PREVALENCE OF OVERWEIGHT AND OBESITY AMONG HEALTH CARE WORKERS AT GENERAL HOSPITAL, G.M. ABAD, FAISALABAD

Abstract

Background: Currently Pakistani healthcare sector is suffering from the prevalence of overweight and obesity. Due to lack of information and knowledge about the prevalence of overweight and obesity available in Pakistan it is difficult to compare figures about it. Objective: To provide the much needed statistical information of prevalence of overweight and obesity for better comparative analysis in Pakistan. To highlight the overweight and obesity's prevalence among Healthcare workers in General Hospital, G.M. Abad, Faisalabad. Study Design: Cross sectional study. Period: Four month (Feb- May 2018) Setting: General Hospital Ghulam Mohammad Abad, Faisalabad. Methodology: Cross sectional and quantitative method of research was used in this study. A self-administered questionnaire was prepared to analyze the data. Total No. of 150 Sample size was comprised. In which 75 doctors, 65 nurses and 10 technicians at General Hospital, G.M. Abad Faisalabad participated. Results: There was found noticeably high prevalence of overweight and obesity in this research. The prevalence of overweight was 58.0% (N=87) and 22.0% (N=33) in General Hospital, G.M. Abad Faisalabad with 2 mean BMI of 29.55kg/m . Conclusion: There was higher level of overweight and obesity found in females as compared to males.