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Table 5 Specific occupation activities of women

From: Socio-demographic predictors of obesity among women in Mukono Central Division in Central Uganda: a cross-sectional study

No.

Occupation

Under fat

(%)

Healthy (%)

Overfat (%)

Obese

(%)

Total

(%)

1

Not employed

3

(1.8%)

50 (30.3%))

33 (20.0%)

80 (48.2%)

166

(100)

2

Shop keeper/canteen/kiosk seller

0

(0.0%)

10

(25.0%)

13

(32.5%)

17 (42.5%)

40

(100)

3

Beautician/salon lady

1

(2.8%)

11 (31.4%)

9 (25.7%)

14 (40.0%)

35

(100)

4

Boutique seller/cloth hawker

0

(0.0%)

4

(26.7%)

5

(33.3%)

6

(40.0%)

15

(100)

5

Tailor

1

(6.7%)

3

(20.0%)

5

(33.5%)

6

(40.0%)

15

(100)

6

Restaurant/ food staller

2

(15.4%)

7

(53.8%)

4

(30.8%)

0

(0.0%)

13

(100)

7

Selling fried snacks

0

(0.0%)

4

(36.4%)

4

(36.4%)

3

(27.3%)

11

(100)

8

Businesswoman

0

(40.0%)

4

(40.0%)

4

(40.0%)

2

(20.0%)

10

(100)

9

Farmer

1

(12.5%)

0

(0.0%)

4

(50.0%)

3

(37.5%)

8

(100)

10

Housemaid

0

(0.0%)

3

(37.5%)

1

(12.5%)

4

(50.0%)

8

(100)

11

Charcoal seller

0

(0.0%)

3

(42.8%)

1

(14.3%)

3

(42.8%)

7

(100)

12

Wash clothes

0

(0.0%)

4

(57.1%)

0

(0.0%)

3

(42.8%)

7

(100)

13

Waitress/bar attendant

1

(16.7%)

2

(33.3%)

2

(33.3%)

1

(16.7%)

6

(100)

14

Market vendor

0

(0.0%)

1

(25.0%)

0

(0.0%)

3

(75.0%)

4

(100)

15

Casual work

0

(0.0%)

2

(66.7%)

0

(0.0%)

1

(33.3%)

3

(100)

16

Hardware shop attendant

0

(0.0%)

1

(33.3%)

1

(33.3%)

1

(33.3%)

3

(100)

17

Moulder/charcoal stove maker

0

(0.0%)

2

(66.7%)

0

(0.0%)

1

(33.3%)

3

(100)

18

Teacher

0

(0.0%)

1

(33.7%)

0

(0.0%)

2

(66.7%)

3

(100)

19

Secretary/Secretarial/Stationary

0

(0.0%)

2

(66.7%)

0

(0.0%)

1

(33.3%)

3

(100)

20

Supermarket attendant

0

(0.0%)

1

(33.3%)

0

(0.0%)

2

(66.7%)

3

(100)

21

Factory worker

1

(33.3%)

2

(66.7%)

0

(0.0%)

0

(0.0%)

3

(100)

22

Cleaner

0

(0.0%)

1

(50.0%)

1

(50.0%)

0

(0.0%)

2

(100)

23

Drug shop seller

0

(0.0%)

1

(50.0%)

0

(0.0%)

1

(50.0%)

2

(100)

24

NGO worker

0

(0.0%)

0

(0.0%)

1

(50.0%)

1

(50.0%)

2

(100)

25

Baker

0

(0.0%)

0

(0.0%)

1

100%)

0

(0.0%)

1

(100)

26

Brick maker

0

(0.0%)

0

(0.0%)

1

(100%)

0

(0.0%)

1

(100)

27

Charcoal burner

0

(0.0%)

0

(0.0%)

0

(0.0%)

1

(100%)

1

(100)

28

Cosmetic seller

0

(0.0%)

1

(100%)

0

(0.0%)

0

(0.0%)

1

(100)

29

Dairy milk attendant

0

(0.0%)

1

(100%)

0

(0.0%)

0

(0.0%)

1

(100)

30

Electrician

0

(0.0%)

0

(0.0%)

0

(0.0%)

1

(100%)

1

(100)

31

Carpenter

0

(0.0%)

0

(0.0%)

1

(100%)

0

(0.0%)

1

(100)

32

Interpreter

0

(0.0%)

1

(100%)

0

(0.0%)

0

(0.0%)

1

(100)

33

Dobi

1

(100%)

0

(0.0%)

0

(0.0%)

0

(0.0%)

1

(100)

34

Trainer (MDD)

0

(0.0%)

0

(0.0%)

0

(0.0%)

1

(100%)

1

(100)

35

Mobile money

0

(0.0%)

1

(100%)

0

(0.0%)

0

(0.0%)

1

(100)

36

Security officer

0

(0.0%)

1

(100%)

0

(0.0%)

0

(0.0%)

1

(100)

37

Technician

0

(0.0%)

1

(100%)

0

(0.0%)

0

(0.0%)

1

(100)

38

Trainer/Coach

0

(0.0%)

1

(100%)

0

(0.0%)

0

(0.0%)

1

(100)

39

Rentals

0

(0.0%)

0

(0.0%)

1

(100%)

0

(0.0%)

1

(100)

 

Total

11

(2.9%)

126

(32.8%)

92

(24.0%)

155

(40.0%)

384

(100)