Physical Activity, Sedentary Behaviour and Physical Fitness Profile of Primary School Children in Lagos, Nigeria.

NCT04431115 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: OjedoyinO
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 1,038
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This research study intends to use a mixed method approach(both qualitative and quantitative) to describe and analyse the levels, patterns, and correlates of physical activity((PA), sedentary behaviour(SB), and physical fitness(PF) profiles of primary school children in Lagos state, Nigeria. The study is in four phases.

Conditions

Physical Activity

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Youth activity profile(YAP)

  It is a self reported questionnaire. It is a physical activity assessment tool designed to assess children and adolescents' physical activity. it is for children between 10-12 years. Three indices are being measured from YAP. These are physical activity at school index(PASI), Physical activity at home index(PAHI) and Sedentary behaviour index(SBI).It consists of 15 total items each scored on a 5- point scale. A higher overall activity score is reflective of a higher level of physical activity(or a greater amount of sedentary behaviour in the case of the SBI. It is on a 5 point scale with 1 being the minimum and 5 maximum to assess physical activity at school.

  About 5 days

• Children physical activity questionnaire(CPAQ)

  It assess mode, frequency and duration of physical activity and sedentary activities. The no of activities run from 1 to 5. 1 being the minimum while 5 is maximum no of days. throughout all domains over the past 7 days. The more the activities participated in each domain the higher the level of physical activity and the lower the sedentary behaviour.

  for activities over the past seven days.

Study Arms (3)

Stakeholders

Academic experts, Politicians and officials of state ministries of health and education and teachers. 1. Interviews will be conducted for academic experts, politicians and officials of state ministries of health and education. 2. Headteachers and physical education teachers will be administered questionnaires.

Other: Interviews

Parents

Parents of the primary school children to be recruited for the study. Focus group discussion in a group of 3 of ten in each group.

Other: Interviews

Primary school children aged 6-12 yrs.

A cross sectional survey of the biographical data, socio economic status, physical activity level through appropriate questionnaires will be done. A pedometer will be attached to the waist of each of the participants for a consecutive 7 days to objectively determine the level of their physical activity.

Other: Interviews

Interventions

Interviews OTHER

Interviews for stakeholders

Parents; Primary school children aged 6-12 yrs.; Stakeholders

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 6 Years - 12 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

The study population are primary school children(6-12 yrs) in public and private schools in Lagos state, Nigeria..

You may not qualify if:

• Obvious lower limb musculoskeletal diseases.
• Normal gait impairment.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of KwaZulu: lead

Study Sites (1)

Lagos state primary schools

Lagos, Nigeria

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Motor Activity

Interventions

Interviews as Topic

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Behavior

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Data Collection; Epidemiologic Methods; Investigative Techniques; Health Care Evaluation Mechanisms; Quality of Health Care; Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation; Public Health; Environment and Public Health

Study Officials

• Olusegun O Ojedoyin

  UKZN

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

• Pragashnie Govender

  UKZN

  STUDY CHAIR

• Thayananthee Nadasan

  UKZN

  STUDY DIRECTOR

• Michael O Olagbegi

  UKZN

  STUDY DIRECTOR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: OTHER
• Time Perspective: CROSS SECTIONAL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: PhD candidate, School of health sciences, University of Kwazulu-Natal

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: June 10, 2020
• First Posted: June 16, 2020
• Study Start: April 20, 2020
• Primary Completion: March 30, 2021
• Study Completion: March 30, 2021
• Last Updated: April 30, 2021

Record last verified: 2021-04

Locations

NG (1)