Gebregziabher Dawit, Berhe Haftu, Kassa Mekuria, Berhanie Eskedar
Lecturer at Nursing School, College of Health Science, Aksum University, Aksum, Ethiopia.
School of Nursing, College of Health Science, Mekelle University, Mekelle, Ethiopia.
BMC Res Notes. 2019 Jul 23;12(1):454. doi: 10.1186/s13104-019-4496-5.
Physical activity in the general population is considered too low, and this is true for pregnant women. Moderate physical activity during pregnancy have many benefits for the mother and the developing baby. This study was aimed to assess the level of physical activity during pregnancy and associated factors in public zonal hospitals of Tigray, Ethiopia. A hospital based cross-sectional study was used and 458 study participants was selected using multistage sampling technique. The data were collected using standardized pregnancy physical activity questionnaire.
Out of 442 women who participated in this study, only 21.9% were physically inactive. Parity [AOR = 7.68; 95% CI (3.193, 18.459)], maternal occupation [AOR = .015; 95% CI (.003, .083)], history of miscarriage [AOR = 8.045; 95% CI (3.325, 19.465)], maternal age AOR = 4.67; 95% CI (1.431, 15.254)], were the variables that showed statistical association with level of physical activity during pregnancy. Level of physical activity during pregnancy was generally high. Thus, it would be optimal if health professionals can take a more active role in promoting physical activity during pregnancy.
一般人群的身体活动水平被认为过低，孕妇的情况也是如此。孕期进行适度身体活动对母亲和发育中的胎儿有诸多益处。本研究旨在评估埃塞俄比亚提格雷地区公立地区医院孕妇的身体活动水平及相关因素。采用基于医院的横断面研究，并使用多阶段抽样技术选取了458名研究参与者。数据通过标准化的孕期身体活动问卷收集。
在参与本研究的442名女性中，只有21.9%身体活动不足。产次[AOR = 7.68；95%置信区间(3.193, 18.459)]、母亲职业[AOR =.015；95%置信区间(.003,.083)]、流产史[AOR = 8.045；95%置信区间(3.325, 19.465)]、母亲年龄[AOR = 4.67；95%置信区间(1.431, 15.254)]，这些变量与孕期身体活动水平存在统计学关联。孕期身体活动水平总体较高。因此，如果健康专业人员能在促进孕期身体活动方面发挥更积极的作用，那将是最佳的。
