Physical Activity, Sedentary Behaviour and Physical Fitness Profile of Primary School Children in Lagos, Nigeria.

University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Physical Activity

Treatments: Other: Interviews

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04431115

OjedoyinO

Details and patient eligibility

About

This research study intends to use a mixed method approach(both qualitative and quantitative) to describe and analyse the levels, patterns, and correlates of physical activity((PA), sedentary behaviour(SB), and physical fitness(PF) profiles of primary school children in Lagos state, Nigeria. The study is in four phases.

Full description

Phase1 is a scoping review of literature of the level of compliance of all the countries in sub-saharan Africa to the Global observatory on physical activity(GOPA) recommendation on the minimum level of daily physical activity to reduce incidence of non communicable chronic diseases e.g. hypertension, diabetes, obesity etc.

Phase2 is a concurrent mixed method which will explore parents and other stakeholders awareness, understanding and perspectives on PA,SB, and PF among primary school children in Lagos, Nigeria.

Phase 3 is a cross sectional study which will investigate levels, patterns and correlates among physical activity, sedentary behaviour and physical fitness profile of primary school children in Lagos, Nigeria.

Phase 4 is development of physical activity guideline for primary school children in Lagos, Nigeria.

Enrollment: 1,038 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 6 to 12 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria: 1.Must be Primary school children between ages 6 and 12 years in Lagos, Nigeria.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Obvious lower limb musculoskeletal diseases.
2. Normal gait impairment.

Trial design

1,038 participants in 3 patient groups

Stakeholders

Description:

Academic experts, Politicians and officials of state ministries of health and education and teachers. 1. Interviews will be conducted for academic experts, politicians and officials of state ministries of health and education. 2. Headteachers and physical education teachers will be administered questionnaires.

Treatment:

Other: Interviews

Parents

Description:

Parents of the primary school children to be recruited for the study. Focus group discussion in a group of 3 of ten in each group.

Treatment:

Other: Interviews

Primary school children aged 6-12 yrs.

Description:

A cross sectional survey of the biographical data, socio economic status, physical activity level through appropriate questionnaires will be done. A pedometer will be attached to the waist of each of the participants for a consecutive 7 days to objectively determine the level of their physical activity.

Treatment:

Other: Interviews