TY - JOUR
T1 - Epidemiology of physical inactivity in Nigeria
T2 - a systematic review and meta-analysis
AU - Adeloye, Davies
AU - Ige-Elegbede, Janet O
AU - Auta, Asa
AU - Ale, Boni M
AU - Ezeigwe, Nnenna
AU - Omoyele, Chiamaka
AU - Dewan, Mary T
AU - Mpazanje, Rex G
AU - Agogo, Emmanuel
AU - Alemu, Wondimagegnehu
AU - Gadanya, Muktar A
AU - Harhay, Michael O
AU - Adebiyi, Akindele O
N1 - © The Author(s) 2021. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of Faculty of Public Health.
PY - 2022/9/1
Y1 - 2022/9/1
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
KW - Nigeria
KW - epidemiology
KW - noncommunicable diseases
KW - physical inactivity
KW - prevalence
KW - risk
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U2 - 10.1093/pubmed/fdab147
DO - 10.1093/pubmed/fdab147
M3 - Article (journal)
C2 - 33982123
SN - 1741-3842
VL - 44
SP - 595
EP - 605
JO - Journal of Public Health Medicine
JF - Journal of Public Health Medicine
IS - 3
ER -
