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Volume 7, Issue 7 (Suppl) J Obes Weight Loss Ther, an open access journal
ISSN:2165-7904 Obesity & Fitness Expo 2017
November 13-15, 2017
November 13-15, 2017 | Atlanta, USA 17th World Fitness Expo
16th International Conference and Exhibition on
Obesity & Weight Management
&
Childhood Obesity in a Consultation of Two Health Care Center (HCC) in the Periphery of Sfax : Diagnosis
and Future
Najoua Saafi1 and Yosra Gaddour2
1Basic Healthcare Group of Sfax- Tunisia
2Basic Healthcare Group of Jbeniana- Tunisia
The group age 3 to 15 years old represent 20 % of the population in Tunisia. Each (HCC) have a consultation specifically designed to
this age group within the farmework the National Mother and Child Health Program. To identify the incidence of obesity in this
HCC we realize this cross-sectional survey of 122 children interviewed with on of their parents (122) attending two medical center in
the periphery of Sfax (Ouled Ahmed ,Sidi Salah) each one with a population of about 4500. The incidence of obesity was12.5%: 15.2%
among girls and 8.1% among boys.The average BMI was 14.29kg/m2.The average age was 7.56 years old. The proportion of children
who spend more than 2 hours in front TV and/or internet was 65% and 38% more than 4 hours. Howewer,72% of the parents
reports that their child are highly active liking race but 54% of obeses have no sportive activities.31% have at least repeat a year but
53% of fat children have no grade repeat. 68% brough sweetes and 29% sandwitches as snack. The incidence of obesity increases with
age from 4% at the prescolar age to 10% between 12 and 15. This survey shows the chidren’s bad habits impliqued passivity of the
parents in addition of sociocultural It will be crucial in the success of the strategy of tackling child obesity to take care
both the children and the parents.
Biography
Najoua SAAFI has completed his PhD in medical studies at the age of 27 years from Sousse University School of Medicin. She is a principal doctor in public health since
1999. She has published more than 10 posters in different conferences, focusing mainly on obesity in different age ranges including pre-schooled and elementary kids,
adolescents and adults aging over 40, hypertention, diabetes and emergency.
Najoua Saafi et al., J Obes Weight Loss Ther 2017, 7:7 (Suppl)
DOI: 10.4172/2165-7904-C1-55