Physical activity and its correlates among school teachers in a semi-urban district of Nepal
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19593102 |
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| Authors | Rajan Shrestha (0000-0002-0703-4655, Tribhuvan University, corresponding author), Durga Prasad Pahari (Tribhuvan University), Santoshi Adhikari (0000-0002-1254-7316, Nepal Health Research Council), Bijay Khatri (0000-0001-9727-9877), Sangita Majhi (0000-0003-3673-5300), Tara Ballav Adhikari (0000-0002-7654-5483, Aarhus University), Dinesh Neupane (0000-0002-2618-4130, Johns Hopkins University), Per Kallestrup (0000-0001-6041-4510, Aarhus University), Abhinav Vaidya (0000-0001-5523-3459, Kathmandu Medical College Teaching Hospital) |
| Editors | Zulkarnain Jaafar |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 3 |
| Issue | 10 |
| Pages | e0002000 |
| Publication date | 2023-10-23 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | PLOS Global Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2767-3375 • E-ISSN: 2767-3375 |
| Publisher | Public Library of Science (PLoS) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pgph.0002000 |
| PMID | 37870984 |
| OpenAlex | W4387873692 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 19 |
Regular physical activity (PA) is one of the effective strategies for mitigating non-communicable diseases, promoting healthy ageing, and preventing premature mortality. In South Asia, up to 34.0% of adults are insufficiently active, and up to 44.1% of adults in Nepal. We sought to assess self-reported PA status and its correlates among teachers in the semi-urban district of Nepal. A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted among teachers at randomly selected public secondary schools in Bhaktapur, Nepal, from November 2018-April 2019. PA status was assessed in Metabolic Equivalent to task minutes per week using the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ)–Long Form. Point estimates and odds ratios were calculated at a 95% confidence interval, and a p-value
Confidence interval · Cross-sectional study · Metabolic equivalent · Odds ratio · Physical activity · Physical therapy · Demography · Health and Lifestyle Studies · Medicine · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet · Physical Activity and Health · Gerontology · Internal Medicine
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