Prevalence of overweight and obesity among children aged 6-12 years in Dodoma and Kinondoni municipalities
| dc.contributor.author | Fungo, Stella | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-01-31T05:21:33Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-01-31T05:21:33Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2009 | |
| dc.description | Dissertation | |
| dc.description.abstract | A cross-sectional study was conducted to determine the prevalence of overweight and obesity among 428 children aged between 6 and 12 years in Dodoma and Kinondoni municipalities. Anthropometrical and body composition measurements were taken for all respondents. Results showed that, the proportion of boys aged 6-9 years who were overweight and obese in Dodoma and Kinondoni municipalities ranged between 7.1 and 9.4 percent, while the proportion of overweight and obese girls of the same age in Dodoma and Kinondoni municipalities ranged between 5.8 and 10.2 percent. The proportion of overweight and obese boys aged 10-12 years in Dodoma and Kinondoni municipalities ranged between 3.1 - 6.4 percent, while prevalence of overweight and obese among girls of the same age in Dodoma and Kinondoni municipalities ranged between 1.6 and 8.6 percent. The mean fat mass and lean mass of boys aged 10-12 years in Dodoma and Kinondoni municipalities ranged between 10.3 and 20.8 percent, while the mean fat mass and lean mass of boys aged 6-9 years in Dodoma and Kinondoni municipalities ranged between 6.1 and 15.6 percent. For the girls aged 10-12 years, the mean fat mass and lean mass ranged between 9.3 - 24.6 percent. The study revealed further that, majority of school children of both sexes and age groups in both municipalities did not perform physical exercises. Children spent an average of one to two hours watching TV or listening to Radio programmes. There was generally high intake of non-nutritious, energy-dense snacks and drinks at school. It could be concluded that, the prevalence of overweight and obesity among boys and girls in the study was relatively lower than those reported elsewhere, however, the trend is rapidly increasing with change in lifestyles and urbanization. | |
| dc.description.sponsorship | Belgium Technical Cooperation (BTC) | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://www.suaire.sua.ac.tz/handle/20.500.14820/7266 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | Sokoine University of Agriculture | |
| dc.subject | Obersity | |
| dc.subject | Overweight | |
| dc.subject | Anthropometrical | |
| dc.subject | Kinondoni municipalities | |
| dc.title | Prevalence of overweight and obesity among children aged 6-12 years in Dodoma and Kinondoni municipalities | |
| dc.type | Thesis |