http://hdl.handle.net/10311/87 Sat, 11 Jul 2026 07:10:10 GMT 2026-07-11T07:10:10Z http://hdl.handle.net/10311/1023 The prevelance of, and factors associated with, overweight and obesity in Botswana Letamo, G. The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of, and socio-demographic factors associated with, overweight and obesity in Botswana. A cross-sectional survey was conducted in 2007 using a multistage sampling method to select a representative sample of 4107 men and 4916 women aged 20–49 years. Logistic regression analysis was used to identify the socio-demographic factors associated with overweight and obesity. Mean BMI values for men and women were 21.7 kg/m2 and 24.4 kg/m2, respectively. Both overweight and obesity levels were higher among women than men. Overall, 23% of women were overweight compared with 13% of men. Obese women constituted about 15% compared with only 3% of men. However, 19% of men were underweight compared with 12% of women. The main socio-demographic factors associated with overweight and obesity were being older, living in a city/town, being married and having attained higher levels of education, and these relationships were statistically significant at the 5% level. Although over-nutrition is prevalent among adult female Batswana, underweight remains an important public health problem for males. Programmes and other interventions aimed at concurrently addressing both under-nutrition and overweight need to be developed. Sat, 01 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10311/1023 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/10311/898 Demographic factors and party preferences in Botswana: A 1999 voters' survey Mokomane, Z.S. In this anicle, data from a survey conducted in March 1999 by the University of Botswana Democracy Research Project in fifteen constituencies in Botswana is used to examine the relationship between party preference and selected demographic characteristics namely, age, sex, place of residence and education. Bivariate analysis results indicate the ruling BDP is the only party that enjoys higher support among women and among rural dwellers. Opposition parties, on the other hand, have a stronger suppon base among middle-aged people in the 29-49 years age bracket. The results also indicate that the level of education tends to have a major role in determining party preference. The last section of the article critically discusses these findings. Sat, 01 Jan 2000 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10311/898 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z