3 School of Medicine, College of Health and Medical Sciences, Haramaya University, Dire Dawa, Dire Dawa, Ethiopia

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    Background: In both high-and low-income countries, including Ethiopia, overweight and obesity have emerged as concerns of public health issues of the twenty-first century. Hence, obtaining conclusive evidence concerning the factors that influence adults' body mass index is quietly important. Therefore, using representative data, our study sought to provide solid evidence on factors influencing overweight and obesity among adults in Ethiopia.The 2016 Ethiopia Demographic and Health Survey (EDHS), a dataset comprised of a nationally representative sample of the survey, served as the basis for the study. Both descriptive and analytic findings were produced using STATA version 14. The data collection was conducted from January to June 2016. A total sample of 39,749 adults, 18 years and older, were included.Predictors were assessed using multivariable ordinal logistic regression analysis, and the results were presented as an adjusted proportional ratio (POR) with a 95% confidence interval. Statistical significance was declared at a p-value of <0.05.Overall, the magnitude of overweight and obesity among adults in Ethiopia was 8.5% (95% CI = 8.2% to 8.7%) and 2.9% (95% CI = 2.7% to 3.1%), respectively. Predictor variables such as smoking (POR=0.

    Keywords: Overweight, Obesity, Body Mass Index, Adult, Ethiopia

    Received: 16 Apr 2024; Accepted: 10 Sep 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Firdisa, Mussa, Debella, Birhanu, Gamachu, Eyeberu, Dechasa, Jibro, Balis, Tolera, Regassa and Deressa. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence:
    Dawit Firdisa, School of Public Health, College of Health and Medical Sciences, Haramaya University, Dire Dawa, Ethiopia
    Alemayehu Deressa, School of Public Health, College of Health and Medical Sciences, Haramaya University, Dire Dawa, Ethiopia

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