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

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

1038 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2020-04-20

Study Completion Date

2021-03-30

Brief Summary

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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.

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Detailed Description

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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.

Conditions

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Physical Activity

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

OTHER

Study Time Perspective

CROSS_SECTIONAL

Study Groups

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Stakeholders

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.

Interviews

Intervention Type OTHER

Interviews for stakeholders

Parents

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.

Interviews

Intervention Type OTHER

Interviews for stakeholders

Primary school children aged 6-12 yrs.

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.