Prevalence of Overweight Among Students at the University of Lubumbashi, DRC

André Ngombe Kaseba; Patrick Mukandila; Ghislain Kikunda; Aly Antoine Kamano; Marie-France Basema; Nowa Mutangala; Salif Traore; Éric Mukomena Sompwe

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Prevalence of Overweight Among Students at the University of Lubumbashi, DRC

André Ngombe Kaseba, Patrick Mukandila, Ghislain Kikunda, Aly Antoine Kamano, Marie-France Basema, Nowa Mutangala, Salif Traore, Éric Mukomena Sompwe

Published in International Journal of Nutrition and Food Sciences (Volume 11, Issue 3)

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Introduction: Overweight among students is a worrying public health problem in student communities in Lubumbashi because of their potential repercussions and their increasing frequency on health. The objective of our study is to identify the prevalence of overweight in a student environment in Lubumbashi. Methods: This is a study conducted on 200 subjects whose data comes from students of the University of Lubumbashi living in the home internet of UNILU, academic year 2020-2021, Our work results from a descriptive study transverse. For each UNILU student, weight and height were measured and were used to calculate the body mass index (BMI). Analysis and data collection were performed with Open data kit, Excel 2016 and Stata SE 16. Results: In all students aged 17 to 34, of which n = 82 (41%) girls and n = 118 (59%) boys made up our sample. The averages of weight, height and BMI are respectively 61.05kg (i.e., 62.74kg for boys and 58.70kg for girls); height 164.98cm (i.e., 166.35cm for boys and 163.08cm for girls) and BMI is 22.50kg / m² (i.e., 22.75kg / m² for boys and 22.16kg / m² for girls). The prevalence of overweight in our study is 20.5%, n = 200, respectively. Conclusion: Overweight among students in a student environment is a reality in the university environment of Lubumbashi. In the absence of national data, our study offers a statistical estimate of the emergence of this phenomenon in students. The figures provided by our study encourage us to be aware of this scourge and reflect the importance of the problem.

Published in	International Journal of Nutrition and Food Sciences (Volume 11, Issue 3)
DOI	10.11648/j.ijnfs.20221103.15
Page(s)	75-81
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Prevalence, Overweight, Student Environment

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André Ngombe Kaseba

School of Public Health, University of Lubumbashi, Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of Congo
Patrick Mukandila

School of Public Health, University of Lubumbashi, Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of Congo
Ghislain Kikunda

Faculty of Medicine, University of Lubumbashi, Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of Congo
Aly Antoine Kamano

Department of Epidemiology, Ministry of Health, Conakry, Republic of Guinea
Marie-France Basema

School of Public Health, University of Lubumbashi, Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of Congo
Nowa Mutangala

Occupational Medicine Department, Ruashi Mining, Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of Congo
Salif Traore

Department of Health Information Systems, Ministry of Health, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Éric Mukomena Sompwe

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TY  - JOUR
T1  - Prevalence of Overweight Among Students at the University of Lubumbashi, DRC
AU  - André Ngombe Kaseba
AU  - Patrick Mukandila
AU  - Ghislain Kikunda
AU  - Aly Antoine Kamano
AU  - Marie-France Basema
AU  - Nowa Mutangala
AU  - Salif Traore
AU  - Éric Mukomena Sompwe
Y1  - 2022/05/26
PY  - 2022
N1  - https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ijnfs.20221103.15
DO  - 10.11648/j.ijnfs.20221103.15
T2  - International Journal of Nutrition and Food Sciences
JF  - International Journal of Nutrition and Food Sciences
JO  - International Journal of Nutrition and Food Sciences
SP  - 75
EP  - 81
PB  - Science Publishing Group
SN  - 2327-2716
UR  - https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ijnfs.20221103.15
AB  - Introduction: Overweight among students is a worrying public health problem in student communities in Lubumbashi because of their potential repercussions and their increasing frequency on health. The objective of our study is to identify the prevalence of overweight in a student environment in Lubumbashi. Methods: This is a study conducted on 200 subjects whose data comes from students of the University of Lubumbashi living in the home internet of UNILU, academic year 2020-2021, Our work results from a descriptive study transverse. For each UNILU student, weight and height were measured and were used to calculate the body mass index (BMI). Analysis and data collection were performed with Open data kit, Excel 2016 and Stata SE 16. Results: In all students aged 17 to 34, of which n = 82 (41%) girls and n = 118 (59%) boys made up our sample. The averages of weight, height and BMI are respectively 61.05kg (i.e., 62.74kg for boys and 58.70kg for girls); height 164.98cm (i.e., 166.35cm for boys and 163.08cm for girls) and BMI is 22.50kg / m2 (i.e., 22.75kg / m2 for boys and 22.16kg / m2 for girls). The prevalence of overweight in our study is 20.5%, n = 200, respectively. Conclusion: Overweight among students in a student environment is a reality in the university environment of Lubumbashi. In the absence of national data, our study offers a statistical estimate of the emergence of this phenomenon in students. The figures provided by our study encourage us to be aware of this scourge and reflect the importance of the problem.
VL  - 11
IS  - 3
ER  -

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