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Sedentary Behaviour among Urban Civil Servants in Eastern Part of Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples’ Region, Ethiopia

BioMed research international, 2021, Vol.2021, p.8847107-13 [Peer Reviewed Journal]

Copyright © 2021 Markos Yohannes Baye. ;Copyright © 2021 Markos Yohannes Baye. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License (the “License”), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 ;Copyright © 2021 Markos Yohannes Baye. 2021 ;ISSN: 2314-6133 ;EISSN: 2314-6141 ;DOI: 10.1155/2021/8847107 ;PMID: 33824879

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  • Title:
    Sedentary Behaviour among Urban Civil Servants in Eastern Part of Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples’ Region, Ethiopia
  • Author: Baye, Markos Yohannes
  • Ekwunife, Obinna Ikechukwu ; Obinna Ikechukwu Ekwunife
  • Subjects: Adult ; Aged ; Aging ; Behavior ; Biomedical research ; Cardiovascular diseases ; Coronary artery disease ; Correlation analysis ; Employment ; Energy ; Ethiopia ; Exercise ; Female ; Health policy ; Heart diseases ; Humans ; Leisure Activities ; Life expectancy ; Lifestyles ; Male ; Medical research ; Mental health ; Metabolism ; Middle Aged ; Motor Activity ; Physical activity ; Physical fitness ; Physiology ; Public health ; Quality of Life ; Sedentary Behavior ; Self Report ; Statistical analysis ; Statistical tests ; Variance analysis
  • Is Part Of: BioMed research international, 2021, Vol.2021, p.8847107-13
  • Description: Background. Active lifestyle is a determining factor for functional and clinical health that protects and maintains both physical and mental health of an individual, whereas sedentary lifestyle is a contrary vital cause for higher premature mortality, heart disease, diabetics, and poorer quality of life. This study is aimed at determining the amount of time spent on sedentary activity and identifying sedentary behaviours frequently practiced by civil servants in Southern Ethiopia in 2015. Methods. It was a cross-sectional study which employed both qualitative and quantitative approach. A stratified cluster sampling method was used to select 375 office workers (222 men and 153 women) from Hawassa, Wolayta Soddo, and Dilla ranging from 18-65 years old. Data were collected using harmonized self-reporting LASSA (Longitudinal Aging Study Amsterdam) questionnaires and prevalence estimates of mean sedentary time in each 12 activities per day were determined. Descriptive and inferential statistics such as Independent t-test, Uni-variate ANOVA, and Person’s correlation were used to analyze association and predictability of IV on DV variables. Result. The total mean time spent sitting per day was 13.39 h which was 81.5% of weak time. Collectively, screen time was dominant (6.08). About 70.7%, 23.7%, 4.8%, and 0.8% of respondents were levelled very high, high, moderate, and less sedentary, respectively. In general, women accounted higher sedentary level (96.1%) than men (93.3%) in sedentary activity. There is a weak positive correlation between age and time spent in an administrative task. Income and mealtime were statistically significant (r<0.2, n=375, p<0.05). Conclusion. The high level of self-reported sedentary time record suggests the need for public health policies targeted at increasing physical activity and decreasing sitting time through systemic intervention in and out of work.
  • Publisher: United States: Hindawi
  • Language: English
  • Identifier: ISSN: 2314-6133
    EISSN: 2314-6141
    DOI: 10.1155/2021/8847107
    PMID: 33824879
  • Source: AUTh Library subscriptions: ProQuest Central
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