Determinant analysis of obesity among adult females in Egypt

ABSTRACT

Background: obesity is a major and growing health problem that affects developed, and developing countries. It has many health, financial, and social consequences. Therefore, addressing obesity tops the World Health Organization's public health agenda. In Egypt, there is a remarkable increase in obesity with more than one third of the whole population being obese. A particular issue in Egypt is that prevalence of obesity is more than double among females [46%] as compared to males [22%]. Moreover, there is no national program to address the problem, and 95% of females are not taking any measures to change their weight. Despite the major gender gap in obesity prevalence, little research has examined gender differences in its determinants. Therefore, this study aims to analyse determinants of adult Egyptian female obesity