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Preventive Medicine 2018 Journal of Preventive Medicine
ISSN: 2572-5483 Page 24
July 16-17, 2018
London, UK
9th Edition of International Conference on
Preventive Medicine
& Public Health
Background: Overweight and obesity are cherished in most
parts of Africa, it is seemingly considered as a sign of good
living to most of the people without counting its health
hazards, yet, there are scarcity of data on the prevalence or
factors facilitating the risk of high body mass index (BMI) in
some parts of Brong-Ahafo Region of Ghana. This study was
conducted from six traditional areas to ascertain whether
the residence are at high risk of overweight and obesity to
encourage researchers to figure out specific lifestyle medicinal
intervention models to mediate the problem.
Method: This data was obtained from the Department of
Preventive Healthcare and Lifestyle Medicine at Valley View
University, Techiman Campus. The BMI of 500 respondents
were obtained, both were males and females between 18 and
59 years old. The respondents were from Techiman, Nkoranza,
Atebubu, Kwamedanso, Yeji and Kajiji traditional areas. BMI
calculator was used for the assessment.
Study Design & Delimitations: The study is basically cross
sessional. This paper is to assess the prevalence of overweight
and obesity in order to introduce lifestyle medicinal measure to
prevent arrest and reverse overweight and obesity. It is limited
to its causes among the respondents. Also, the respondents
were not based on random sampling. The data for this research
was obtained from community health screening, and those
who were willing were all included in the study.
Results: High BMI was detected among the respondents. 235
(47%) of the sample respondents had normal BMI of 18.5-≤24.9
while 265 (53%) had BMI of ≥25 to ≥30 representing overweight
and obesity.
Conclusion: Policies to control and prevent overweight and
obesity should be taken into account respectively. Overweight
and obesity is gaining deeper grounds in the selected areas
for the study. Without standard and proven lifestyle medicinal
intervention models, complications due to overweight and
obesity may seriously affect both individual and the national
economic indicators in the context of health.
Biography
Dr. Paul Amo Kyeremeh is a Ghanaian, and the President of Mid-North Gha-
na Conference of Seventh Day Adventist Church. He holds degrees in BA
Religions, MPH in Health Ministries, and DrPH in Preventive Health Care.
Currently he is pursuing PhD in Development Administration at Philippines
Christian University to blend Public Health and Development as a tool to-
wards a Nation building and Life Extension. Dr. Amo is a Pastor of Seventh
Day Adventist Church, Public Health Expert in Preventive Health Care (Met-
abolic Syndrome Risk) who has given several motivational talks on contem-
porary issues in Public Health, and development to groups, individuals, and
institutions in countries like Ghana, Nigeria, Philippines, and China. Again he
has served as Administrator of SDA Hospital Sunyani – Ghana. On Develop-
ment, he is known for capacity building and infrastructural developments.
Dr. Amo advocates for equity, and social justices. Again he has served on
several boards such as ADRA Ghana, Advent Press, Pisgah Advanced Med-
ical Center, as Health Director of Mid-West Ghana Conference of SDA, etc.
Interestingly he is a co-founder of Pisgah Advanced Medical Center, & the
founder of Center For Life Transforming, all in Ghana. Last but not the least
he is adjunct Public Health lecture for the school of graduate studies of Ad-
ventist University of Africa, Kenya. Dr. Amo is with the view that African is ca-
pable to develop itself with selfless leadership to prolong its life expectancy.
Assessing the prevalence rate of overweight and obesity with
the use of body mass index in some areas of Ghana: Basis of
lifestyle medicine intervention
Paul Amo Kyeremeh1, Esther Amo Kyeremeh, Patsy Adams and Seth Agyeman
1Adventist University of Africa, Kenya
Paul Amo Kyeremeh et al., J Prev Med 2018, Volume 3
DOI: 10.21767/2572-5483-C1-002