Overweight, Obesity and its Associated Factors among Nurses at Tertiary Care Hospitals Karachi: Overweight, Obesity and its Associated Factors

Junaid  Ali; . Badil; . Raja; Farina  Sami; Yasir  Ali; Sajid Ali; Ghulam  Qadir

doi:10.54393/pjhs.v4i07.907

Authors

Junaid Ali Memon College of Nursing, Memom Medical Institute, Karachi, Pakistan
. Badil Dow Institute of Nursing and Midwifery, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan
. Raja Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Dr. Ruth K.M. Pfau Civil Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan
Farina Sami Bakhtayar Mannar Institute of Nursing, Karachi, Pakistan
Yasir Ali Qatar College of Nursing and Midwifery, Govt. Qatar Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan
Sajid Ali Benazir College of Nursing, Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto Medical University, Larkana, Pakistan
Ghulam Qadir Chandka Medical College Hospital, Larkana, Pakistan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54393/pjhs.v4i07.907

Keywords:

Nurses, Overweight, Obesity, Tertiary Care Hospitals

Abstract

Overweight and obesity have been identified as considerable health risks worldwide. Objective: To identify the prevalence of overweight, and obesity and its association with demographic variables among nurses. Methods: A cross-sectional analytical study was conducted at Dr. Ruth KM Pfau Civil Hospital and Dow University Hospital Karachi over a period of six months of periods from March to August 2019. A total of 299 subjects of both genders were approached by the non-probability convenient sampling method. Chi-square test was applied to identify the associated factors. P-value ≤ 0.05 counted as significant. Results: Out of 299, half of the study nurses 149 (49.8%) were male. Among 299 participants, 75 (25.1%) of them were overweight or obese. While 13 (4.3%) were underweight and 211 (70.6%) were normal weight. Mean age, working experience, and BMI were found 29.52 ± 8.568, 7.35 ± 6.177, and 23.30 ± 3.148 respectively of the study nurses. Gender (p-value=0.003), educational status (p-value=0.002), and nature of the job (p-value=0.003) of the participants were found statistically significant with BMI. Conclusions: Present study concluded that the majority of study participants had normal BMI and a small number of study subjects were found obese. However, a quarter of nurses are recognized as overweight. Moreover, a significant association was established between BMI with gender, the nature of the job, and the education of nurses.

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