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SODIPO, Olutomi Y. et al. Co-occurrence of non-communicable disease risk factors among adolescents in Jos, Nigeria. Afr. j. prim. health care fam. med. (Online) [online]. 2024, vol.16, n.1, pp.1-8. ISSN 2071-2936.  http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/phcfm.v16i1.4342.

BACKGROUND: The co-occurrence and clustering of risk factors for non-communicable disease (NCD) is a global public health concern AIM: This study aimed to assess the co-occurrence and clustering of risk factors for NCDs among in-school and out-of-school adolescents in Jos North Local Government Area, Plateau State, Nigeria SETTING: Secondary schools and markets in Jos North Local Government Area METHODS: A comparative cross-sectional study was conducted among 377 in-school and 377 out-of-school adolescents, aged 10-19 years of age. An interviewer-administered questionnaire was used to collect information on behavioural and physical risk factors for NCDs. Chi-square and Mann-Whitney U tests were used for comparisons at a 5% level of significance. Statistical analysis was carried out using Statistical Product and Service Solutions (SPSS) version 23.0 RESULTS: Of the 754 sampled adolescents, 386 (51.2%) were females and 368 (48.8%) were males. Adolescents aged 10-14 years made up 37.8% of the participants, 15 to 17 years of age accounted for 46.9% and 18-19 years 15.3%. Risk factors with the highest prevalence were a sedentary lifestyle (94.2%) and an unhealthy diet (92.4%). Majority (97.2%) had two or more risk factors while 1.9% of adolescents had no risk factor. More in-school adolescents (24.1%) had two risk factors compared to 14.1% of out-of-school adolescents (p < 0.001); 14.1% of out-of-school adolescents had five or more risk factors compared to 2.9% of those in school (p < 0.001 CONCLUSION: Co-occurrence and clustering of behavioural and physical risk factors was found among both in-school and out-of-school adolescents CONTRIBUTION: This study highlighted the burden of risk factors for NCDs among both in-school and out-of-school adolescents in the North-Central part of Nigeria. This is especially useful in developing targeted interventions to tackle these risk factors

Palavras-chave : non-communicable diseases; risk factors; adolescents; co-occurrence; Nigeria.

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