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Pattern and Determinants of Obesity among Adolescent Females in Private and Public Schools in the Olorunda Local Government Area of Osun State, Nigeria: A Comparative Study

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The prevalence of obesity has continued to
rise at an alarming rate worldwide to such an
extent that it has been described as a global
epidemic. Our study aims to investigate the
pattern and determinants of obesity among
adolescent females in private and public
schools in the Olorunda Local Government
Area of Osun State, Nigeria. This is a crosssectional
descriptive study. Using the multistage
sampling technique, 520 pre-tested,
semi-structured questionnaires were administered
to 257 girls from private schools and 263
girls from public schools. Most of the respond -
ents from private schools (65.2%) had good
knowledge about obesity and related matters
while most of those from public schools
(65.9%) had poor knowledge. The dietary practice
of the majority of the girls from private
schools (60.2%) was unhealthy while most of
the girls from public schools (68.7%) had
healthy dietary practices. Most of the respond -
ents from private schools (64.2%) lived sedentary
lifestyles while most from public schools
(64.0%) lived active lifestyles. Using the BMI,
the majority of the girls from private schools
were underweight (52%), 10 (4.0%) were overweight
and 3 (1.2%) were obese. For public
schools, the majority (55.4%) fell within the
normal group, 6 (2.3%) were overweight and
none was obese. The prevalence of being overweight
and of obesity was higher among the
girls in private schools than among girls
attending public schools. We concluded that
awareness should be created to promote a
healthy balance of food, drink and physical
activity within and outside the school.

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