Physical activity level and associated factors among adult HIV patients in Ethiopia

BMC Infectious Diseases

Caroline van der Starre¹  Stephanie Lako¹  Mark Spigt²  Alemayehu Toma³  Selamawit Mengesha⁴  Yadessa Tegene⁴ 

[1] School CAPHRI, Department of Family Medicine, Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands;School CAPHRI, Department of Family Medicine, Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands;General Practice Research Unit, Department of Community Medicine, UiT the Arctic University of Norway, Tromsö, Norway;School of Medicine, College of Medicine and Health Science, Hawassa University, Hawassa, Ethiopia;School of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Science, Hawassa University, Hawassa, Ethiopia;

关键词: Physical activity;    People living with HIV;    South Ethiopia;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s12879-022-07120-z

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundPeople living with HIV, who take antiretroviral therapy (ART), often enjoy long and healthy lives, but this therapy has well known metabolic adverse effects. Physical activity is found to be an important factor in improving these physiological parameters. This study aimed to determine physical activity level and associated factors among HIV patients in Ethiopia.MethodsAn institutional based cross sectional study was conducted from May to June 2019. We selected a total of 422 adult HIV patients, attending antiretroviral therapy clinics in three selected hospitals in Southern Ethiopia. Data were collected at routine care consultations by nine trained nurses using a pre-tested structured questionnaire. The level of physical activity was measured by the international physical activity questionnaire (IPAQ).ResultThe mean age of participants was 38.7 ± 9.13 years. Of the participants, 68% were physically inactive, with a higher proportion of inactive women (74%) than men (61%) [(AOR = 1.64, 95% CI (1.07, 2.53)]. In addition, urban vs. rural residents [(AOR = 2.57, 95% CI (1.16, 5.72)] and patients who were on ART for ≥ 24 months [(AOR = 1.88, 95% CI (1.15, 3.08)] had higher odds of having a low physical activity level.ConclusionMost people living with HIV and receiving ART have low physical activity levels. Especially female and urban living patients and those with longer treatment duration have low levels of physical activity. More insight is needed on the reasons for physical inactivity among HIV patients and physical activity programs for HIV patients in low-income countries need to be developed.

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