Postmortem Depressions and Anxiety among Women at Banadir Hospital.

Abstract Background: Obesity has been correlated with a host of adverse health effects, such as cardiovascular disease, type-2 diabetes, obesity-related cancers and osteoarthritis. There is also a wide range of psychological burdens concomitant with obesity. This study explored the influence of cigarette smoking and food consumption patterns on BMI after adjusting for various socio-demographic characteristics. Since weight-based stereotypes may have an impact on smoking behavior and both obesity and smoking have been associated with detrimental health effects, interdependency between them is quite possible. Methods: A quantitative descriptive cross-sectional study with 100 of participant’s smoking individuals in Banadir region was conducted August 2022 up to February 2023. The study samples were enrolled through the cluster random sampling design. Data was collected using an interviewer administered semi-structured questionnaire. Data was analyzed using SPSS ver. 20. Result: A total of 100 questionnaires were distributed and 100 were received with participant’s rate 100%. Correspondingly, 46.25% (37) of the respondents were single, 28.75% (23) of the respondents were married, 25% (20) of the Respondents were Divorced. This means that most of the respondents (46.25%) were married. A large number of the study participants belong to the age group between ages 26-35 year, meanwhile 31.25% (25) while small participants to belong to the age group, with minimum and maximum age 16 - 25 year respectively and while 25% (20) were between age group 36-45 years. Educational status, 15% (12) of the respondents were primary school level, and 32.5% (26) of the respondents were secondary school, 36.25% (29) of the respondents were university level and 16.25%(13) of the respondents were never went to school. This means that most of care givers (36.25%) were university level. Occupational status, 48.75% (39) of the respondents was drivers, 13.35% (11) of the respondents were teachers, 23.75% (19) of the respondents were unemployed and 13.75% (11) of the respondents were traders. This means that most of respondents (69%) were unemployed. Conclusion: There is need for the Ministry of Health, the young individual’s awareness and prevention regarding smoking risk factors (lung cancer) and we also to management yourself, training institutions and others. Cigarette smoking and alcohol consumption may potentiate each other’s use. The use of bothsubstances appears to contribute to dietary intake patterns that increase the risk for developing chronic diseases.