Santosha Kumar Pattashanee, Gopal Puri, Kamal Kataria, Piyush Ranjan, Anita Dhar, Anurag Srivastava, Surabhi Vyas, Yashdeep Gupta, R M Pandey
Comparison of Modified Rose Method of Thyroid Palpation Versus Other Methods for the Detection of Retrosternal and Nodular Goitre
Journal of the ASEAN Federation of Endocrine Societies
adolescent overweight obesity growing public health concerns developing nations like ethiopia closely linked increased risk noncommunicable diseases deterioration healthrelated quality life subpar academic performance decline social emotional wellbeing however little research field thus study aimed assess overweight obesity associated factors among public private secondary school adolescent students harar city eastern ethiopia schoolbased comparative crosssectional study conducted among 781 secondary school adolescents harar city february march 2022 multistage sampling used identify 781 study participants 586 public 195 private schools anthropometric measures selfadministered structured questionnaires used obtain data bivariate multivariate logistic regression used determine association independent variables overweight obesity statistical significance declared p 05 overall magnitude overweight obesity 93 95 confidence interval ci 72114 162 private schools female adjusted odd ratio aor 204 95 ci 117355 late adolescent age aor 053 95 ci 031090 bigger family size aor 055 95 ci 031097 high paternal education level aor 203 95 ci 108381 eating meat aor 341 95 ci 127917 consuming breakfast daily aor 213 95 ci 124367 factors associated overweight obesity among secondary school adolescents high maternal educational level eating breakfast dinner daily private secondary school adolescents feminine gender eating eggs walking riding bicycle least 10 minutes continuously public secondary school adolescents factors associated overweight obesity extent overweight obesity notably higher study area communities educational institutions work together promote healthy lifestyle choices among adolescents special emphasis girls students enrolled private schools