Research Article
Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices regarding Obesity among Population of Urban (Douala) and Rural (Manjo) Areas in Cameroon
Table 6
Attitude of obesity among population of Douala and Manjo according to BMI.
| | Frequency (%) | | Normal weight
BMI [18.5-25]
() | Overweight
BMI [25-30]
() | Obesity
() |
| | Are you a picky eater? | | Yes | 22.9% | 28.5% | 28.6% | ns | | No | 77.1% | 71.5% | 71.4% | | Do you care about your body shape? | | Not at all | 13.2% | 18.1% | 18.6% | 0.0071 | | Somewhat | 46.3% | 61.6% | 58.6% | | Very much | 40.5% | 20.3% | 22.8% | | What body shape do you think you have? | | Skinny | 12.8% | 5.1% | 2.8% | <0.0001 | | A little thin | 18.8% | 12.8% | 2.4% | | Normal | 60.5% | 55.7% | 61.4% | | A little fat | 7.9% | 25.1% | 22.8% | | Very fat | 0% | 1.3% | 10.6% | | What is your attitude towards your weight? | | I do not care. I just want to be comfortable | 12.4% | 19.7% | 13.8% | <0.0001 | | Weight is important and needs to be maintained for good health | 63.3% | 48.3% | 43.8% | | On the premise of ensuring good health, you should lose weight for a good figure | 31.3% | 39.7% | 48.6% | | In order to have a good figure, you should sacrifice your health a little | 6.9% | 13.3% | 24.1% | | I have no time to consider weight and health problems because I am busy studying | 2.6% | 4.3% | 10.7% | | I recognize obesity is a problem, but losing weight is too hard | 10.1% | 20.5% | 37.9% | | How likely do you think you are to become obese? | | Likely | 32.2% | 25.9% | 14.5% | 0.0023 | | You are not sure | 36.4% | 31.7% | 32.4% | | Not likely | 31.4% | 42.4% | 53.1% | | How serious do you think it is to be obese? | | Not really serious | 13.5% | 17.1% | 11.0% | ns | | Neutral/serious | 16.1% | 14.9% | 21.4% | | Serious | 70.4% | 68.0% | 67.6% | | How good do you think it is to eat less, for example by eating smaller portions of food? | | Not good | 40.8% | 28.5% | 11.7% | <0.0001 | | You are not sure | 20.3% | 17.9% | 22.1% | | Good | 38.9% | 53.6% | 66.2% | | How good do you think it is to do some physical activity, such as walking for 30 minutes a day, running, or doing a sport? | | Not good | 2.9% | 4.8% | 0.7% | ns | | You are not sure | 10.4% | 14.7% | 20.0% | | Good | 86.7% | 80.5% | 79.3% | | How difficult is it for you to eat less? | | Not difficult | 45.3% | 36.0% | 22.4% | 0.0012 | | So-so | 39.9% | 41.1% | 43.1% | | Difficult | 14.8% | 22.9% | 34.5% | | How confident do you feel in doing some physical activity/exercise? | | Not confident | 9.0% | 9.9% | 12.1% | ns | | Ok/so-so | 28.5% | 39.7% | 41.0% | | Confident | 62.5% | 50.4% | 46.9% |
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