Physical Activity Status and Factors Affecting it Among Nurses Working at Selected Public Hospitals, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2024: A Cross-Sectional Study
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2024-05-13
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Addis Ababa University
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Background: These days, engaging in sufficient regular physical activity is strongly recommended for good health and physical functioning. Physical activity can increase the self-confidence of the health professionals and they would become fit for daily activities with patients.
Objective: This study was to measure the level of physical activity and identify affecting factors among nurses in selected public hospitals in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia in 2024.
Methods: An institution-based cross-sectional study was conducted to assess the level of physical activity and associated factors. Four public hospitals were selected by lottery method from 13 public hospitals and the sample size was distributed proportionally depending on the number of nurses in each hospital, then by using convenience sampling nurses were selected for data collection at each hospital. The total sample size was 353, the global physical activity questionnaire was used to measure the level of physical activity. Using SPSS version 27, descriptive statistics and binary logistic regression analyses were done to affirm the variables' characteristics.
Results: 316 respondents replied with a response rate of 90%. The majority of the respondents were female which accounts for 206 (65.2%), mean age was 29.14, 185 (58.5%) were single, and 167 (52.2%) nurses worked on IPD. In general, the majority of the study participants, 81.2% achieved recommended levels of physical activity. Respondents nurses whose behavior not drinking alcohol were 2.416 times more likely to engage in physical activity compared with alcohol-drinking behavior [AOR=2.416; 95% CI=1.148 - 5.086]. The study showed that respondents who spent time by sitting less than 4 hours were 0.404 times less likely to engage in physical activity compared to those who spent time by sitting more than 4 hours [AOR=0.404; 95% CI= 0.221 - 0.740]. Conclusions: Nurses’ habits of physical activity improved as compared with the previous studies. However, the current level of physical activity of health professionals is not adequate. nurses’ age, and self-motivation attribute to physical activity. The level of physical activity can be increased by enhancing staff motivation towards physical activity.
Keywords– Physical activity, Nurses, Public Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
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Physical activity Nurses Public Hospital Addis Ababa Ethiopia