• Přehled
  • Prevalence obezity
  • Trendy v průběhu času
  • Rozdělení populace
  • Faktory
  • Komorbidity
  • Ekonomický dopad
  • Zásady (k dispozici pouze v angličtině)
  • Contextual factors
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Prevalence obezity

Ženy, 2019-2020

Typ pr?zkumu:Nam??ené
V?k:15-49
Velikost vzorku:5328
Pokrytá oblast:Národní
Reference:Gambia Bureau of Statistics (GBoS) and ICF. 2021. The Gambia Demographic and Health Survey 2019- 20. Banjul, The Gambia and Rockville, Maryland, USA: GBoS and ICF. https://www.dhsprogram.com/pubs/pdf/FR369/FR369.pdf (last accessed 19.05.21)
Poznámky:Demographic Health Survey data includes ever married women aged 15-49 years only and may include males aged 15-59.
Pokud není uvedeno jinak, nadváha znamená BMI mezi 25 a 29,9 kg/m², obezita znamená BMI vyšší než 30 kg/m².

Dosp?lí, 2019

Typ pr?zkumu:Nam??ené
V?k:35+
Velikost vzorku:9188
Pokrytá oblast:Národní
Reference:Prevalence of hypertension, diabetes, obesity, multimorbidity, and related risk factors among adult Gambians: a cross-sectional nationwide study. DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/S2214-109X(23)00508-9
Pokud není uvedeno jinak, nadváha znamená BMI mezi 25 a 29,9 kg/m², obezita znamená BMI vyšší než 30 kg/m².

Ženy, 2018

Typ pr?zkumu:Nam??ené
V?k:15-49
Velikost vzorku:1651
Pokrytá oblast:Národní
Reference:National Nutrition Agency (NaNA)-Gambia, UNICEF, Gambia Bureau of Statistics (GBOS), GroundWork. Gambia National Micronutrient Survey 2018. Banjul, Gambia; 2019
Pokud není uvedeno jinak, nadváha znamená BMI mezi 25 a 29,9 kg/m², obezita znamená BMI vyšší než 30 kg/m².

Ženy, 2013

Typ pr?zkumu:Nam??ené
V?k:15-49
Velikost vzorku:4024
Pokrytá oblast:Národní
Reference:The Gambia Bureau of Statistics - GBOS and ICF International. 2014. The Gambia Demographic and Health Survey 2013. Banjul, The Gambia: GBOS and ICF International.
Poznámky:Demographic Health Survey data includes ever married women aged 15-49 years only and may include males aged 15-59.
Pokud není uvedeno jinak, nadváha znamená BMI mezi 25 a 29,9 kg/m², obezita znamená BMI vyšší než 30 kg/m².

Dosp?lí, 2010

Typ pr?zkumu:Nam??ené
V?k:25-64
Reference:Cham B, Scholes S, Ng Fat L, Badjie O, Groce NE, Mindell JS. The silent epidemic of obesity in The Gambia: evidence from a nationwide, population-based, cross-sectional health examination survey. BMJ Open. 2020 Jun 1;10(6):e033882. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-033882. PMID: 32487572; PMCID: PMC7265034.
Pokud není uvedeno jinak, nadváha znamená BMI mezi 25 a 29,9 kg/m², obezita znamená BMI vyšší než 30 kg/m².

Dosp?lí, 2010

Typ pr?zkumu:Nam??ené
V?k:25-64
Velikost vzorku:5280
Pokrytá oblast:Národní
Pokud není uvedeno jinak, nadváha znamená BMI mezi 25 a 29,9 kg/m², obezita znamená BMI vyšší než 30 kg/m².

Dosp?lí, 1996

Typ pr?zkumu:Nam??ené
V?k:15+
Velikost vzorku:5373
Reference:Prentice A. The emerging epidemic of obesity in developing coutnries. International Journal of Epidemilogy 2006;35:93-99
Pokud není uvedeno jinak, nadváha znamená BMI mezi 25 a 29,9 kg/m², obezita znamená BMI vyšší než 30 kg/m².

D?ti, 2014

Typ pr?zkumu:Nam??ené
V?k:13-15
Velikost vzorku:960
Pokrytá oblast:M?stské
Reference:Juwara A, Huang N, Chien LY, Chen HJ. Stunting and weight statuses of adolescents differ between public and private schools in urban Gambia. Int J Public Health. 2016 Jul;61(6):717-726. doi: 10.1007/s00038-016-0836-6. Epub 2016 May 24. PMID: 27220546.
Poznámky:Please note these figures are based on children attending urban public schools in Gambia. Currently no nationally representative data are available to us.
Cutoffs:CDC

Dívky, 2013

Typ pr?zkumu:Nam??ené
V?k:15-19
Velikost vzorku:795
Pokrytá oblast:Národní
Reference:Benedict, Rukundo K., Allison Schmale, and Sorrel Namaste. 2018. Adolescent Nutrition 2000-2017: DHS Data on Adolescents Age 15-19. DHS Comparative Report No. 47. Rockville, Maryland, USA: ICF. The Gambia Bureau of Statistics - GBOS and ICF International. 2014. The Gambia Demographic and Health Survey 2013. Banjul, The Gambia: GBOS and ICF International.
Poznámky:Small sample size
Definice (k dispozici pouze v angli?tin?):BMI for age: between +1 SD and +2 SD is overweight and greater than +2 SD is obesity
Cutoffs:WHO 2007

Infants, 2019-2020

Typ pr?zkumu:Nam??ené
V?k:0-5
Velikost vzorku:3964
Pokrytá oblast:Národní
Reference:Gambia Bureau of Statistics (GBoS) and ICF. 2021. The Gambia Demographic and Health Survey 2019- 20. Banjul, The Gambia and Rockville, Maryland, USA: GBoS and ICF. https://www.dhsprogram.com/pubs/pdf/FR369/FR369.pdf (last accessed 19.05.21)
Poznámky:Infants
Definice (k dispozici pouze v angli?tin?):Children whose weight-for-height Z-score is more than two standard deviations (+2 SD) above the median of the reference population are considered overweight.
Cutoffs:Other

Infants, 2019-2020

V?k:0-5
Velikost vzorku:3944
Reference:DHS: The Gambia Demographic and Health Survey 2019- 20. Banjul, The Gambia and Rockville, Maryland, USA: GBoS and ICF
Poznámky:UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population.
Definice (k dispozici pouze v angli?tin?):=>+2SD

Infants, 2018

V?k:0-5
Velikost vzorku:1363
Reference:Other: Gambia National Micronutrient Survey 2018. Banjul, Gambia; 2019
Poznámky:UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population.
Definice (k dispozici pouze v angli?tin?):=>+2SD

Infants, 2013

V?k:0-5
Velikost vzorku:3480
Reference:DHS: The Gambia Demographic and Health Survey 2013. Banjul, The Gambia, and Rockville, Maryland, USA: GBOS and ICF International, 2014.
Poznámky:UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population.
Definice (k dispozici pouze v angli?tin?):=>+2SD

Infants, 2012

V?k:0-5
Velikost vzorku:7200
Reference:SMART: National Nutrition Survey in the Gambia using the Standardised Monitoring and Assessment of Relief Transition (SMART) methods
Poznámky:UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population.
Definice (k dispozici pouze v angli?tin?):=>+2SD

Dívky, 2010-2011

V?k:0-5
Velikost vzorku:4651
Reference:Other: Gambia Integrated Household Survey Income and Expenditure Poverty Assessment-2010
Poznámky:UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population.
Definice (k dispozici pouze v angli?tin?):=>+2SD

Infants, 2010-2011

V?k:0-5
Velikost vzorku:4650
Reference:Other: Gambia Integrated Household Survey Income and Expenditure Poverty Assessment-2010
Poznámky:UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population.
Definice (k dispozici pouze v angli?tin?):=>+2SD

Infants, 2010

V?k:0-5
Velikost vzorku:11423
Reference:MICS: The Gambia multiple indicator cluster survey 2010 (MICS): Final report. Banjul, The Gambia: GBOS, 2012
Poznámky:UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population.
Definice (k dispozici pouze v angli?tin?):=>+2SD

Infants, 2005-2006

V?k:0-5
Velikost vzorku:6377
Reference:MICS: The Gambia Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2005/2006 Report. Banjul, The Gambia: GBoS, 2007
Poznámky:UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population.
Definice (k dispozici pouze v angli?tin?):=>+2SD

Infants, 2000

V?k:0-5
Velikost vzorku:2776
Reference:MICS: The Gambia multiple indicator cluster survey report, 2000 (MICS). Banjul, The Gambia, 2002
Poznámky:UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population.
Definice (k dispozici pouze v angli?tin?):=>+2SD

Nadváha/obezita podle vzd?lání

Ženy, 2019-2020

Typ pr?zkumu:Nam??ené
V?k:15-49
Velikost vzorku:5328
Pokrytá oblast:Národní
Reference:Gambia Bureau of Statistics (GBoS) and ICF. 2021. The Gambia Demographic and Health Survey 2019-20. Banjul, The Gambia and Rockville, Maryland, USA: GBoS and ICF. https://www.dhsprogram.com/pubs/pdf/FR369/FR369.pdf (last accessed 19.05.21)
Poznámky:Demographic Health Survey data includes ever married women aged 15-49 years only and may include males aged 15-59.
Pokud není uvedeno jinak, nadváha znamená BMI mezi 25 a 29,9 kg/m², obezita znamená BMI vyšší než 30 kg/m².

Ženy, 2018

Typ pr?zkumu:Nam??ené
V?k:15-49
Velikost vzorku:1651
Pokrytá oblast:Národní
Reference:National Nutrition Agency (NaNA)-Gambia, UNICEF, Gambia Bureau of Statistics (GBOS), GroundWork. Gambia National Micronutrient Survey 2018. Banjul, Gambia; 2019
Pokud není uvedeno jinak, nadváha znamená BMI mezi 25 a 29,9 kg/m², obezita znamená BMI vyšší než 30 kg/m².

Ženy, 2013

Typ pr?zkumu:Nam??ené
V?k:15-49
Velikost vzorku:4024
Pokrytá oblast:Národní
Reference:The Gambia Bureau of Statistics - GBOS and ICF International. 2014. The Gambia Demographic and Health Survey 2013. Banjul, The Gambia: GBOS and ICF International.
Poznámky:Demographic Health Survey data includes ever married women aged 15-49 years only and may include males aged 15-59.
Pokud není uvedeno jinak, nadváha znamená BMI mezi 25 a 29,9 kg/m², obezita znamená BMI vyšší než 30 kg/m².

Muži, 2010

Typ pr?zkumu:Nam??ené
V?k:25-64
Reference:Cham B, Scholes S, Ng Fat L, Badjie O, Groce NE, Mindell JS. The silent epidemic of obesity in The Gambia: evidence from a nationwide, population-based, cross-sectional health examination survey. BMJ Open. 2020 Jun 1;10(6):e033882. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-033882. PMID: 32487572; PMCID: PMC7265034.
Pokud není uvedeno jinak, nadváha znamená BMI mezi 25 a 29,9 kg/m², obezita znamená BMI vyšší než 30 kg/m².

Ženy, 2010

Typ pr?zkumu:Nam??ené
V?k:25-64
Reference:Cham B, Scholes S, Ng Fat L, Badjie O, Groce NE, Mindell JS. The silent epidemic of obesity in The Gambia: evidence from a nationwide, population-based, cross-sectional health examination survey. BMJ Open. 2020 Jun 1;10(6):e033882. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-033882. PMID: 32487572; PMCID: PMC7265034.
Pokud není uvedeno jinak, nadváha znamená BMI mezi 25 a 29,9 kg/m², obezita znamená BMI vyšší než 30 kg/m².

Infants, 2019-2020

Velikost vzorku:3944
Reference:DHS: The Gambia Demographic and Health Survey 2019- 20. Banjul, The Gambia and Rockville, Maryland, USA: GBoS and ICF
Poznámky:UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population.
Definice (k dispozici pouze v angli?tin?):=>+2SD

Infants, 2018

Velikost vzorku:9677
Reference:MICS: The Gambia Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2018, Survey Findings Report. Banjul, The Gambia: The Gambia Bureau of Statistics
Poznámky:UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population.
Definice (k dispozici pouze v angli?tin?):=>+2SD

Infants, 2013

Velikost vzorku:3480
Reference:DHS: The Gambia Demographic and Health Survey 2013. Banjul, The Gambia, and Rockville, Maryland, USA: GBOS and ICF International, 2014.
Poznámky:UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population.
Definice (k dispozici pouze v angli?tin?):=>+2SD

Infants, 2010

Velikost vzorku:11423
Reference:MICS: The Gambia multiple indicator cluster survey 2010 (MICS): Final report. Banjul, The Gambia: GBOS, 2012
Poznámky:UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population.
Definice (k dispozici pouze v angli?tin?):=>+2SD

Infants, 2005-2006

Velikost vzorku:6377
Reference:MICS: The Gambia Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2005/2006 Report. Banjul, The Gambia: GBoS, 2007
Poznámky:UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population.
Definice (k dispozici pouze v angli?tin?):=>+2SD

Infants, 2000

Velikost vzorku:2776
Reference:MICS: The Gambia multiple indicator cluster survey report, 2000 (MICS). Banjul, The Gambia, 2002
Poznámky:UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population.
Definice (k dispozici pouze v angli?tin?):=>+2SD

Nadváha/obezita podle v?ku

Ženy, 2019-2020

Typ pr?zkumu:Nam??ené
Pokrytá oblast:Národní
Reference:Gambia Bureau of Statistics (GBoS)and ICF. 2021. The Gambia Demographic and Health Survey 2019-20. Banjul, The Gambia and Rockville, Maryland, USA: GBoS and ICF.
Poznámky:Demographic Health Survey data includes ever married women aged 15-49 years only and may include males aged 15-59.
Pokud není uvedeno jinak, nadváha znamená BMI mezi 25 a 29,9 kg/m², obezita znamená BMI vyšší než 30 kg/m².

Ženy, 2018

Typ pr?zkumu:Nam??ené
Velikost vzorku:1651
Pokrytá oblast:Národní
Reference:National Nutrition Agency (NaNA)-Gambia, UNICEF, Gambia Bureau of Statistics (GBOS), GroundWork. Gambia National Micronutrient Survey 2018. Banjul, Gambia; 2019
Pokud není uvedeno jinak, nadváha znamená BMI mezi 25 a 29,9 kg/m², obezita znamená BMI vyšší než 30 kg/m².

Ženy, 2013

Typ pr?zkumu:Nam??ené
Velikost vzorku:4024
Pokrytá oblast:Národní
Reference:The Gambia Bureau of Statistics - GBOS and ICF International. 2014. The Gambia Demographic and Health Survey 2013. Banjul, The Gambia: GBOS and ICF International.
Poznámky:Demographic Health Survey data includes ever married women aged 15-49 years only and may include males aged 15-59.
Pokud není uvedeno jinak, nadváha znamená BMI mezi 25 a 29,9 kg/m², obezita znamená BMI vyšší než 30 kg/m².

Dosp?lí, 2010

Typ pr?zkumu:Nam??ené
Reference:Cham B, Scholes S, Ng Fat L, Badjie O, Groce NE, Mindell JS. The silent epidemic of obesity in The Gambia: evidence from a nationwide, population-based, cross-sectional health examination survey. BMJ Open. 2020 Jun 1;10(6):e033882. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-033882. PMID: 32487572; PMCID: PMC7265034.
Pokud není uvedeno jinak, nadváha znamená BMI mezi 25 a 29,9 kg/m², obezita znamená BMI vyšší než 30 kg/m².

Nadváha/obezita podle regionu

Ženy, 2019-2020

Typ pr?zkumu:Nam??ené
V?k:15-49
Velikost vzorku:5328
Pokrytá oblast:Národní
Reference:Gambia Bureau of Statistics (GBoS)and ICF. 2021. The Gambia Demographic and Health Survey 2019-20. Banjul, The Gambia and Rockville, Maryland, USA: GBoS and ICF.
Poznámky:Demographic Health Survey data includes ever married women aged 15-49 years only and may include males aged 15-59.
Pokud není uvedeno jinak, nadváha znamená BMI mezi 25 a 29,9 kg/m², obezita znamená BMI vyšší než 30 kg/m².

Ženy, 2018

Typ pr?zkumu:Nam??ené
V?k:15-49
Velikost vzorku:1651
Pokrytá oblast:Národní
Reference:National Nutrition Agency (NaNA)-Gambia, UNICEF, Gambia Bureau of Statistics (GBOS), GroundWork. Gambia National Micronutrient Survey 2018. Banjul, Gambia; 2019
Pokud není uvedeno jinak, nadváha znamená BMI mezi 25 a 29,9 kg/m², obezita znamená BMI vyšší než 30 kg/m².

Ženy, 2013

Typ pr?zkumu:Nam??ené
V?k:15-49
Velikost vzorku:4024
Pokrytá oblast:Národní
Reference:The Gambia Bureau of Statistics - GBOS and ICF International. 2014. The Gambia Demographic and Health Survey 2013. Banjul, The Gambia: GBOS and ICF International.
Poznámky:Demographic Health Survey data includes ever married women aged 15-49 years only and may include males aged 15-59.
Pokud není uvedeno jinak, nadváha znamená BMI mezi 25 a 29,9 kg/m², obezita znamená BMI vyšší než 30 kg/m².

Muži, 2010

Typ pr?zkumu:Nam??ené
V?k:25-64
Reference:Cham B, Scholes S, Ng Fat L, Badjie O, Groce NE, Mindell JS. The silent epidemic of obesity in The Gambia: evidence from a nationwide, population-based, cross-sectional health examination survey. BMJ Open. 2020 Jun 1;10(6):e033882. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-033882. PMID: 32487572; PMCID: PMC7265034.
Pokud není uvedeno jinak, nadváha znamená BMI mezi 25 a 29,9 kg/m², obezita znamená BMI vyšší než 30 kg/m².

Ženy, 2010

Typ pr?zkumu:Nam??ené
V?k:25-64
Reference:Cham B, Scholes S, Ng Fat L, Badjie O, Groce NE, Mindell JS. The silent epidemic of obesity in The Gambia: evidence from a nationwide, population-based, cross-sectional health examination survey. BMJ Open. 2020 Jun 1;10(6):e033882. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-033882. PMID: 32487572; PMCID: PMC7265034.
Pokud není uvedeno jinak, nadváha znamená BMI mezi 25 a 29,9 kg/m², obezita znamená BMI vyšší než 30 kg/m².

Infants, 2019-2020

Velikost vzorku:3944
Reference:DHS: The Gambia Demographic and Health Survey 2019- 20. Banjul, The Gambia and Rockville, Maryland, USA: GBoS and ICF
Poznámky:UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population.
Definice (k dispozici pouze v angli?tin?):=>+2SD

Infants, 2019-2020

Typ pr?zkumu:Nam??ené
Velikost vzorku:3964
Pokrytá oblast:Národní
Reference:Gambia Bureau of Statistics (GBoS)and ICF. 2021. The Gambia Demographic and Health Survey 2019-20. Banjul, The Gambia and Rockville, Maryland, USA: GBoS and ICF.
Poznámky:Infants.
Definice (k dispozici pouze v angli?tin?):Children whose weight-for-height Z-score is more than two standard deviations (+2 SD) above the median of the reference population are considered overweight.
Cutoffs:Other

Infants, 2018

Velikost vzorku:1363
Reference:Other: Gambia National Micronutrient Survey 2018. Banjul, Gambia; 2019
Poznámky:UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population.
Definice (k dispozici pouze v angli?tin?):=>+2SD

Infants, 2013

Velikost vzorku:3480
Reference:DHS: The Gambia Demographic and Health Survey 2013. Banjul, The Gambia, and Rockville, Maryland, USA: GBOS and ICF International, 2014.
Poznámky:UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population.
Definice (k dispozici pouze v angli?tin?):=>+2SD

Infants, 2010

Velikost vzorku:11423
Reference:MICS: The Gambia multiple indicator cluster survey 2010 (MICS): Final report. Banjul, The Gambia: GBOS, 2012
Poznámky:UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population.
Definice (k dispozici pouze v angli?tin?):=>+2SD

Infants, 2010-2011

Velikost vzorku:4650
Reference:Other: Gambia Integrated Household Survey Income and Expenditure Poverty Assessment-2010
Poznámky:UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population.
Definice (k dispozici pouze v angli?tin?):=>+2SD

Infants, 2005-2006

Velikost vzorku:6377
Reference:MICS: The Gambia Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2005/2006 Report. Banjul, The Gambia: GBoS, 2007
Poznámky:UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population.
Definice (k dispozici pouze v angli?tin?):=>+2SD

Infants, 2000

Velikost vzorku:2776
Reference:MICS: The Gambia multiple indicator cluster survey report, 2000 (MICS). Banjul, The Gambia, 2002
Poznámky:UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population.
Definice (k dispozici pouze v angli?tin?):=>+2SD

Nadváha/obezita podle sociáln?-ekonomické skupiny

Ženy, 2019-2020

Typ pr?zkumu:Nam??ené
V?k:15-49
Velikost vzorku:5328
Pokrytá oblast:Národní
Reference:Gambia Bureau of Statistics (GBoS) and ICF. 2021. The Gambia Demographic and Health Survey 2019- 20. Banjul, The Gambia and Rockville, Maryland, USA: GBoS and ICF. https://www.dhsprogram.com/pubs/pdf/FR369/FR369.pdf (last accessed 19.05.21)
Poznámky:Demographic Health Survey data includes ever married women aged 15-49 years only and may include males aged 15-59.
Pokud není uvedeno jinak, nadváha znamená BMI mezi 25 a 29,9 kg/m², obezita znamená BMI vyšší než 30 kg/m².

Ženy, 2018

Typ pr?zkumu:Nam??ené
V?k:15-49
Velikost vzorku:1651
Pokrytá oblast:Národní
Reference:National Nutrition Agency (NaNA)-Gambia, UNICEF, Gambia Bureau of Statistics (GBOS), GroundWork. Gambia National Micronutrient Survey 2018. Banjul, Gambia; 2019
Poznámky:Wealth Quintile
Pokud není uvedeno jinak, nadváha znamená BMI mezi 25 a 29,9 kg/m², obezita znamená BMI vyšší než 30 kg/m².

Ženy, 2013

Typ pr?zkumu:Nam??ené
V?k:15-49
Velikost vzorku:4024
Pokrytá oblast:Národní
Reference:The Gambia Bureau of Statistics - GBOS and ICF International. 2014. The Gambia Demographic and Health Survey 2013. Banjul, The Gambia: GBOS and ICF International.
Poznámky:Demographic Health Survey data includes ever married women aged 15-49 years only and may include males aged 15-59.
Pokud není uvedeno jinak, nadváha znamená BMI mezi 25 a 29,9 kg/m², obezita znamená BMI vyšší než 30 kg/m².

Chlapci, 2014

Typ pr?zkumu:Nam??ené
V?k:13-15
Velikost vzorku:960
Pokrytá oblast:M?stské
Reference:Juwara A, Huang N, Chien LY, Chen HJ. Stunting and weight statuses of adolescents differ between public and private schools in urban Gambia. Int J Public Health. 2016 Jul;61(6):717-726. doi: 10.1007/s00038-016-0836-6. Epub 2016 May 24. PMID: 27220546.
Cutoffs:CDC

Dívky, 2014

Typ pr?zkumu:Nam??ené
V?k:13-15
Velikost vzorku:960
Pokrytá oblast:M?stské
Reference:Juwara A, Huang N, Chien LY, Chen HJ. Stunting and weight statuses of adolescents differ between public and private schools in urban Gambia. Int J Public Health. 2016 Jul;61(6):717-726. doi: 10.1007/s00038-016-0836-6. Epub 2016 May 24. PMID: 27220546.
Cutoffs:CDC

Infants, 2019-2020

Velikost vzorku:3944
Reference:DHS: The Gambia Demographic and Health Survey 2019- 20. Banjul, The Gambia and Rockville, Maryland, USA: GBoS and ICF
Poznámky:UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population.
Definice (k dispozici pouze v angli?tin?):=>+2SD

Infants, 2018

Velikost vzorku:1363
Reference:Other: Gambia National Micronutrient Survey 2018. Banjul, Gambia; 2019
Poznámky:UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population.
Definice (k dispozici pouze v angli?tin?):=>+2SD

Infants, 2013

Velikost vzorku:3480
Reference:DHS: The Gambia Demographic and Health Survey 2013. Banjul, The Gambia, and Rockville, Maryland, USA: GBOS and ICF International, 2014.
Poznámky:UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population.
Definice (k dispozici pouze v angli?tin?):=>+2SD

Infants, 2010

Velikost vzorku:11423
Reference:MICS: The Gambia multiple indicator cluster survey 2010 (MICS): Final report. Banjul, The Gambia: GBOS, 2012
Poznámky:UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population.
Definice (k dispozici pouze v angli?tin?):=>+2SD

Infants, 2005-2006

Velikost vzorku:6377
Reference:MICS: The Gambia Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2005/2006 Report. Banjul, The Gambia: GBoS, 2007
Poznámky:UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population.
Definice (k dispozici pouze v angli?tin?):=>+2SD

Infants, 2000

Velikost vzorku:2776
Reference:MICS: The Gambia multiple indicator cluster survey report, 2000 (MICS). Banjul, The Gambia, 2002
Poznámky:UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population.
Definice (k dispozici pouze v angli?tin?):=>+2SD

Nedostate?ná fyzická aktivita

Dosp?lí, 2016

Reference:Guthold R, Stevens GA, Riley LM, Bull FC. Worldwide trends in insufficient physical activity from 2001 to 2016: a pooled analysis of 358 population-based surveys with 1.9 million participants. Lancet 2018 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2214-109X(18)30357-7

Muži, 2016

Reference:Guthold R, Stevens GA, Riley LM, Bull FC. Worldwide trends in insufficient physical activity from 2001 to 2016: a pooled analysis of 358 population-based surveys with 1.9 million participants. Lancet 2018 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2214-109X(18)30357-7

Ženy, 2016

Reference:Guthold R, Stevens GA, Riley LM, Bull FC. Worldwide trends in insufficient physical activity from 2001 to 2016: a pooled analysis of 358 population-based surveys with 1.9 million participants. Lancet 2018 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2214-109X(18)30357-7

Estimated per capita fruit intake

Dosp?lí, 2017

Typ pr?zkumu:Nam??ené
V?k:25+
Reference:Global Burden of Disease, the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation http://ghdx.healthdata.org/
Definice (k dispozici pouze v angli?tin?):Estimated per-capita fruit intake (g/day)

Odhadovaný p?íjem zpracovaného masa na osobu

Dosp?lí, 2017

Typ pr?zkumu:Nam??ené
V?k:25+
Reference:Global Burden of Disease, the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation http://ghdx.healthdata.org/
Definice (k dispozici pouze v angli?tin?):Estimated per-capita processed meat intake (g per day)

Estimated per capita whole grains intake

Dosp?lí, 2017

Typ pr?zkumu:Nam??ené
V?k:25+
Reference:Global Burden of Disease, the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation http://ghdx.healthdata.org/
Definice (k dispozici pouze v angli?tin?):Estimated per-capita whole grains intake (g/day)

Duševní zdraví – stavy deprese

Dosp?lí, 2015

Reference:Prevalence data from Global Burden of Disease study 2015 (http://ghdx.healthdata.org) published in: Depression and Other Common Mental Disorders: Global Health Estimates. Geneva:World Health Organization; 2017. Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.
Definice (k dispozici pouze v angli?tin?):% of population with depression disorders

Duševní zdraví – stavy úzkosti

Dosp?lí, 2015

Reference:Prevalence data from Global Burden of Disease study 2015 (http://ghdx.healthdata.org) published in: Depression and Other Common Mental Disorders: Global Health Estimates. Geneva:World Health Organization; 2017. Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.
Definice (k dispozici pouze v angli?tin?):% of population with anxiety disorders

% výhradn? kojených d?tí 0–?5 m?síc?

D?ti, 2005-2020

Pokrytá oblast:Národní
Reference:The Gambia Demographic and Health Survey 2019- 20. Banjul, The Gambia and Rockville, Maryland, USA: GBoS and ICF
Poznámky:See UNICEF website for further survey information. Available at : https://data.unicef.org/resources/dataset/infant-young-child-feeding/ (last accessed 28.9.21) Citation: United Nations Children’s Fund, Division of Data, Analysis, Planning and Monitoring (2021). Global UNICEF Global Databases: Infant and Young Child Feeding: Exclusive breastfeeding, New York, September 2021.
Definice (k dispozici pouze v angli?tin?):% exclusively breastfed 0-5 months

Rakovina jícnu

Muži, 2020

V?k:20+
Pokrytá oblast:Národní
Reference:Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2020). Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.fr/today, accessed 10.01.2351
Definice (k dispozici pouze v angli?tin?):Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000

Ženy, 2020

V?k:20+
Pokrytá oblast:Národní
Reference:Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2020). Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.fr/today, accessed 10.01.2351
Definice (k dispozici pouze v angli?tin?):Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000

Rakovina prsu

Ženy, 2020

V?k:20+
Pokrytá oblast:Národní
Reference:Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2020). Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.fr/today, accessed 10.01.2351
Definice (k dispozici pouze v angli?tin?):Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000

Rakovina tlustého st?eva a kone?níku

Muži, 2020

V?k:20+
Pokrytá oblast:Národní
Reference:Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2020). Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.fr/today, accessed 10.01.2351
Definice (k dispozici pouze v angli?tin?):Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000

Ženy, 2020

V?k:20+
Pokrytá oblast:Národní
Reference:Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2020). Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.fr/today, accessed 10.01.2351
Definice (k dispozici pouze v angli?tin?):Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000

Rakovina slinivky b?išní

Muži, 2020

V?k:20+
Pokrytá oblast:Národní
Reference:Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2020). Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.fr/today, accessed 10.01.2351
Definice (k dispozici pouze v angli?tin?):Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000

Ženy, 2020

V?k:20+
Pokrytá oblast:Národní
Reference:Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2020). Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.fr/today, accessed 10.01.2351
Definice (k dispozici pouze v angli?tin?):Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000

Rakovina žlu?níku

Muži, 2020

V?k:20+
Pokrytá oblast:Národní
Reference:Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2020). Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.fr/today, accessed 10.01.2351
Definice (k dispozici pouze v angli?tin?):Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000

Ženy, 2020

V?k:20+
Pokrytá oblast:Národní
Reference:Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2020). Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.fr/today, accessed 10.01.2351
Definice (k dispozici pouze v angli?tin?):Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000

Rakovina ledvin

Muži, 2020

V?k:20+
Pokrytá oblast:Národní
Reference:Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2020). Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.fr/today, accessed 10.01.2351
Definice (k dispozici pouze v angli?tin?):Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000

Ženy, 2020

V?k:20+
Pokrytá oblast:Národní
Reference:Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2020). Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.fr/today, accessed 10.01.2351
Definice (k dispozici pouze v angli?tin?):Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000

Rakovina d?lohy

Ženy, 2020

V?k:20+
Pokrytá oblast:Národní
Reference:Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2020). Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.fr/today, accessed 10.01.2351
Definice (k dispozici pouze v angli?tin?):Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000

Zvýšený krevní tlak

Dosp?lí, 2015

Reference:Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A875?lang=en
Definice (k dispozici pouze v angli?tin?):Age Standardised estimated % Raised blood pressure 2015 (SBP>=140 OR DBP>=90).

Muži, 2015

Reference:Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A875?lang=en
Definice (k dispozici pouze v angli?tin?):Age Standardised estimated % Raised blood pressure 2015 (SBP>=140 OR DBP>=90).

Ženy, 2015

Reference:Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A875?lang=en
Definice (k dispozici pouze v angli?tin?):Age Standardised estimated % Raised blood pressure 2015 (SBP>=140 OR DBP>=90).

Zvýšený cholesterol

Dosp?lí, 2008

Reference:Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A885
Definice (k dispozici pouze v angli?tin?):% Raised total cholesterol (>= 5.0 mmol/L) (age-standardized estimate).

Muži, 2008

Reference:Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A885
Definice (k dispozici pouze v angli?tin?):% Raised total cholesterol (>= 5.0 mmol/L) (age-standardized estimate).

Ženy, 2008

Reference:Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A885
Definice (k dispozici pouze v angli?tin?):% Raised total cholesterol (>= 5.0 mmol/L) (age-standardized estimate).

Zvýšená hladina glukózy v krvi nala?no

Muži, 2014

Reference:Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A869?lang=en
Definice (k dispozici pouze v angli?tin?):Age Standardised % raised fasting blood glucose (>= 7.0 mmol/L or on medication).

Ženy, 2014

Reference:Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A869?lang=en
Definice (k dispozici pouze v angli?tin?):Age Standardised % raised fasting blood glucose (>= 7.0 mmol/L or on medication).

Prevalence diabetu

Dosp?lí, 2021

V?k:20-79
Pokrytá oblast:Národní
Reference:Reproduced with kind permission International Diabetes Federation.  IDF Diabetes Atlas, 10th edn. Brussels, Belgium:International Diabetes Federation, 2021. http://www.diabetesatlas.org
Definice (k dispozici pouze v angli?tin?):Age-adjusted comparative prevalence of diabetes, %

Dosp?lí, 2019

V?k:20-79
Reference:Reproduced with kind permission International Diabetes Federation. IDF Diabetes Atlas, 9th edn. Brussels,Belgium: 2019. Available at: https://www.diabetesatlas.org
Definice (k dispozici pouze v angli?tin?):Diabetes age-adjusted comparative prevalence (%).

Dosp?lí, 2017

Reference:Reproduced with kind permission of IDF, International Diabetes Federation. IDF Diabetes Atlas, 8th edition. Brussels, Belgium: International Diabetes Federation, 2017. http://www.diabetesatlas.org
Definice (k dispozici pouze v angli?tin?):Diabetes age-adjusted comparative prevalence (%).

Economic impact of overweight and obesity

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Policies, Interventions and Actions

Gambia’s National Multi-Sectoral Strategy and Costed Action Plan for the Prevention and Control of NCDs, 2022-2027

The National Multi-Sectoral Strategy and Costed Action Plan for Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) Prevention and Control in The Gambia is a five-year roadmap of how The Gambia seeks to address the increasing NCD burden from May 2022 to April 2027. In the document, overweight and obesity is considered as a risk factor for NCDs.

Categories:Evidence of NCD strategy
Year(s):2022-2027
Target age group:Dospělí a děti
Organisation:Ministry of Health
Linked document:Download linked document

National Nutrition Council

National Multisectoral stakeholder mechanism in place (such as Coalition, Taskforce, Committee) for Obesity or Nutrition (including obesity)

Categories:Evidence of a multi-sectoral national coordination mechanism for obesity or nutrition (including obesity)
Year(s):2010 (ongoing)
Target age group:Dospělí a děti
References:Information provided with kind permission of WHO Global database on the Implementation of Nutrition Action (GINA): https://extranet.who.int/nutrition/gina/en/node/26971 (last accessed 04.08.22) Please note the GINA website has been replaced by the GIFNA database and the GINA link will no longer work. You will find this document by searching this new database: https://gifna.who.int/

The Republic of The Gambia National Nutrition Policy

Goal to improve the health and nutrition status of women and children

Categories:Evidence of Nutritional or Health Strategy/ Guidelines/Policy/Action plan
Year(s):2010-2020
Target age group:Dospělí a děti
Organisation:Ministry of Health
Linked document:Download linked document
References:Information provided with kind permission of GINA (Global database on the Implementation of Nutrition Action). The Republic of The Gambia National Nutrition Policy 2010-20. Please note the GINA website has been replaced by the GIFNA database and the GINA link will no longer work. You will find this document by searching this new database: https://gifna.who.int/

GNPR 2016-17 (q7) Breastfeeeding promotion and/or counselling

WHO Global Nutrition Policy Review 2016-2017 reported the evidence of breastfeeding promotion and/or counselling (q7)

Categories:Evidence of Breastfeeding promotion or related activity
Target age group:Dospělí
Organisation:Ministry of Health (information provided by the GINA progam)
Find out more:extranet.who.int
References:Information provided with kind permission of WHO Global database on the Implementation of Nutrition Action (GINA): https://extranet.who.int/nutrition/gina/en Please note the GINA website has been replaced by the GIFNA database and the GINA link will no longer work. You will find this document by searching this new database: https://gifna.who.int/

Marketing of Breast-Milk Substitutes: National Implementation of the International Code Status Report 2016 (Promotion of Breastfeeding)

The 2016 report provides information on the status of implementing the International Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes and subsequent relevant World Health Assembly resolutions (“the Code”) in and by countries. The report also identifies in which countries they actively promote the benefits of breastfeeding.

Categories:Evidence of Breastfeeding promotion or related activity
Target age group:Dospělí
Organisation:WHO UNICEF IBFAN
References:WHO. UNICEF. IBFAN. Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes: National Implementation of the International Code. Status Report 2016. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2016

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Contextual factors

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Labelling

Is there mandatory nutrition labelling?Absent
Front-of-package labelling?Absent
Back-of-pack nutrition declaration?Absent
Color coding?Absent
Warning label?Absent

Regulation and marketing

Are there fiscal policies on unhealthy products?Absent
Tax on unhealthy foods?Absent
Tax on unhealthy drinks?Absent
Are there fiscal policies on healthy products?Absent
Subsidy on fruits?Absent
Subsidy on vegetables?Absent
Subsidy on other healthy products?Absent
Mandatory limit or ban of trans fat (all settings)?Absent
Mandatory limit of trans fats in place (all settings)? Absent
Ban on trans-fats or phos in place (all settings)? Absent
Are there any mandatory policies/marketing restrictions on the promotion of unhealthy food/drinks to children?Absent
Mandatory restriction on broadcast media?Absent
Mandatory restriction on non-broadcast media?Absent
Voluntary policies/marketing restrictions on the promotion of unhealthy food/drinks to children?Absent
Are there mandatory standards for food in schools?Absent
Are there any mandatory nutrient limits in any manufactured food products?Absent
Nutrition standards for public sector procurement?Absent

Political will and support

National obesity strategy or nutrition and physical activity national strategy?Absent
National obesity strategy?Absent
National childhood obesity strategy?Absent
Comprehensive nutrition strategy?Present
Comprehensive physical activity strategy?Absent
Evidence-based dietary guidelines and/or RDAs?Absent
National target(s) on reducing obesity?Absent
Guidelines/policy on obesity treatment?Absent
Promotion of breastfeeding?Present

Monitoring and surveillance

Monitoring of the prevalence and incidence for the main obesity-related NCDs and risk factors?Present
Within 5 years?Present

Governance and resource

Multi-sectoral national co-ordination mechanism for obesity or nutrition (including obesity)?Present

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Present
Present (voluntary)
Incoming
Absent
Unknown

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