East Mediterr Health J. 2013 Dec;19(12):1014-9.
This study aimed to explore the social determinants associated with obesity among Jordanian women using the national data from the Jordan Population and Family Health Survey 2009. We found the overall prevalence of overweight was 30% and obesity was 38.8% among Jordanian women aged 15-49 years. Results of multivariate analysis showed that age; residing in the south region of Jordan, marriage at an early age, parity, wealth status and smoking were statistically significant predictors of overweight and obesity among women in Jordan. Our results show that there is an urgent need to implement health programmes to prevent and control overweight and obesity at the national level. Social determinants should be taking into consideration in designing. and implementing these programmes.
本研究旨在利用 2009 年约旦人口与家庭健康调查的全国数据，探讨与约旦女性肥胖相关的社会决定因素。我们发现，15-49 岁约旦女性的超重总体患病率为 30%，肥胖率为 38.8%。多变量分析结果显示，年龄、居住在约旦南部地区、早婚、生育次数、财富状况和吸烟是约旦女性超重和肥胖的统计学显著预测因素。我们的研究结果表明，迫切需要在国家层面实施健康计划，以预防和控制超重和肥胖。在设计和实施这些计划时，应考虑社会决定因素。
