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ALBANIAN MEDICAL JOURNAL SUPPLEMENTNutritional status in a representative sample ofschool-children living in rural and urban areas ofAlbaniaJolanda Hyska 1,2 , Entela Bushi 2 , Enkeleda Kadiu 21Faculty of Public Health, University of Medicine, Tirana, Albania;2Department of Environment and Health, Institute of Public Health, Tirana, Albania.Aim: To assess the prevalence of overweight andobesity in Albanian children living in rural and urbanareas, and to analyze determinants and indicators ofrisk of overweight with the specific scopemodification of the wrong eating habits andbehaviors.Methods: A cross-sectional study including arepresentative sample of children attending thefourth grade of elementary schools were the targetgroup (1000 children aged 9-10 years were enrolledin this study from three districts of Albania: Tirana,Shkodra and Vlora). This study was designed forevaluation of the anthropometric parameters, basedon the body mass index (BMI) and assessment ofchildrens dietary preferences and habits.Results: The prevalence of overweight among thechildren in rural areas was 9.7%, of whom 0.3 %of them were obese. The number of the overweightchildren in urban areas was twice higher than in ruralareas (19%). For each obese child in villages there weremore than 10 obese children in the cities. Theoverweight children engaged in an average of 2 h ofactive motor exercise and as much as 4 h of sedentaryactivity (watching television, playing video games, orreading). Most of the overweight children had loweducatedparents (63% in rural areas and 88% in urbanareas).Conclusion: The childhood overweight and obesityis a big problem for public health in Albania, especiallyin urban areas. Unhealthy behaviors are a major riskfactor for childhood overweight. These data, coupledwith the analysis of the dietary preferences and foodhabits, will allow the introduction of specific measuresaimed at preventing childhood obesity.Keywords: obesity, overweight, school children.84 ALBANIAN MEDICAL JOURNAL SUPPLEMENT
INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH CONFERENCE IN TIRANA, ALBANIAObesity creates problems with individualperformanceJonida Haxhiu 11Institute of Public Health, Tirana, Albania.Background: Obesity under many circumstancescauses a number of problems in a persons life,which may include health problems, socialproblems, and psychological problems. In mostcases, obese persons face prejudices and in somecases discrimination, which may stumble theirfunctionality.Methods: This study is designed in the form of aqualitative survey. For the purpose of this study, therewere conducted 16 in-depth interviews with obesepersons. Also, there were conducted two focusgroupdiscussions, and inspection of personal files.There have been several meetings for an interview.Results: The study found that obese persons haveproblems with performance in school, at work, andsocial integration all because of prejudices towardsthem. Thus, obese people find it difficult to get ajob, keeping a job they already have, to be active insocial activities, as well as in other social roles.Conclusion: Being obese affects the individualperformance, which deteriorates in most cases. Onthe other hand, these performance problems cancreate stress, which in itself may be an incentive toeat, causing many times a vicious circle: eating,prejudices, stress, eating.Keywords: health problems, obesity, psychological problems, work.ALBANIAN MEDICAL JOURNAL SUPPLEMENT85
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