Essiet Inimfon Aniema, Baharom Anisah, Shahar Hayati Kadir, Uzochukwu Benjamin
Department of Community Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University Putra Malaysia (UPM), Selangor, Malaysia.
Department of Community Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Nigeria, Enugu Campus, Nigeria.
Pan Afr Med J. 2017 Mar 1;26:110. doi: 10.11604/pamj.2017.26.110.10409. eCollection 2017.
Physical activity among university students is a catalyst for habitual physical activity in adulthood. Physical activity has many health benefits besides the improvement in academic performance. The present study assessed the predictors of physical activity among Nigerian university students using the Social Ecological Model (SEM).
This cross-sectional study recruited first-year undergraduate students in the University of Uyo, Nigeria by multistage sampling. The International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) short-version was used to assess physical activity in the study. Factors were categorised according to the Socio-Ecological Model which consisted of individual, social environment, physical environment and policy level. Data was analysed using the IBM SPSS statistical software, version 22. Simple and multiple logistic regression were used to determine the predictors of sufficient physical activity.
A total of 342 respondents completed the study questionnaire. Majority of the respondents (93.6%) reported sufficient physical activity at 7-day recall. Multivariate analysis revealed that respondents belonging to the Ibibio ethnic group were about four times more likely to be sufficiently active compared to those who belonged to the other ethnic groups (AOR = 3.725, 95% CI = 1.383 to 10.032). Also, participants who had a normal weight were about four times more likely to be physically active compared to those who were underweight (AOR = 4.268, 95% CI = 1.323 to 13.772).
This study concluded that there was sufficient physical activity levels among respondents. It is suggested that emphasis be given to implementing interventions aimed at sustaining sufficient levels of physical activity among students.
大学生的体育活动是成年后养成习惯性体育活动的催化剂。体育活动除了能提高学业成绩外，还有许多健康益处。本研究使用社会生态模型（SEM）评估了尼日利亚大学生体育活动的预测因素。
本横断面研究通过多阶段抽样招募了尼日利亚阿约大学的一年级本科生。研究中使用国际体力活动问卷（IPAQ）简版来评估体育活动。根据社会生态模型将因素分为个体、社会环境、物理环境和政策层面。使用IBM SPSS统计软件22版进行数据分析。采用简单和多元逻辑回归来确定充足体育活动的预测因素。
共有342名受访者完成了研究问卷。大多数受访者（93.6%）在7天回忆期内报告有充足的体育活动。多变量分析显示，与其他族群的受访者相比，伊比比奥族群的受访者有充足体育活动的可能性高出约四倍（调整后比值比[AOR]=3.725，95%置信区间[CI]=1.383至10.032）。此外，体重正常的参与者进行体育活动的可能性是体重过轻参与者的约四倍（AOR=4.268，95%CI=1.323至13.772）。
本研究得出结论，受访者的体育活动水平充足。建议着重实施旨在维持学生充足体育活动水平的干预措施。
