Health styles and outcomes 2009-2019 among Emirati adults living in Dubai, analyzing data of three successive household health surveys-trend analysis approach

Abstract

Background Health behavior is almost about people rsquo s own attitudes and habits to resist or nbsp accept nbsp diseases nbsp Social nbsp as nbsp well nbsp as nbsp behavioral nbsp change nbsp in nbsp public nbsp health nbsp known nbsp as nbsp social nbsp and behavior change communication SBCC Continuous efforts kept focusing on disease prevention nbsp to nbsp save nbsp costs nbsp at nbsp health nbsp care nbsp This nbsp is nbsp particularly nbsp important nbsp in nbsp low nbsp and nbsp middle income countries where health interventions have come under increased scrutiny because of the cost Objectives nbsp To nbsp study nbsp the nbsp epidemiological nbsp transition nbsp in nbsp health nbsp behavior nbsp among nbsp adults nbsp emirate living in Dubai Methodology Secondary nbsp data nbsp of nbsp three nbsp success nbsp house nbsp hold nbsp health nbsp surveys nbsp carried nbsp out nbsp in nbsp Dubai nbsp nbsp in nbsp cooperation nbsp between nbsp Dubai nbsp Health nbsp authority nbsp and nbsp Dubai nbsp statistics center sampling survey design data collection data weighting and data analysis has nbsp been nbsp carried nbsp out nbsp based nbsp on nbsp advanced nbsp statistical nbsp and nbsp epidemiological nbsp applications nbsp to nbsp ensure the validity and reliability of the survey outcomes Results nbsp The nbsp present nbsp study nbsp showed nbsp that nbsp obesity nbsp among nbsp adults nbsp Emirati nbsp living nbsp in nbsp Dubai nbsp nbsp was nbsp nbsp while nbsp in nbsp nbsp was nbsp nbsp adequate nbsp intake nbsp of nbsp fruits nbsp amp nbsp vegetable nbsp in nbsp the nbsp same groups was and in while in As for tobacco use the nbsp current nbsp study nbsp revealed nbsp that nbsp nbsp in nbsp nbsp nbsp in nbsp nbsp and nbsp nbsp in nbsp nbsp As nbsp for nbsp physical activity the result showed that physical active adult emirate living in Dubai was and There were clear difference between and prevalence of behavioral risks be from to in tobacco use to for physical activity and from to in obesity while adequate consumption of fruits and nbsp vegetables nbsp dropped nbsp down nbsp from nbsp nbsp to nbsp nbsp In nbsp regards nbsp to nbsp diabetes nbsp mellitus nbsp the nbsp current nbsp study nbsp revealed nbsp that nbsp prevalence nbsp of nbsp diabetes nbsp among nbsp adult nbsp emirate nbsp living nbsp in nbsp Dubai nbsp increased from to from to and prevalence of hypertension increased from to Conclusions nbsp The nbsp study nbsp concluded nbsp that nbsp most nbsp of nbsp the nbsp health nbsp behavior nbsp risks nbsp enrolled nbsp in nbsp the nbsp current study Tobacco use obesity physical activity consumption of fruits and vegetables hypertension nbsp and nbsp diabetes nbsp showed nbsp clear nbsp deterioration nbsp and nbsp stepped nbsp down nbsp to nbsp non healthy nbsp attitude practice and approaching among adults emirate living in Dubai during the last years from now