Proportion of School Attending Adolescents Meeting the Recommended Moderate-to-Vigorous Physical Activity Level and Its Predictors in Lagos, Nigeria

Busola Adebusoye, Jo Leonardi-Bee, Revati Phalkey and Kaushik Chattopadhyay
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Busola Adebusoye: Division of Epidemiology and Public Health, City Hospital Campus, University of Nottingham, Clinical Sciences Building, Nottingham NG5 1PB, UK
Jo Leonardi-Bee: Division of Epidemiology and Public Health, City Hospital Campus, University of Nottingham, Clinical Sciences Building, Nottingham NG5 1PB, UK
Revati Phalkey: Division of Epidemiology and Public Health, City Hospital Campus, University of Nottingham, Clinical Sciences Building, Nottingham NG5 1PB, UK
Kaushik Chattopadhyay: Division of Epidemiology and Public Health, City Hospital Campus, University of Nottingham, Clinical Sciences Building, Nottingham NG5 1PB, UK

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 20, 1-10

Abstract: We aimed to assess the proportion of school attending adolescents who reached the recommended moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) level in Lagos State, Nigeria, as well as the predictors associated with it. A cross-sectional study was conducted among 720 adolescents aged 12–19 years from 20 schools in Lagos State in 2020. MVPA level was assessed using the Activity Questionnaire for Adults and Adolescents. Predictors assessed were socio-demographic variables, anthropometric measurements, sedentary behaviour, self-efficacy, perceived benefits, and perceived barriers. Complete data was provided by 528 adolescents for the study (73% response rate). The recommended MVPA level was reached by 82.8% (95% CI 79.3–85.7) of the participants. Participants spent a median time of 44 (IQR 12.9, 110) minutes of MVPA per day on household-based activities, followed by school-based activities (21.4; 4.3, 50.4), active transportation (14.3; 0, 35), sport-based activities (8.6; 0, 58.9) and leisure-based activities (8.6; 1.1, 34.3). Participants in public schools were four times more likely to meet the recommended MVPA level compared to those in private schools (OR 3.97, 95% CI 2.46–6.42). A high proportion of school adolescents met the recommended MVPA level in Lagos State, Nigeria. Our study suggests that interventions for promoting MVPA should be targeted to private schools.

Keywords: physical activity; adolescents; schools (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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