Observational studyBMC public health2021
The association of household and child food insecurity with overweight/obesity in children and adolescents in an urban setting of Ethiopia.
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- Food Environment and Childhood Overweight/Obesity: A Systematic Review.Advances in nutrition (Bethesda, Md.) · 2026Pooled it
- Early life socioeconomic status and risk of overweight and obesity across childhood and adolescence in four low and middle income countries.Scientific reports · 2026Article
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- Burden and contributing factors to overweight and obesity in young adolescents in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.Maternal & child nutrition · 2025Article
- A multivariate non-linear decomposition analysis of urban-rural disparities in overweight/obesity among men aged 20-49 in Ghana.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Household livelihood, diet, and nutritional status of adolescent schoolchildren in Kuyu District, North Shewa, Oromia, Ethiopia.Journal of nutritional science · 2025Article
- Association of maternal psychological distress with children with overweight/obesity in Ethiopia.Child: care, health and development · 2023Observational
- Association between dietary Intake, eating behavior, and childhood obesity among children and adolescents in Ethiopia.BMJ nutrition, prevention & health · 2023Article
- A mixed-method systematic review and meta-analysis of the influences of food environments and food insecurity on obesity in high-income countries.Food science & nutrition · 2022Article
- Hypertension in Quilombola children and adolescents.Medicine · 2022Article
- Gender Difference and Correlates of Physical Activity Among Urban Children and Adolescents in Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study.Frontiers in public health · 2022Observational
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Abstract
backgroundExisting evidence on the association between food insecurity and childhood obesity is mixed. In addition, literature from developing countries in general and Ethiopia in particular on the nexus and impact of household and child food insecurity on childhood obesity in the context of urbanization remains limited. The objective of this study was to explore the association between household and child food insecurity and childhood obesity in an urban setting of Ethiopia.
methodsAn observational population based cross-sectional study was conducted in five sub-cities of Addis Ababa. Multi-stage sampling techniques were employed to identify the study unit from the selected sub-cities. Multivariable logistic regression models with robust estimation of standard errors were utilized to determine the associations. Interactions by age and sex in the associations explored were tested.
resultsA total of 632 children and adolescents-parent dyads were included in the study. About 29.4% of those in food secure households and 25% of those in food insecure households were overweight/obese. Similarly, 29.8% of food secure children and 22% of food insecure children were overweight/obese. Household and child food insecurity status were not significantly associated with child and adolescent overweight or obesity in the final adjusted models.
conclusionsHousehold and childhood food insecurity status were not associated with child and adolescent overweight/obesity in the study setting. Interventions aimed at combating overweight and obesity in the study setting should target children and adolescents irrespective of their food security status.
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