
www.tapchiyhcd.vn
214
► CHUYÊN ĐỀ LAO ◄
THE CURRENT STATUS OF OVERWEIGHT AND OBESITY IN WOMEN
OF REPRODUCTIVE AGE 15-49 IN TWO COMMUNES OF DINH HOA DISTRICT,
THAI NGUYEN PROVINCE AND SOME RELATED FACTORS
Truong Thi Thuy Duong1*, Hoang Phuong Thao2,
Le Thi Thanh Hoa3, Hoang Thi Minh Toan2, Bui Thi Lan Thanh2
1Department of Nutrition and Food Safety, Thai Nguyen University of Medicine And Pharmacy -
284 Luong Ngoc Quyen, Thai Nguyen City, Thai Nguyen Province, Vietnam
2Thai Nguyen Provincial Center for Disease Control -
971 Duong Tu Minh, Hoang Van Thu Ward, Thai Nguyen City, Thai Nguyen Province, Vietnam
3Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, Thai Nguyen University of Medicine And Pharmacy -
284 Luong Ngoc Quyen, Thai Nguyen City, Thai Nguyen Province, Vietnam
Received: 22/12/2024
Revised: 14/01/2025; Accepted: 25/04/2025
ABSTRACT
Objective: To assess the current status of overweight and obesity in women of reproductive age
15-49 in 2 communes of Dinh Hoa district, Thai Nguyen province in 2024 and analyze some
related factors.
Research subjects and methods: The study was conducted using a descriptive method with
a cross-sectional design on women of reproductive age 15-49 in 2 communes of Dinh Hoa
district, Thai Nguyen province.
Research results: The overall rate of overweight and obese women of reproductive age age
was 7.3%, of which overweight accounted for 4.7% and obesity accounted for 2.6%. In the total
number of women of reproductive age, the 35-49 age group had the highest rate of overweight
and obesity (3.7%), of which overweight was 2.4% and obesity was 1.3%; followed by the
25-34 age group with 3.1% (overweight was 2.0% and obesity was 1.1%), with the lowest rate
being the 15-24 age group with 0.4%. The highest rate of overweight and obesity was in the Tay
ethnic group at 5.4% (of which overweight accounted for 3.7% and obesity was 1.7%), followed
by the Kinh ethnic group with the rate of overweight and obesity of 1.1% and the lowest rate
was in the other ethnic groups at 0.7%. There was a relationship between the group of education
level, family history of overweight and obesity, knowledge and practice of overweight and
obesity prevention with the overweight and obesity status of the study subjects.
Keywords: Overweight, obesity, related factors, women of reproductive age 15-49.
*Corresponding author
Email: truongthithuyduong@tnmc.edu.vn Phone: (+84) 915215581 Https://doi.org/10.52163/yhc.v66iCĐ2.2226
Vietnam Journal of Community Medicine, Vol. 66, No. 3, 214-220