Tefera Belachew

Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Jimma University, Jimma, Ethiopia

Publications

• Original Article   
  Metabolic Syndrome and its Association with Quality of Life among Middle Aged Urban Residents in West Ethiopia
  Author(s): Alemu Adeba*, Dessalegn Tamiru and Tefera Belachew
  
  Background: Metabolic syndrome is a major health disorder facing all people and obesity become epidemic worldwide. In developing countries, undiagnosed Mets constitutes a challenge for health providers; screening healthier community for mets and poor quality of life was not practiced, especially in west Ethiopia. Objective: To assess magnitude and association of Mets with HRQoL among undiagnosed middle aged urban residents of west Ethiopia. Methods: A community based cross sectional study design was applied on 266 unscreened healthy adults from February 01, 2019 to March 01, 2019. By using SPSS version 24, an association of MetS and HRQoL was indenti ied. Statistically signi icant of variables were considered at p ≤ 0.05 on multivariable logistic regression analysis. Result.. Read More»