Demographic and socio-economic predictors of physical activity among people living with HIV of low socio-economic status.

AIDS HIV exercise physical activity socio-economic status

Journal

Health SA = SA Gesondheid
ISSN: 1025-9848
Titre abrégé: Health SA
Pays: South Africa
ID NLM: 101213385

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
2019
Historique:
received: 05 02 2018
accepted: 11 06 2019
entrez: 15 1 2020
pubmed: 15 1 2020
medline: 15 1 2020
Statut: epublish

Résumé

Physical activity (PA) is beneficial for the health of people living with HIV and AIDS (PLWHA). The aim of this study was to determine if age, body weight, height, gender, waist-to-hip ratio (WHR), educational attainment, employment status, CD4+ cell count and body mass index (BMI) can predict overall PA among PLWHA of low socio-economic status (SES). Participants in this study were HIV-infected patients on first-line antiretroviral therapy (ART) regimen offered by the South African National Department of Health, and those not on ART. Participants were conveniently sampled from a list at a community health care centre in Cape Town. This study sample consisted of 978 HIV-infected South Africans. Physical activity data were collected using the Global Physical Activity Questionnaire. Backward multiple linear regression modelling was used to determine the relative influence of variables (age, body weight, height, gender, WHR, educational attainment, employment status, CD4+ count and BMI) on total moderate-to-vigorous PA. Alpha level was set at 0.05. The mean age of the participants was 38.2 (standard deviation [SD] = 8.76) years for men and 33.9 (SD = 8.53) years for women. Physical activity was significantly higher in men (480.2 [SD = 582.9] min/week) than among women (369.35 [SD = 222.53] min/week). The results of the multiple linear regression showed that educational attainment (β = 0.127; There is a need for PA programmes that are designed to (1) target women, (2) strengthen programmes for education and promotion of PA and (3) engage the unemployed into PA for PLWHA. Physical activity interventions for this particular group should be tailored for persons of low SES.

Sections du résumé

BACKGROUND BACKGROUND
Physical activity (PA) is beneficial for the health of people living with HIV and AIDS (PLWHA).
AIM OBJECTIVE
The aim of this study was to determine if age, body weight, height, gender, waist-to-hip ratio (WHR), educational attainment, employment status, CD4+ cell count and body mass index (BMI) can predict overall PA among PLWHA of low socio-economic status (SES).
SETTING METHODS
Participants in this study were HIV-infected patients on first-line antiretroviral therapy (ART) regimen offered by the South African National Department of Health, and those not on ART. Participants were conveniently sampled from a list at a community health care centre in Cape Town.
METHODS METHODS
This study sample consisted of 978 HIV-infected South Africans. Physical activity data were collected using the Global Physical Activity Questionnaire. Backward multiple linear regression modelling was used to determine the relative influence of variables (age, body weight, height, gender, WHR, educational attainment, employment status, CD4+ count and BMI) on total moderate-to-vigorous PA. Alpha level was set at 0.05.
RESULTS RESULTS
The mean age of the participants was 38.2 (standard deviation [SD] = 8.76) years for men and 33.9 (SD = 8.53) years for women. Physical activity was significantly higher in men (480.2 [SD = 582.9] min/week) than among women (369.35 [SD = 222.53] min/week). The results of the multiple linear regression showed that educational attainment (β = 0.127;
CONCLUSION CONCLUSIONS
There is a need for PA programmes that are designed to (1) target women, (2) strengthen programmes for education and promotion of PA and (3) engage the unemployed into PA for PLWHA. Physical activity interventions for this particular group should be tailored for persons of low SES.

Identifiants

pubmed: 31934422
doi: 10.4102/hsag.v24i0.1127
pii: HSAG-24-1127
pmc: PMC6917422
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Pagination

1127

Commentaires et corrections

Type : ErratumIn

Informations de copyright

© 2019. The Authors.

Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts

The authors have declared that no competing interest exists.

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Auteurs

Smart Z Mabweazara (SZ)

Department of Sports, Recreation and Exercise Science, Faculty of Community and Health Sciences, University of the Western Cape, Cape Town, South Africa.

L L Leach (LL)

Department of Sports, Recreation and Exercise Science, Faculty of Community and Health Sciences, University of the Western Cape, Cape Town, South Africa.

Clemens Ley (C)

Department of Health Science, University of Applied Sciences, Vienna, Austria.

Sunday O Onagbiye (SO)

Department of Sports, Recreation and Exercise Science, Faculty of Community and Health Sciences, University of the Western Cape, Cape Town, South Africa.

Joel A Dave (JA)

Department of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Division of Diabetic Medicine and Endocrinology, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.

Naomi S Levitt (NS)

Department of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Division of Diabetic Medicine and Endocrinology, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.

Estelle V Lambert (EV)

Department of Human Biology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.

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