"The Healthy Woman” Being proactive every day, Keeps Obesity at Bay: Equipping women to prevent and control diabetes and hypertension through access to health education, dietary diversity, and increased physical activity.
The project addresses unequal gender roles to agricultural land use and access, unhealthy food systems, limited health literacy and rising burden of NCDs and their risk factors
The Healthy Woman
"A community is only as strong as the health of their women" - Michelle Obama
Take part in a journey like you’ve never experienced before. The Healthy Woman Project - a nutrition component of Marindi CAG, provides a variety of activities that invite you to challenge, explore and learn something new. You never know what exciting discoveries await.
Statistics
Selected Indicators - Marindi Hospital, Homa Bay County, Kenya
Why women? Take a look at our statistics...they are more affected
Secondly, women face unique barriers to healthcare.
10.3%
Raised Blood glucose
Raised blood sugars. Female 10.6% and male 9.7%.
Impaired Blood Glucose 13.5%
33.0%
Central Obesity
For those with central obesity, women 62.4% and men 37.6%
90% & 87.4%
Screening for DM & Knowledge of NCD Risk Factors
90% have never been screened for DM.
There is low-level knowledge of risk factors. 87.4% do not know any risk factors while only 11% can name at least one behavioral risk factor
9.8%
Raised Blood Pressure
Female 9.4% Male 10.7%