Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices regarding Obesity among Population of Urban (Douala) and Rural (Manjo) Areas in Cameroon

Table 7

Practices related to obesity among the population of Douala and Manjo according to study site.

	Frequency (%)
	Douala ()	Manjo ()
How often do you eat breakfast each week?
<2 days	30.0%	16.8%	ns
2-3 days	32.0%	40.0%
3-5 days	24.0%	24.1%
>5 days	14.0%	19.1%
How many times have you had desserts in the past 7 days?
None	32.0%	10.9%	<0.0001
1 time	23.0%	12.2%
2-6 times	24.0%	31.9%
Once every day	16.0%	30.0%
Twice a day or more	5.0%	15.0%
In the past 7 days, how many days did you eat fast food?
None	47.9%	15.0%	0.0003
1 day	19.1%	30.0%
2 days	17.0%	30.9%
3 days	9.0%	15.9%
4 days and more	7.0%	8.2%
In the past 7 days, how many days did you have at least one glass of milk/yogurt or soymilk?
None	34.1%	11.9%	0.0002
1 day	22.9%	16.9%
2 days	21.0%	33.4%
3 days	13.0%	25.9%
4 days and more	9.0%	11.9%
In the past 7 days, how many days did you eaten fruits/vegetables?
None	13.0%	6.9%	0.0064
1 day	18.0%	9.4%
2 days	27.0%	20.9%
3 days	22.0%	35.9%
4 days and more	20.0%	26.9%
In the past 7 days, how many days did you taken hot drinks (tea, tisanes...)?
None	40.0%	10.0%	<0.0001
1 day	13.0%	10.9%
2 days	18.0%	14.1%
3 days	13.0%	21.9%
4 days and more	16.0%	43.1%
When you are in a bad mood, do you choose to eat a big meal?
Yes	16.0%	30.0%	0.0187
No	84.0%	70.0%
Do you choose foods based on their nutritional value in your daily meals?
Always	13.0%	10.9%	ns
Often	41.0%	48.1%
Rarely	29.0%	34.1%
Not at all	17.0%	6.9%
How many times do you do physical activity/exercise per month?
None	20.0%	20.0%	0.0057
1 time	13.0%	23.1%
2 times	14.0%	20.0%
3 times	11.0%	11.9%
4 times	11.0%	14.1%
5 times	7.0%	4.1%
6 times and more	24.0%	6.8%
What kind of entertainment do you choose in your spare time?
Sleep	39.0%	31.8%	ns
Read	25.0%	33.1%
Watch TV	45.0%	73.1%
Surf the Internet and play games	55.0%	58.1%
Shopping	5.0%	13.1%
Sports such as running and playing ball	24.0%	20.8%

ns: not significant. .