Abstract
The rising magnitude of obesity among housewives residing in urban areas is a matter of highly concern. There is no denying the fact that obesity is a health risk and it triggers the co-morbidities. Therefore, the present research study was conducted with concerted effort aiming to find out the risk factors associated with obesity among housewives in the urban areas of District Multan, Punjab. The target population of the study was housewives. A sample of 100 housewives with Body Mass Index >25 was drawn by using simple random sampling after completing the listing process. The interview schedule was conducted and well-structured research questionnaire was used to collect the data. The descriptive and inferential statistics such as frequency, percentage, mean percentage and chi-square was employed. The results indicate that aging (p-Value<0.001), educational status (p-Value <0.003) and any form of physical activity (p-Value<0.001) were strongly associated with the obesity among housewives. Regarding the knowledge, 65% of the housewives were equipped with the knowledge of the risk factors associated with obesity among housewives residing in the urban areas of District Multan, Punjab.
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