Authors
1
Family physician/ Ministry of Health/ Baghdad / Iraq
2
Family and Community Medicine Department/ Al-Kindy College of Medicine/ Baghdad University/ Baghdad, Iraq
Abstract
BACKGROUND:
Multimorbidity defined as (simultaneous occurrence of two or more chronic health conditions in the same person without defining a primary disease) is a growing concern worldwide, with approximately 1 in 4 adults affected, associated with costly prolonged care and increased mortality and morbidity. These negative consequences affect individuals, households, and the whole society.
OBJECTIVE:
To describe the association between multimorbidity and weight status in women of reproductive age attending PHCCs in Baghdad.
METHODS:
Cross-sectional study was carried out among a random sample of women aged 15–49-year-old who attended 8 PHCCs in Baghdad from the March 1st to July 30th, 2019, the data was collected via a direct interview with women using a specially prepared questionnaire to obtain information on basic characteristics, history of the chronic health problems then weight and height were measured for estimation of BMI.
RESULTS:
Out of 415 women, more than one third were obese and another 34% were overweight, approximately 15% of them had one chronic condition and 21% had multimorbidity in addition, overweight and obese women had 2.5 times and 4.369 times, respectively, more risk for developing multimorbidity. Hypertension is the most prevalent chronic health condition in this study group.
CONCLUSION:
More than two thirds of women in the reproductive age group had overweight and obesity, Multimorbidity was common among women included in the study especially obese and overweight, this may be relevant to improve the primary prevention and management programs of obesity and multiple chronic conditions in women at PHCCs level.
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