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Prevalence of overweight/obesity among the adult population in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Ayelign Mengesha Kassie, Biruk Beletew Abate, Mesfin Wudu Kassaw

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Ayelign Mengesha KassieDepartment of Nursing, Woldia, College of health sciences, Woldia University, Woldia, Amhara, Ethiopia Ayelignmengesha59@gmail.com.ORCID 0000-0003-1505-9390
Biruk Beletew AbateDepartment of Nursing, Woldia, College of health sciences, Woldia University, Woldia, Amhara, Ethiopia.ORCID 0000-0003-0833-2504
Mesfin Wudu KassawDepartment of Nursing, Woldia, College of health sciences, Woldia University, Woldia, Amhara, Ethiopia.ORCID 0000-0002-6327-7723

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundOverweight and obesity are emerging public health problems in Ethiopia. However, primary study findings on the prevalence of overweight and obesity in Ethiopia are inconsistent. Therefore, this study aimed to estimate the pooled prevalence of overweight and obesity among adults in Ethiopia.

methodsStudies that looked at overweight and obesity among adults were searched from four international databases. The search involved articles published from 1 January 2010 to 10 March 2020. The Cochran's Q χ

resultsA total of 16 studies with 19 527 study participants were included in this systematic review and meta-analysis. The estimated pooled prevalence of overweight among adults in Ethiopia was 20.4%, and after adjustment for publication bias with the trim-and-fill analysis, the estimated prevalence rate was changed to 19%. Besides, the estimated pooled prevalence of obesity was 5.4%. The prevalence of overweight was higher, 22.6% in studies published since 2015, 22.4% in studies conducted only in urban settings and 24.4% in studies with small sample size (≤384 participants). Similarly, the prevalence of obesity was 6.9% in studies published since 2015, 6.2% in studies conducted only in urban settings, 6.4% in institution-based settings and 9.6% in studies with small sample size.

conclusionThe prevalence of overweight and obesity is high in Ethiopia compared with previous studies. This needs large scale awareness creation campaigns and situation-based and context-specific prevention strategies.

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ObesityOverweightAdultEthiopiaHumansPrevalencenutritional supportnutrition & dieteticspublic health

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PMCPMC7412611

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