Nadeem Shabnam, Khatoon Aisha, Rasheed Shaista, Munim Tazeen Fatima
Dr. Shabnam Nadeem Associate Professor Gynae Unit III, Karachi Medical & Dental College, Abbasi Shaheed Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan.
Prof. Dr. Aisha Khatoon Gynae Unit III, Karachi Medical & Dental College, Abbasi Shaheed Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan.
Pak J Med Sci. 2022 Mar-Apr;38(4Part-II):904-909. doi: 10.12669/pjms.38.4.4809.
To determine the physical activity patterns among pregnant women at a tertiary care hospital in, Pakistan.
A cross sectional study was conducted through questionnaire for a span of eight months (from 17 July, 2020 till 20 March, 2021) amongst pregnant women visiting Abbasi Shaheed Hospital for ante-natal visit including paramedical staff having 24 to 28 weeks of gestation. With the written consent of participants, the physical activity was assessed by a validated self-reported Pregnancy Physical Activity Questionnaire (PPAQ) having 32 questions to determine the duration; frequency, intensity and type of physical activity during pregnancy. Participants were asked to select the physical activity and time spent on it per day during the current gestational period. From the PPAQ, average weekly energy expenditure in Metabolic Equivalent of Task (MET-h-week) was calculated. Demographic data including age, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, parity, literacy and working status were recorded.
A Total of 229 participants of different ethnicities were enrolled. House hold and care giving type of activities of moderate to light intensity were commonly practiced by our pregnant women. Whereas multi gravida were involved in light physical activities. The Punjabi and Baluchi women mostly took occupational type of physical activities. Working women were physically more active than household women. Around 186 (80%) of the participants had no idea that they should take antenatal exercises during pregnancy.
The study concluded that house hold and care giving type activities with moderate to light intensity were commonly carried by pregnant women. Majority of them had no knowledge of antenatal exercise.
确定巴基斯坦一家三级护理医院中孕妇的身体活动模式。
通过问卷调查进行了一项横断面研究，为期八个月（从2020年7月17日至2021年3月20日），研究对象为前往阿巴西·谢赫德医院进行产前检查的孕妇，包括孕周为24至28周的辅助医疗人员。在获得参与者书面同意后，通过一份经过验证的自我报告的妊娠身体活动问卷（PPAQ）对身体活动进行评估，该问卷有32个问题，用于确定孕期身体活动的持续时间、频率、强度和类型。要求参与者选择当前孕期每天进行的身体活动及其花费的时间。根据PPAQ计算出以代谢当量任务（MET-h-周）为单位的平均每周能量消耗。记录人口统计学数据，包括年龄、种族、社会经济地位、产次、识字率和工作状况。
共招募了229名不同种族的参与者。我们的孕妇普遍进行中度至轻度强度的家务和照顾活动。而经产妇则参与轻度身体活动。旁遮普族和俾路支族女性大多进行职业类型的身体活动。职业女性比家庭主妇身体更活跃。约186名（80%）参与者不知道孕期应进行产前锻炼。
研究得出结论，孕妇普遍进行中度至轻度强度的家务和照顾活动。她们中的大多数人对产前锻炼一无所知。
