Epidemiology of physical inactivity in Nigeria: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Adeloye, D (通讯作者),Univ Edinburgh, Usher Inst, Ctr Global Hlth, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.
2022-8-25
Background Physical activity is crucial to preventing noncommunicable diseases. This study aimed to provide up-to-date evidence on the epidemiology of insufficient physical activity across Nigeria to increase awareness and prompt relevant policy and public health response. Methods A systematic literature search of community-based studies on physical inactivity was conducted. We constructed a meta-regression epidemiologic model to determine the age-adjusted prevalence and number of physically inactive persons in Nigeria for 1995 and 2020. Results Fifteen studies covering a population of 13 814 adults met our selection criteria. The pooled crude prevalence of physically inactive persons in Nigeria was 52.0% (95% CI: 33.7-70.4), with prevalence in women higher at 55.8% (95% CI: 29.4-82.3) compared to men at 49.3% (95% CI: 24.7-73.9). Across settings, prevalence of physically inactive persons was significantly higher among urban dwellers (56.8%, 35.3-78.4) compared to rural dwellers (18.9%, 11.9-49.8). Among persons aged 20-79 years, the total number of physically inactive persons increased from 14.4 million to 48.6 million between 1995 and 2020, equivalent to a 240% increase over the 25-year period. Conclusions A comprehensive and robust strategy that addresses occupational policies, town planning, awareness and information, and sociocultural and contextual issues is crucial to improving physical activity levels in Nigeria.
JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
卷号:44|期号:3|页码:595-605
ISSN:1741-3842|收录类别:SCIE
语种
英语
来源机构
University of Edinburgh; University of West England; University of Central Lancashire; World Health Organization; Bayero University; University of Pennsylvania; Pennsylvania Medicine; University of Ibadan
资助信息
The authors wish to thank the Nigerian Federal Ministry of Health and the WHO Nigeria Country Office for the support in the conduct of this study. This study did not receive any funding.
被引频次(WOS)
3
被引频次(其他)
3
180天使用计数
3
2013以来使用计数
8
EISSN
1741-3850
出版年
2022-8-25
DOI
10.1093/pubmed/fdab147
WOS学科分类
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
学科领域
循证公共卫生
关键词
physical inactivity prevalence noncommunicable diseases risk epidemiology Nigeria
资助机构
Nigerian Federal Ministry of Health WHO Nigeria Country Office