Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices regarding Obesity among Population of Urban (Douala) and Rural (Manjo) Areas in Cameroon
Knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) studies have recently been suggested as a useful tool to understand the specificity of the population related to a disease. However, in Cameroon, there is a lack of information based on KAP studies regarding obesity. This study has been designed to collect bas...
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| author | Fabrice Fabien Dongho Dongmo William Djeukeu Asongni Aymar Rodrigue Fogang Mba Rebecca Madeleine Ebelle Etame Diana Ngo Hagbe Guileine Linda Dongho Zongning Suzie Vanissa Nkepndep Touohou Marie Modestine Kana Sop Rosalie Annie Ngono Ngane Inocent Gouado |
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| description | Knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) studies have recently been suggested as a useful tool to understand the specificity of the population related to a disease. However, in Cameroon, there is a lack of information based on KAP studies regarding obesity. This study has been designed to collect basic indicators on the KAP of the populations regarding overweight and obesity in urban and rural areas in Cameroon (Douala and Manjo). For this purpose, an epidemiological community-based cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted in these two areas using a well-structured questionnaire. Sociodemographic and medical characteristics and KAP information were assessed. For the quantification of KAP, a score varying from 0 (poor knowledge, attitude, or practices) to 100 (good knowledge, attitude, or practices) was attributed for each question. Correlations between knowledge, attitude, and practice were determined using inferential statistics tests which were χ2 test, independent Student t-test, ANOVA (followed by Tukey’s post hoc test), and Pearson correlation coefficient. Results reveal that living in a rural area (Manjo), being overweight or obese, having complete secondary education, and being married increase the knowledge and the practice score. There is a strong and positive correlation between knowledge and practice score. However, there is no association between attitude and practice and between attitude and knowledge. Reducing the disparities between knowledge, attitude, and practices constitutes a serious track in a holistic strategy for the management of obesity in these areas. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-38bdea55ae144f73bdc2e7f2cf3cb15e2023-08-27T00:00:00ZengHindawi LimitedInternational Journal of Chronic Diseases2314-57492023-01-01202310.1155/2023/5616856Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices regarding Obesity among Population of Urban (Douala) and Rural (Manjo) Areas in CameroonFabrice Fabien Dongho Dongmo0William Djeukeu Asongni1Aymar Rodrigue Fogang Mba2Rebecca Madeleine Ebelle Etame3Diana Ngo Hagbe4Guileine Linda Dongho Zongning5Suzie Vanissa Nkepndep Touohou6Marie Modestine Kana Sop7Rosalie Annie Ngono Ngane8Inocent Gouado9Department of BiochemistryDepartment of Home EconomicDepartment of BiochemistryDepartment of BiochemistryDepartment of BiochemistryDepartment of BiochemistryDepartment of BiochemistryDepartment of BiochemistryDepartment of BiochemistryDepartment of BiochemistryKnowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) studies have recently been suggested as a useful tool to understand the specificity of the population related to a disease. However, in Cameroon, there is a lack of information based on KAP studies regarding obesity. This study has been designed to collect basic indicators on the KAP of the populations regarding overweight and obesity in urban and rural areas in Cameroon (Douala and Manjo). For this purpose, an epidemiological community-based cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted in these two areas using a well-structured questionnaire. Sociodemographic and medical characteristics and KAP information were assessed. For the quantification of KAP, a score varying from 0 (poor knowledge, attitude, or practices) to 100 (good knowledge, attitude, or practices) was attributed for each question. Correlations between knowledge, attitude, and practice were determined using inferential statistics tests which were χ2 test, independent Student t-test, ANOVA (followed by Tukey’s post hoc test), and Pearson correlation coefficient. Results reveal that living in a rural area (Manjo), being overweight or obese, having complete secondary education, and being married increase the knowledge and the practice score. There is a strong and positive correlation between knowledge and practice score. However, there is no association between attitude and practice and between attitude and knowledge. Reducing the disparities between knowledge, attitude, and practices constitutes a serious track in a holistic strategy for the management of obesity in these areas.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2023/5616856 |
| spellingShingle | Fabrice Fabien Dongho Dongmo William Djeukeu Asongni Aymar Rodrigue Fogang Mba Rebecca Madeleine Ebelle Etame Diana Ngo Hagbe Guileine Linda Dongho Zongning Suzie Vanissa Nkepndep Touohou Marie Modestine Kana Sop Rosalie Annie Ngono Ngane Inocent Gouado Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices regarding Obesity among Population of Urban (Douala) and Rural (Manjo) Areas in Cameroon International Journal of Chronic Diseases |
| title | Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices regarding Obesity among Population of Urban (Douala) and Rural (Manjo) Areas in Cameroon |
| title_full | Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices regarding Obesity among Population of Urban (Douala) and Rural (Manjo) Areas in Cameroon |
| title_fullStr | Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices regarding Obesity among Population of Urban (Douala) and Rural (Manjo) Areas in Cameroon |
| title_full_unstemmed | Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices regarding Obesity among Population of Urban (Douala) and Rural (Manjo) Areas in Cameroon |
| title_short | Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices regarding Obesity among Population of Urban (Douala) and Rural (Manjo) Areas in Cameroon |
| title_sort | knowledge attitude and practices regarding obesity among population of urban douala and rural manjo areas in cameroon |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2023/5616856 |
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