Physical activity patterns, dietary intake and health status among University of Nairobi lecturers in Kenya

Omondi, D. O.; Othuon, Lucas; Mbagaya, Grace M.

doi:10.4314/sajrs.v29i2.25971

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“…Obesity is capable of causing low employee's productivity, absenteeism and lack of efficiency [15,16]. Prevalence of obesity and overweight among the health workers in Jos Teaching Hospital is attributed to low physical activity and prevalence of work-related stress which previous studies have reported as risk factors of obesity [17,18]. Previous studies have established that Nigerian health workers are overweight and obese [19][20][21].…”

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Central Obesity and Stress- Predisposing Factors to Hypertension among Health Workers in Jos University Teaching Hospital, Plateau State, Nigeria

Olaitan¹

2020

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Central obesity poses more threat to human health than general obesity and stress increases its presentation. This study assessed prevalence of central obesity and stress, and their association with hypertension. Two hundred and eighty-three health workers in Jos Teaching Hospital, Plateau State, Nigeria were randomly selected. Socio-demographic characteristics and lifestyles (physical activity, alcohol intake, smoking and stress) were evaluated by semi-structured and International Stress Management Association Questionnaire. Central obesity was determined by waist circumference.

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Central Obesity and Stress- Predisposing Factors to Hypertension among Health Workers in Jos University Teaching Hospital, Plateau State, Nigeria

Olaitan¹

2020

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“…A subjective norm is the opinion of people that are important in their life and may influence them to behave in a certain manner, assessed by the level of adaptation with that effect. Perceived behavioral control is the opinion of people that certain factors simplify or prevent action, assessed by the perceived control of them over these factors [ 33 ].…”

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Effect of a hospital-based oral health-education program on Iranian staff: evaluating a theory-driven intervention

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Background Tooth decay and periodontitis are among the most prevalent dental diseases globally with adverse effects on an individual’s general health. Recently the prevalence of dental caries has decreased significantly, but caries epidemiology remains a major problem in dental public health. This study investigated the impact of an oral health education intervention on Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) variables, and whether changes in these variables persisted and were associated with changes in identified oral health behaviors at 2-month follow-up. Methods This descriptive pre/post test study was conducted with 160 staff in the Baqiyatallah Hospital in Tehran. Six hospital wards were selected using a randomized multi-stratified sampling frame. The size for each cluster was calculated as 22 with each ward being allocated to either the intervention or the control arm of the study. Self-report questionnaires were used to evaluate socio-demographic factors, dental attendance as well as the constructs of the augmented TPB model (attitudes, subjective norms, perceived behavioral control intentions). The intervention was an educational program based on TPB constructs delivered via direct training to half the participants. The control group was provided with usual training only. The independent-samples T-test, Repeated-Measures one-way ANOVA, and matched T-test with the significance level set at p < 0.05 were applied. Results Findings revealed significant variations between the two groups immediately after the educational intervention concerning the attitudes, subjective norms, perceived behavioral control, intentions to seek treatment, oral health behavior as well as decayed, missing, and filled teeth and bleeding on probing (p<0.001). Two months after the intervention, except for the brushing construct (p = 0.18), the differences between the two groups were all statistically significant (p<0.001). Conclusion Our findings affirm the positive effect an oral health education program has on enhancing the attitudes, subjective norms, perceived behavioral control, intentions and behavior of staff in this hospital. The results of our study confirm that developing and applying an educational intervention in accordance with the theory of planned behavior can lead to significant changes in the knowledge, attitudes, and behavior of hospital staff regarding preventing tooth decay.

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“…Diabetic individuals worldwide are routinely advised to adopt healthful eating behavior, which requires modification in habits, beliefs, and meal patterns on a lifelong basis. 2 Dietary nutrients are the substances that the person needs to consume for growth and development and healthy life. A proper diet as per the body's condition is needed to supply the nutrition and energy for maintaining body cells, tissues, and organs and for growth and development.…”

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Dietary Consumption Practices and Its Associated Factors among Type 2 Diabetes Patients in Pokhara Metropolitan

Kumar Yadav,

Baral

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Introduction: Diabetes mellitus is a major worldwide public health problem. A healthy diet has been the best measure for preventing the diabetic condition of patients. This study aimed to assess the dietary practice and its associated factors among type 2 Diabetes Patients in Pokhara Metropolitan. Methods: A health facility-based cross-sectional study was conducted among 390 diabetic patients in Pokhara, Nepal. A proportionate sequential sampling technique was used to make the sample representative from four different health facilities. A structured questionnaire was used to collect the data and food measurement for daily energy intake was calculated. The P-value of <0.05 was considered as a cut-off for statistical significance. Results: This study revealed that more than half (55.6%) of participants were female. Nearly three-fifths (57.2%) of participants were overweight and 16.2% were obese. In this study, 49.5% of diabetic patients had adequate calories and 37.4% had good dietary practice. The study showed that the variables like family type, type of oil used, BMI, and duration of diabetes mellitus were associated with food consumption practices among type 2 diabetic patients. Conclusion: Findings of this study indicated that nearly two third of the patients had poor dietary practices. Family type, the oil used, duration of diabetes and BMI level were associated factors for the dietary practices among type 2 diabetes patients. Nutrition education and counseling on healthy dietary practices among newly diagnosed diabetes patients and malnourished by BMI measurement need to be emphasized by health workers while providing health care services to diabetes patients.

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Physical activity patterns, dietary intake and health status among University of Nairobi lecturers in Kenya

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Central Obesity and Stress- Predisposing Factors to Hypertension among Health Workers in Jos University Teaching Hospital, Plateau State, Nigeria

Central Obesity and Stress- Predisposing Factors to Hypertension among Health Workers in Jos University Teaching Hospital, Plateau State, Nigeria

Effect of a hospital-based oral health-education program on Iranian staff: evaluating a theory-driven intervention

Dietary Consumption Practices and Its Associated Factors among Type 2 Diabetes Patients in Pokhara Metropolitan

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