Table 1.
Television exposure and overweight/obesity prevalence by background characteristics of women in Ghana, GDHS: 2014
| No TV in household, no TV exposure (n = 824) | No TV in household, moderate TV exposure (n = 367) | No TV in household, high TV exposure (n = 345) | TV in household, no TV exposure (n = 183) | TV in household, moderate TV exposure (n = 693) | TV in household, high TV exposure (n = 1746) | Overweight/obesity | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristic | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | No. |
| Age group (years) | ||||||||
| 15–24 | 19.0 | 10.3 | 11.1 | 5.0 | 14.4 | 40.3 | 17.6 | 1445 |
| 25–34 | 17.4 | 7.6 | 7.3 | 3.0 | 17.9 | 46.8 | 48.4 | 1242 |
| 35–44 | 21.4 | 8.8 | 6.1 | 4.9 | 17.9 | 41.0 | 56.2 | 1062 |
| 45+ | 25.9 | 7.8 | 6.8 | 5.7 | 17.7 | 36.0 | 52.6 | 410 |
| Total | 19.8 | 8.8 | 8.3 | 4.4 | 16.7 | 42.0 | 40.1 | 4158 |
| Educational level | ||||||||
| No education | 44.2 | 10.3 | 7.6 | 5.1 | 11.7 | 21.1 | 26.8 | 794 |
| Primary | 24.1 | 14.3 | 9.5 | 4.6 | 13.4 | 34.0 | 37.4 | 765 |
| Middle/JHS | 14.3 | 8.2 | 9.6 | 4.7 | 20.0 | 43.1 | 42.8 | 1710 |
| Secondary/higher | 4.8 | 4.0 | 5.4 | 3.0 | 17.5 | 65.4 | 49.2 | 889 |
| Total | 19.8 | 8.8 | 8.3 | 4.4 | 16.7 | 42.0 | 40.1 | 4158 |
| Marital status | ||||||||
| Never married | 16.1 | 9.7 | 11.1 | 4.5 | 15.8 | 42.8 | 22.1 | 1408 |
| Married | 22.6 | 6.8 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 18.3 | 43.4 | 50.1 | 1699 |
| Cohabiting | 19.1 | 9.4 | 7.5 | 4.8 | 13.8 | 45.4 | 40.8 | 585 |
| Wid/div/sep | 21.5 | 12.9 | 15.0 | 3.2 | 17.1 | 30.2 | 57.4 | 466 |
| Total | 19.8 | 8.8 | 8.3 | 4.4 | 16.7 | 42.0 | 40.1 | 4158 |
| Wealth quintile | ||||||||
| Poorest | 62.9 | 12.1 | 8.7 | 3.6 | 4.9 | 7.8 | 12.6 | 696 |
| Poorer | 37.3 | 19.0 | 14.6 | 4.1 | 8.6 | 16.4 | 24.8 | 709 |
| Middle | 11.5 | 13.0 | 15.8 | 7.1 | 18.0 | 34.6 | 38.6 | 863 |
| Richer | 1.3 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 24.5 | 62.3 | 52.5 | 925 |
| Richest | 1.0 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 2.7 | 22.4 | 72.6 | 60.6 | 967 |
| Total | 19.8 | 8.8 | 8.3 | 4.4 | 16.7 | 42.0 | 40.1 | 4158 |
| Occupation | ||||||||
| Not working | 18.6 | 9.4 | 8.7 | 4.8 | 14.8 | 43.8 | 23.8 | 968 |
| Prof/managl/cleric | 3.9 | 3.6 | 5.3 | 2.0 | 22.5 | 62.8 | 58.6 | 348 |
| Sales/trade | 10.9 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 4.7 | 20.7 | 49.2 | 54.6 | 1535 |
| Agric | 47.3 | 13.1 | 9.7 | 3.9 | 8.8 | 17.2 | 19.7 | 780 |
| Manual | 18.0 | 10.6 | 9.8 | 5.3 | 16.1 | 40.1 | 45.7 | 523 |
| Total | 19.8 | 8.8 | 8.3 | 4.4 | 16.7 | 41.9 | 40.1 | 4153 |
| Type of locality | ||||||||
| Urban | 6.0 | 5.6 | 7.4 | 4.1 | 18.5 | 58.3 | 49.2 | 2289 |
| Rural | 36.7 | 12.8 | 9.3 | 4.8 | 14.4 | 22.0 | 28.9 | 1869 |
| Total | 19.8 | 8.8 | 8.3 | 4.4 | 16.7 | 42.0 | 40.1 | 4158 |
| Parity | ||||||||
| Zero | 15.4 | 9.0 | 10.2 | 4.3 | 15.0 | 46.0 | 23.7 | 1327 |
| One | 12.3 | 9.3 | 10.7 | 4.0 | 16.9 | 46.9 | 39.2 | 531 |
| Two | 15.0 | 6.6 | 7.5 | 2.7 | 18.8 | 49.3 | 55.1 | 567 |
| Three | 18.5 | 8.4 | 7.3 | 4.2 | 18.3 | 43.3 | 55.4 | 495 |
| Four | 21.4 | 9.8 | 3.8 | 6.1 | 18.8 | 40.1 | 50.6 | 405 |
| Five | 28.0 | 6.3 | 8.2 | 5.2 | 22.5 | 29.8 | 43.1 | 319 |
| Six | 28.9 | 14.9 | 6.9 | 6.0 | 12.6 | 30.7 | 49.8 | 237 |
| Seven or more | 47.6 | 8.5 | 6.2 | 4.5 | 10.6 | 22.6 | 35.4 | 278 |
| Total | 19.8 | 8.8 | 8.3 | 4.4 | 16.7 | 42.0 | 40.1 | 4158 |
| TV exposure | ||||||||
| No TV in household, no TV exposure | 20.7 | 824 | ||||||
| No TV in household, moderate TV exposure | 25.9 | 367 | ||||||
| No TV in household, high TV exposure | 29.2 | 345 | ||||||
| TV in household, no TV exposure | 30.3 | 183 | ||||||
| TV in household, moderate TV exposure | 50.7 | 694 | ||||||
| TV in household, high TV exposure | 51.2 | 1746 | ||||||
| Total | 40.1 | 4158 | ||||||