ReviewJournal of nutrition and metabolism2020
Childhood Obesity and Overweight in Ghana: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
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22 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity and Its Associated Factors among Preschool Children in Sub-Saharan Africa: a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Advances in nutrition (Bethesda, Md.) · 2026Pooled it
- Determinants of central obesity in children and adolescents and associated complications in South Africa: a systematic review.Frontiers in public health · 2024Pooled it
- Prevalence and determinants of overweight/obesity among under-five children in sub-Saharan Africa: a multilevel analysis.BMC pediatrics · 2022Pooled it
- Pain management during the withholding and withdrawal of life support in critically ill patients at the end-of-life: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Intensive care medicine · 2020Pooled it
- Sex and Age Disparities in the Prevalence of Obesity Among Children and Adolescents in Ghana, 1990-2022: A Cross-Sectional Study.Nutrients · 2026Article
- Understanding the Decentralised School Food Procurement Model in Ghana Through the Lens of School Caterers: A Photovoice Study.Maternal & child nutrition · 2026Article
- Food vendor characteristics in and around junior high schools and the relationship with adolescent diet quality in Ghana.Public health nutrition · 2025Article
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- The role of teachers in the prevention and management of childhood obesity among school-aged children in Ghana: a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Multi-Context Strategies and Opportunities for Increasing Levels of Physical Activity in Children and Young People: A Literature Review.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Prevalence and risk factors of obesity among undergraduate student population in Ghana: an evaluation study of body composition indices.BMC public health · 2024Article
- 10-year level, trends and socio-demographic disparities of obesity among Ghanaian adults-A systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies.PLOS global public health · 2024Article
- Development and implementation of a nutrition education programme for school-going adolescents in the context of double burden of malnutrition: a narrative essay.The Pan African medical journal · 2024Article
- Prevalence and factors associated with overweight in children under 5 years in West African countries.Journal of public health research · 2023Article
- A multi-centre investigation of macrovascular and non-ocular microvascular complications in children and adolescents with diabetes mellitus in southern Ghana.Ghana medical journal · 2023Article
- Prevalence and correlates of overweight and obesity among under-five children in Egypt.Frontiers in public health · 2022Article
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- Relationship between caesarean section delivery and risk of overweight/obesity among children aged 6-23 months in the Tamale Metropolis of Ghana.Journal of nutritional science · 2022Article
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Abstract
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 (
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