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Date Published: 30/03/2023
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.51298/vmj.v524i2.4855
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Vol. 524 No. 2 (2023)
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Các bài báo
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Đỗ , H. A. ., & Trịnh , B. N. . (2023). KNOWLEDGE ABOUT OVERWEIGHT AND OBESITY OF ADULTS IN INNER AND SUBURBAN HANOI. Vietnam Medical Journal, 524(2). https://doi.org/10.51298/vmj.v524i2.4855

KNOWLEDGE ABOUT OVERWEIGHT AND OBESITY OF ADULTS IN INNER AND SUBURBAN HANOI

Hải Anh Đỗ 1,, Bảo Ngọc Trịnh 2
1 ThaiBinh University of Medicine and Pharmacy hospital
2 Hanoi medical university

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Abstract

Research objective: To find out knowledge about overweight and obesity of adults living in inner and suburban Hanoi in 2018. Study design: a cross-sectional descriptive study. Results: Eating a lot of fat, eating a lot of sugar and excess diet had the highest percentage of participants with correct answers, accounting for 93%; 91.1% and 92%. Not enough sleep, stress has a low rate, corresponding to 30.9% and 22.5% of people who answered correctly. Hypercholesterolemia, diabetes are the consequences of being overweight and obese, with 92.3% and 90.9% of people answering correctly. Depression, low self-esteem and cancer have 30.7% and 24.1% correct payers respectively and the difference between urban and suburban areas is statistically significant, p<0.05. Physical activity to prevent overweight and obesity has a low number of correct answers, accounting for 74% (inner city 52.9% and suburban 91.4%; p<0.05). Conclusion: the study shows people's knowledge about the causes, consequences, and measures to prevent overweight and obesity.

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knowledge, overweight, obesity, adults, Hanoi

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