Minda Getaneh Haile, Endale Tewodrose, Deriba Berhanu Senbeta, Tola Habiteyes Hailu
Department of Public health, College of Health Science, Salale University, Fiche, Ethiopia.
BMC Public Health. 2025 Aug 27;25(1):2946. doi: 10.1186/s12889-025-24402-8.
Maintaining a healthy lifestyle is essential to lowering the global burden of non-communicable diseases. Living a healthy lifestyle reduces the likelihood of developing a severe illness or passing away too soon. Public officials frequently lead unhealthy lifestyles because they are time-pressed and face many challenges that could negatively impact their health. However, there is limited evidence on the level of healthy lifestyle practice and factors associated with unhealthy lifestyle practice among public servants.
This study aimed to assess healthy lifestyle practice level and associated factors among public servants working in Fiche Town, Oromia, Ethiopia.
From April 1 to 30, 2022, 630 public servants participated in an institutional-based cross-sectional study. A self-administered, structured questionnaire was used to collect data from the participants. The data were entered into Epi-Data version 4.6 and then exported to SPSS version 26 for analysis. Descriptive statistics such as frequency, percentages, mean, and standard deviation were used to summarize the data. Variables that scored a p-value of less than 0.2 during the bivariate analysis were included in multilevel logistic regression. The odds ratio with a 95% confidence interval was estimated at the level of significance set at 0.05.
The study participants in Fiche town public servants' poor health lifestyle were 45.2% with a 95% confidence interval (CI) (41.4, 49.4). The study participants had a poor attitude (23.7%), poor health lifestyle knowledge (55.4%), and poor physical activity (40.2%). The study participants who exhibited a poor attitude, lacked healthy lifestyle knowledge, engaged in insufficient physical activities, avoided extra salt in their diet, and were aware of chronic non-communicable diseases were significantly associated with practicing a healthy lifestyle.
Generally, maintaining a healthy lifestyle among public servants in Fiche Town was found to be inadequate. Consequently, it is essential that public servants receive education and counseling on the recommended healthy lifestyle practices that could assist them in preventing chronic non-communicable diseases and premature death. Such initiatives could include regular health workshops, fitness programs, and access to nutritional resources. By fostering a supportive environment, the town can encourage its public servants to adopt healthier habits, ultimately enhancing their well-being and productivity.
保持健康的生活方式对于降低全球非传染性疾病负担至关重要。健康的生活方式可降低患重病或过早离世的可能性。公职人员常常过着不健康的生活方式，因为他们时间紧迫，面临许多可能对其健康产生负面影响的挑战。然而，关于公务员健康生活方式的实践水平以及与不健康生活方式实践相关的因素的证据有限。
本研究旨在评估埃塞俄比亚奥罗米亚州菲谢镇公务员的健康生活方式实践水平及相关因素。
2022年4月1日至30日，630名公务员参与了一项基于机构的横断面研究。使用自填式结构化问卷从参与者那里收集数据。数据录入Epi-Data 4.6版本，然后导出到SPSS 26版本进行分析。使用频率、百分比、均值和标准差等描述性统计方法来汇总数据。在双变量分析中p值小于0.2的变量纳入多水平逻辑回归。在设定为0.05的显著性水平下估计95%置信区间的比值比。
菲谢镇公务员中健康生活方式较差的研究参与者占45.2%，95%置信区间（CI）为（41.4，49.4）。研究参与者态度较差（23.7%）、健康生活方式知识匮乏（55.4%）、身体活动不足（40.2%）。态度差、缺乏健康生活方式知识、身体活动不足、饮食中避免额外加盐以及知晓慢性非传染性疾病的研究参与者与实践健康生活方式显著相关。
总体而言，发现菲谢镇公务员中保持健康生活方式的情况并不理想。因此，至关重要的是，要为公务员提供关于推荐的健康生活方式实践的教育和咨询服务，这有助于他们预防慢性非传染性疾病和过早死亡。此类举措可包括定期举办健康讲习班、健身项目以及提供营养资源。通过营造支持性环境，该镇可鼓励其公务员养成更健康的习惯，最终提升他们的幸福感和生产力。
