Ghana Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Programme, School of Public Health, College of Health Sciences, University of Ghana, Legon, Ghana.
Ghana Med J. 2020 Jun;54(2 Suppl):59-63. doi: 10.4314/gmj.v54i2s.10.
We assessed risk factors of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) among adolescents in a senior high school.
We conducted a cross-sectional study in 2016.
Senior High School in Accra.
Adolescents in senior high school.
Adolescents were interviewed with a structured questionnaire designed using the WHO STEPS framework. Data on tobacco use, alcohol consumption, physical activity and physical measurements of respondents were taken.
risk factors of noncommunicable diseases among adolescents.
A total of 360 adolescents in the school were assessed. Mean age was (17±1.21) years with minimum age being 13 and maximum 19 years. Females were 51% (184/360). About 75% (271/360) reported low physical activity, 15% (55/360) were overweight or obese (95%CI: 0.0317-0.078), 7.0% (25/360) consumed alcohol (95%CI: 0.054-0.111) and 2.5% (9/360) smoked tobacco (95%CI: 0.013- 0.048). Majority of the respondents (346/360) were exposed or at risk of developing at least one risk factor. However, no one was found to be at risk of all five risk factors assessed. Females were three times more likely to be overweight or obese compared to their male counterparts (OR:3, 95%CI:1.581-5.624).
We found that majority of the children had low physical activity and more than 90% of the respondents had at least one NCD risk factor.
This work was funded by the authors.
我们评估了一所高中青少年的非传染性疾病（NCD）风险因素。
我们于 2016 年进行了一项横断面研究。
阿克拉的一所高中。
高中青少年。
青少年接受了一项使用世卫组织 STEPS 框架设计的结构化问卷访谈。收集了关于青少年吸烟、饮酒、体力活动和身体测量的数据。
青少年的非传染性疾病风险因素。
学校共有 360 名青少年接受了评估。平均年龄为（17±1.21）岁，最小年龄为 13 岁，最大年龄为 19 岁。女性占 51%（184/360）。约 75%（271/360）的人报告体力活动水平低，15%（55/360）超重或肥胖（95%CI：0.0317-0.078），7.0%（25/360）饮酒（95%CI：0.054-0.111），2.5%（9/360）吸烟（95%CI：0.013-0.048）。大多数受访者（346/360）至少接触过一种或存在发展至少一种风险因素的风险。然而，没有人被发现存在所有五种评估的风险因素。女性超重或肥胖的可能性是男性的三倍（OR：3，95%CI：1.581-5.624）。
我们发现，大多数儿童的体力活动水平较低，超过 90%的受访者至少存在一种 NCD 风险因素。
这项工作由作者资助。
