The Burden of Overweight and Obesity among Long-Distance Truckers in Ethiopia

Yosef, Tewodros; Bogale, Biruk; Destaw, Alemnew; Weldu, Angesom

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“…The use of psychoactive substances such as alcohol and chat leaves has become one of the rising major public health and socioeconomic problems worldwide, which is a particularly growing concern in Ethiopia [ 25 ]. Psychoactive substances are associated with a multiplicity of noncommunicable diseases and their risks and musculoskeletal disorders [ 26 – 28 ]. Truck drivers are important contributors to the economy of every country, especially in those with limited rail [ 10 ], water, and other forms of transport of goods.…”

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Psychoactive Substance Use and Its Associated Factors among Truck Drivers in Ethiopia

Yosef

Getachew

Bogale

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Background. Road traffic accidents (RTAs) remain an important public health issue worldwide. Psychoactive substance use is one of the main contributors to the occurrence of traffic accidents, and its use by truck drivers is a global problem. Also, psychoactive substance use is a commonly observed behavior among truck drivers. To the best of our knowledge, no evidence shows the prevalence and factors associated with psychoactive substance use among truck drivers in Ethiopia. Therefore, this study was aimed at assessing the prevalence and factors associated with psychoactive substance use among truck drivers in Ethiopia. Methods. A cross-sectional study was conducted among 400 systematically selected truck drivers at Modjo dry port in Ethiopia, from February 1 to March 1, 2018. The data were collected through face-to-face individual interviews using a structured questionnaire. The collected data were entered into EpiData version 4.2.0.0 and analyzed using SPSS version 20. Binary logistic regression analysis was computed to determine the association using crude and adjusted odds ratios at 95% confidence intervals. The level of significance was declared at p value < 0.05 in the multivariable binary logistic regression analysis. Results. Of the 400 truck drivers interviewed, the overall one-month self-reported prevalence of psychoactive substance use was 70% ( n = 280 ). In the multivariable binary logistic regression analysis, aged 38 years and above ( AOR = 0.40 , 95% CI [0.23-0.69]), Christianity religion ( AOR = 0.52 , 95% CI [0.28-0.97]), college and university education ( AOR = 3.47 , 95% CI [1.27-9.47]), having a family size of 3 or more ( AOR = 0.34 , 95% CI [0.20-0.60]), having 6 or more hours spent sleeping at night ( AOR = 0.46 , 95% CI [0.28-0.75]), and rest breaks between driving ( AOR = 2.13 , 95% CI [1.14-3.97]) were significantly associated with psychoactive substance use. Conclusion. The one-month prevalence of psychoactive substance use among truck drivers was remarkably high. We can conclude that psychoactive substance use is a public health problem among truck drivers, which is a major threat to themselves and others on the road. The sociodemographic and occupational factors are the factors associated with drivers’ psychoactive substance use. Therefore, devising health education and counseling program for drivers to tackle the problem plays paramount importance.

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Psychoactive Substance Use and Its Associated Factors among Truck Drivers in Ethiopia

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Getachew

Bogale

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“… 75 78–81 89 Looking at the distribution of overweight or obesity, the prevalence span from 9.7% from a nationwide study 82 to 56.5% in a study conducted in Addis Ababa. 87 The pooled prevalence of overweight/ obesity was estimated at 23.9% (95% CI 19.9% to 28.0%, certainty of evidence: low). The presence of substantial heterogeneity in the included studies (I 2 =98.8%; p < 0.001) decreased the certainty of the evidence ( figure 3 and online supplemental table 2 ).…”

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Metabolic risk factors for non-communicable diseases in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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ObjectivesNon-communicable diseases (NCDs) are causing a new and yetsignificant health challenge in low-income countries. In Ethiopia, although 39% of deaths are NCD related, the health system remains underprepared, highlighting the clear need for evidence on risk factor distributions to inform resource planning and the health response. Therefore, this review investigates prevalence distributions and sex and age variations of metabolic risk factors among Ethiopian adults.Research design and methodsThis systematic review used the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines. Studies published until 6 January 2021 were searched from PubMed, Scopus, ProQuest and Web of Science databases, reference lists of selected studies and grey literature. Studies reporting prevalence of metabolic risk factors: overweight/obesity, hypertension, impaired glucose homoeostasis and metabolic syndrome among Ethiopian adults were eligible for this systematic review and meta-analysis. Two authors independently extracted data and used the Joanna Briggs Institute tool for quality appraisal. The random effects model was used to conduct meta-analysis using Stata V.16. Subgroup analyses examined prevalence differences by region, study year, sample size and settings.ResultsFrom 6087 records, 74 studies including 104 382 participants were included. Most showed high prevalence of metabolic risk factors. Meta-analysis revealed pooled prevalence of metabolic risk factors from 12% to 24% with the highest prevalence observed for overweight/obesity (23.9%, 95% CI 19.9% to 28.0%) and hypertension (21.1%, 95% CI 18.7% to 23.5%), followed by metabolic syndrome (14.7%, 95% CI 9.8% to 19.6%) and impaired glucose tolerance (12.4%, 95% CI 8.7% to 16.1%). The prevalence of overweight/obesity was higher in women. All metabolic risk factors were higher among people aged above 45 years.ConclusionsA signficant proportion of Ethiopian adults have at least one metabolic risk factor for NCDs. Despite heterogeneity of studies limiting the certainty of evidence, the result suggests the need for coordinated effort among policymakers, healthcare providers, non-governmental stakeholders and the community to implement appropriate preventive measures to reduce these factors.

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“…Of these high SES/income groups, 17.65% were either overweight/obese. Among 28 included articles in a meta-analysis, five studies [20,21,[32][33][34] did not show significant association while the rest 22 studies [12][13][14]16,17,19,[22][23][24][25][26][27]32,[35][36][37][38][39][40][41][42][43] showed a positive association between high SES/income and obesity/ overweight. The pooled effect size revealed that the likelihood of being overweight/obese is 2.35 times higher (AOR = 1.89, 95% CI: 1.75, 2.04) among high SES or high income groups compared to the low SES or income groups, heterogeneity test: Tau = 0.25, I 2 = 84%, df = 26, p ≤ 0.001.…”

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Prevalence of Overweight/Obesity and Its Association with Socioeconomic Status in Ethiopia: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Zema¹

2021

J Obes Weight-loss Medic

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Background:The prevalence of overweight and obesity had considerably increased in developing countries including Ethiopia. In Ethiopia, there is a large variation in prevalence across different regions. There is also inconsistency in the relationship of socioeconomic status (SES) and overweight/obesity across regions. These inconsistencies could make policymakers difficult to make a decision and designing appropriate intervention strategies. Hence, this systematic review and meta-analysis was aimed to generate a pooled prevalence of overweight/obesity and its association with socioeconomic status in Ethiopia, 2020. Methods:The articles used in this study identified through the electronic search of reputable databases (Google Scholar, EMBASE, Science Direct, PubMed Cochrane library) and hand search of reference lists of previous prevalence studies. Overall, 27 studies were selected based on specified inclusion and exclusion criteria. Data were extracted using a standardized and pre-tested data extraction checklist. The SPSS software program version 20 was used for pooled prevalence analysis while Review Manager 5.3 was used to estimate the pooled effect size of SES and obesity/ overweight. The random effect model was used in the meta-analysis and Mantel-Haenszel model was used to calculate odds ratios and their 95% confidence interval. Result:The pooled prevalence of overweight/obesity among the study population (children, adolescents, and adults) was 13.04% (CI: 12.64%, 13.43%) in Ethiopia. There is a highly positive significant association between high SES/income and overweight/obesity among study subjects (children, adolescents, and adults) in Ethiopia. Accordingly, study populations from higher SES/income groups were 2.35 times higher (OR = 2.35, 95%CI: 1.89, 2.92) times more likely to be overweight/obese compared to other low SES/income groups. Conclusion:The result revealed that the pooled prevalence of overweight/obesity among children, adolescents, and adults is considerably high, and high SES/income contributes to the risk of overweight/obesity in different population groups in Ethiopia. Therefore, the government of Ethiopia and other concerned bodies should emphasize the prevention and control of overweight/obesity. Intervention strategies and policies with special emphasis on wealthy households should be designed and implemented.

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The Burden of Overweight and Obesity among Long-Distance Truckers in Ethiopia

Cited by 8 publications

References 24 publications

Psychoactive Substance Use and Its Associated Factors among Truck Drivers in Ethiopia

Psychoactive Substance Use and Its Associated Factors among Truck Drivers in Ethiopia

Metabolic risk factors for non-communicable diseases in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Prevalence of Overweight/Obesity and Its Association with Socioeconomic Status in Ethiopia: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

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