Results from Nepal's 2018 Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth.

Active play Active transport Family support School

Journal

Journal of exercise science and fitness
ISSN: 1728-869X
Titre abrégé: J Exerc Sci Fit
Pays: Singapore
ID NLM: 101198241

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
May 2020
Historique:
received: 29 07 2019
revised: 20 01 2020
accepted: 02 02 2020
entrez: 5 3 2020
pubmed: 5 3 2020
medline: 5 3 2020
Statut: ppublish

Résumé

Nepal's Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth summarises the available evidence on ten physical activity-related indicators among Nepalese children and youth. Published scientific papers on physical activity of Nepalese children and youth (5-17 years) were searched systematically in four databases (Medline, Embase, PsycINFO, and PubMed Central) while some survey reports were manually searched. Letter grades were assigned to ten indicators (Overall Physical Activity, Organized Sport Participation, Active Play, Active Transportation, Sedentary Behaviours, Physical Fitness, Family and Peers, School, Community and Environment, and Government) by the country's report card team based on available data. Among the ten indicators, five indicators were successfully graded based on available data. Overall Physical Activity was graded as D+. Active Transportation and Family and Peers were assigned as A- and A, respectively. Community and Environment was graded as C-. The other five indicators could not be graded due to insufficient data. Though a majority of Nepalese children and youth use active modes of transport and have adequate support for physical activity from family and peers, overall participation in physical activity appears to be low. Lack of data identified with five incomplete indicators reflects the need for further research. Studies with larger sample, more rigorous study design and objective assessment of physical activity is recommended for future physical activity surveillance in Nepal.

Sections du résumé

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVE OBJECTIVE
Nepal's Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth summarises the available evidence on ten physical activity-related indicators among Nepalese children and youth.
METHODS METHODS
Published scientific papers on physical activity of Nepalese children and youth (5-17 years) were searched systematically in four databases (Medline, Embase, PsycINFO, and PubMed Central) while some survey reports were manually searched. Letter grades were assigned to ten indicators (Overall Physical Activity, Organized Sport Participation, Active Play, Active Transportation, Sedentary Behaviours, Physical Fitness, Family and Peers, School, Community and Environment, and Government) by the country's report card team based on available data.
RESULTS RESULTS
Among the ten indicators, five indicators were successfully graded based on available data. Overall Physical Activity was graded as D+. Active Transportation and Family and Peers were assigned as A- and A, respectively. Community and Environment was graded as C-. The other five indicators could not be graded due to insufficient data.
CONCLUSIONS CONCLUSIONS
Though a majority of Nepalese children and youth use active modes of transport and have adequate support for physical activity from family and peers, overall participation in physical activity appears to be low. Lack of data identified with five incomplete indicators reflects the need for further research. Studies with larger sample, more rigorous study design and objective assessment of physical activity is recommended for future physical activity surveillance in Nepal.

Identifiants

pubmed: 32127906
doi: 10.1016/j.jesf.2020.02.001
pii: S1728-869X(19)30169-8
pmc: PMC7042413
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article Review

Langues

eng

Pagination

74-79

Informations de copyright

© 2020 The Society of Chinese Scholars on Exercise Physiology and Fitness. Published by Elsevier (Singapore) Pte Ltd.

Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts

None.

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Auteurs

Narayan Subedi (N)

Central Department of Public Health, Institute of Medicine, Tribhuvan University, Nepal.
Nepal Public Health Foundation, Nepal.
Nepal Development Society, Nepal.

Susan Paudel (S)

School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Australia.

Sudip Nepal (S)

Maharajgunj Medical Campus, Tribhuvan University, Nepal.

Ashmita Karki (A)

Maharajgunj Medical Campus, Tribhuvan University, Nepal.

Mahendra Magar (M)

Center for Community Development Nepal, Nepal.

Suresh Mehata (S)

Ministry of Health and Population, Nepal.

Eun-Young Lee (EY)

School of Kinesiology and Health Studies, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada.

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