Co-occurrence of non-communicable disease risk factors among adolescents in Jos, Nigeria
African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine
| Field | Value | |
| Title | Co-occurrence of non-communicable disease risk factors among adolescents in Jos, Nigeria | |
| Creator | Sodipo, Olutomi Y. Afolaranmi, Tolulope O. Agbo, Hadiza A. Envuladu, Esther A. Lar, Luret A. Udofia, Emilia A. Zoakah, Ayuba I. | |
| Description | Background: The co-occurrence and clustering of risk factors for non-communicable disease (NCD) is a global public health concern.Aim: This study aimed to assess the co-occurrence and clustering of risk factors for NCDs among in-school and out-of-school adolescents in Jos North Local Government Area, Plateau State, Nigeria.Setting: Secondary schools and markets in Jos North Local Government Area.Methods: A comparative cross-sectional study was conducted among 377 in-school and 377 out-of-school adolescents, aged 10–19 years of age. An interviewer-administered questionnaire was used to collect information on behavioural and physical risk factors for NCDs. Chi-square and Mann–Whitney U tests were used for comparisons at a 5% level of significance. Statistical analysis was carried out using Statistical Product and Service Solutions (SPSS) version 23.0.Results: Of the 754 sampled adolescents, 386 (51.2%) were females and 368 (48.8%) were males. Adolescents aged 10–14 years made up 37.8% of the participants, 15 to 17 years of age accounted for 46.9% and 18–19 years 15.3%. Risk factors with the highest prevalence were a sedentary lifestyle (94.2%) and an unhealthy diet (92.4%). Majority (97.2%) had two or more risk factors while 1.9% of adolescents had no risk factor. More in-school adolescents (24.1%) had two risk factors compared to 14.1% of out-of-school adolescents (p 0.001); 14.1% of out-of-school adolescents had five or more risk factors compared to 2.9% of those in school (p 0.001).Conclusion: Co-occurrence and clustering of behavioural and physical risk factors was found among both in-school and out-of-school adolescents.Contribution: This study highlighted the burden of risk factors for NCDs among both in-school and out-of-school adolescents in the North-Central part of Nigeria. This is especially useful in developing targeted interventions to tackle these risk factors. | |
| Publisher | AOSIS | |
| Date | 2024-02-15 | |
| Identifier | 10.4102/phcfm.v16i1.4342 | |
| Source | African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine; Vol 16, No 1 (2024); 8 pages 2071-2936 2071-2928 | |
| Language | eng | |
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