THE STUDY OF BODY HEIGHT AND WEIGHT OF ADOLESCENTS IN THE POPULATION OF FERIZAJ REGION

Session

Medicine and Nursing

Description

Overweight and obesity is a well-known public health problem in developed countries. In particular, obesity in children and adolescents is posing a major concern (according to WHO 2001 reports). WHO estimates that in 2007 about 1.6 billion and 400 million individuals over the age of 15 were overweight and obese. The data show that in 2015 these statistics will increase to 2.3 billion for overweight individuals and 700 million for obese unless radical measures are taken to moderate this issue of importance to the population. The data provided shows a high prevalence of overweight and obesity both in developing and developed countries. The prevalence of overweight and obesity is increasing in Kosovo, a country that is moving towards rapid urbanism and nutrition change. Information is limited to overweight and obesity among adolescents in Kosovo. The purpose :of this study is to examine the body weight of adolescents in the population of the Ferizaj Region (14 and 15-year-olds) and to build a national strategy. Methodology: The study included a sample of 240 teenagers (120 female and 120 male) primary and secondary school students in Ferizaj, Kaçanik, and Shtime. The study began in December 2018 and ended in May 2019 with the help of Nursing students from UBT College. Participants in the study were interviewed and examined for weight and height using standardized techniques. Results: Based on the WHO classification for 2008 on BMI score, it results that 4.9% of adolescents were overweight, of whom 37.6% were female and 62.4% males with statistically significant change (p <0.01). An important finding in our study shows that 67.3% of adolescents had normal weight, while 32.7 of adolescents were overweight, with 73.4% males and 26.6% females. Conclusions: Overweight and obesity in the region of Ferizaj begin to present a problem starting with teenagers aged 14 and 15. The prevalence is higher among the male population (boys), while the rest is for the female population who mostly develop an unhealthy style and food disorders (mainly in not realizing permitted daily meals). Recommendation: It is required by public health experts to implement a health promotion strategy to prevent this problem from being initiated in the Ferizaj Region, Republic of Kosovo.

Session Chair

Haki Jashari

Session Co-Chair

Eglantina Kraja Bardhi

Proceedings Editor

Edmond Hajrizi

ISBN

978-9951-550-19-2

Location

Pristina, Kosovo

Start Date

26-10-2019 3:30 PM

End Date

26-10-2019 5:00 PM

DOI

10.33107/ubt-ic.2019.323

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THE STUDY OF BODY HEIGHT AND WEIGHT OF ADOLESCENTS IN THE POPULATION OF FERIZAJ REGION

Pristina, Kosovo

Overweight and obesity is a well-known public health problem in developed countries. In particular, obesity in children and adolescents is posing a major concern (according to WHO 2001 reports). WHO estimates that in 2007 about 1.6 billion and 400 million individuals over the age of 15 were overweight and obese. The data show that in 2015 these statistics will increase to 2.3 billion for overweight individuals and 700 million for obese unless radical measures are taken to moderate this issue of importance to the population. The data provided shows a high prevalence of overweight and obesity both in developing and developed countries. The prevalence of overweight and obesity is increasing in Kosovo, a country that is moving towards rapid urbanism and nutrition change. Information is limited to overweight and obesity among adolescents in Kosovo. The purpose :of this study is to examine the body weight of adolescents in the population of the Ferizaj Region (14 and 15-year-olds) and to build a national strategy. Methodology: The study included a sample of 240 teenagers (120 female and 120 male) primary and secondary school students in Ferizaj, Kaçanik, and Shtime. The study began in December 2018 and ended in May 2019 with the help of Nursing students from UBT College. Participants in the study were interviewed and examined for weight and height using standardized techniques. Results: Based on the WHO classification for 2008 on BMI score, it results that 4.9% of adolescents were overweight, of whom 37.6% were female and 62.4% males with statistically significant change (p <0.01). An important finding in our study shows that 67.3% of adolescents had normal weight, while 32.7 of adolescents were overweight, with 73.4% males and 26.6% females. Conclusions: Overweight and obesity in the region of Ferizaj begin to present a problem starting with teenagers aged 14 and 15. The prevalence is higher among the male population (boys), while the rest is for the female population who mostly develop an unhealthy style and food disorders (mainly in not realizing permitted daily meals). Recommendation: It is required by public health experts to implement a health promotion strategy to prevent this problem from being initiated in the Ferizaj Region, Republic of Kosovo.