Prevalence and associated factors of obesity among women of childbearing age in the communes of Bamako, Mali

Background: Obesity and especially women's obesity is increasingly becoming a health problem in all countries, including low-income countries. Objective: To assess the prevalence and associated factors of obesity among women of childbearing age in the communes of Bamako in Mali. Methodology: Quantitative and analytical study using a questionnaire. The population of this study concerned obese women of childbearing age from the Communes of Bamako in Mali. Results: This study included 384 women of childbearing age, more than half (59.3%) of whom were over 35 years of age. The prevalence of overweight among women of reproductive age in the district of Bamako was 30% and the prevalence of obesity was 27% at the time of the survey. The results reported a statistically significant relationship between body mass index and the following variables: age (p=0.04); education (p=0.03), consumption of sugary drinks (p=0.001); sleep duration (p=0.04), exercise (p=0.03) and history of obesity in the family (p=0.01). Conclusion: This study provided clear evidence of an increase in overweight and obesity among urban women in the six communes of the Bamako district of Mali. It is therefore imp