Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices regarding Obesity among Population of Urban (Douala) and Rural (Manjo) Areas in Cameroon

Table 5

Attitude of obesity among population of Douala and Manjo according to study site.

	Frequency (%)
	Douala ()	Manjo ()
Are you a picky eater?
Yes	23.0%	31.9%	0.032
No	77.0%	68.1%
Do you care about your body shape?
Not at all	12.0%	28.1%	0.0003
Somewhat	53.0%	55.0%
Very much	35.0%	16.9%
What body shape do you think you have?
Skinny	9.0%	4.1%	0.0010
A little thin	14.0%	10.9%
Normal	55.0%	38.1%
A little fat	20.0%	40.0%
Very fat	2.0%	6.9%
What is your attitude towards your weight?
I do not care. I just want to be comfortable	11.0%	26.9%	0.0051
Weight is important and needs to be maintained for good health	58.0%	43.1%
On the premise of ensuring good health, you should lose weight for a good figure	36.0%	43.1%
In order to have a good figure, you should sacrifice your health a little	6.1%	33.1%
I have no time to consider weight and health problems because I am busy studying	2.0%	14.1%
I recognize obesity is a problem, but losing weight is too hard	16.0%	33.1%
How likely do you think you are to become obese?
Likely	26.0%	26.9%	ns
You are not sure	35.0%	30.0%
Not likely	39.0%	43.1%
How serious do you think it is to be obese?
Not really serious	13.0%	15.9%	ns
Neutral/serious	16.0%	20.0%
Serious	71.0%	64.1%
How good do you think it is to eat less, for example by eating smaller portions of food?
Not good	35.0%	18.2%	0.0321
You are not sure	18.0%	25.9%
Good	47.0%	55.9%
How difficult is it for you to eat less?
Not difficult	33.0%	39.0%	ns
So-so	47.0%	38.0%
Difficult	20.0%	23.0%
How good do you think it is to do some physical activity, such as walking for 30 minutes a day, running, or doing a sport?
Not good	2.0%	7.8%	0.0020
You are not sure	11.0%	23.1%
Good	87.0%	69.1%
How confident do you feel in doing some physical activity/exercise?
Not confident	10.0%	10.9%	0.0122
Ok/so-so	29.0%	50.9%
Confident	61.0%	38.2%

ns: not significant. .