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Volume 18, Issue 8

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Pattern and Frequency of Hospital Acquired Infections in Pediatric Intensive Care Unit at Abha Maternity and Children Hospital, Saudi Arabia
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Mohamad M. Almasadi, Saleh M. Al-Qahtani, Ibrahim Alhelali, Njood Alwadei, Asmahan Aasiri, Maryam Alnabhan, Fatmah Alassiri, Kholoud Alomar
DOI: 10.5742MEWFM.2020.93839

Emergency Physician Practice of laboratory tests requesting at King Faisal Hospital Taif, KSA, 2020
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Abdulsalam Alshehri , Maryam A. Alzaylaee, Afnan S. ALgethami, Amjad W. Alotaibi, Hessa A. Alshahrani, Shumukh K, Aburukbah
DOI: 10.5742MEWFM.2020.93840

The most desired values of high and low density lipoproteins and triglycerides in the plasma
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Mehmet Rami Helvaci, Mustafa Yaprak, Necmetin Tasci, Abdulrazak Abyad, Lesley Pocock
DOI: 10.5742MEWFM.2020.93842

Quality of life of older patients attending a general hospital in Baghdad/Iraq
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Maha Sulaiman Younis
DOI: 10.5742MEWFM.2020.93841

Physical activity profile among Saudi adults in Abha City, Saudi Arabia
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Yousef Hussain Al Zahib, Hammam Baarimah
DOI: 10.5742MEWFM.2020.93843

Coronavirus Environment vs Socio-Economic and Demographic Problems Followed: A Sociological Appraisal
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Mohammad Taghi Sheykhi
DOI: 10.5742MEWFM.2020.93844

Flexible intramedullary nails for treatment of femoral shaft fracture in children, Aden, Yemen
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Abdulsalam Abdullah Hadi Mohsen
DOI: 10.5742MEWFM.2020.93845

Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter 2 Inhibitors and its Renal benefits in type 2 diabetes. A Systematic Review
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Saad Ur Rehman, Faiqa Rahman
DOI: 10.5742MEWFM.2020.93846

Parkinson's Disease: An update on Pathophysiology, Epidemiology, Diagnosis and Management. Part 4 : Differential Diagnosis and Patient Assessment
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Abdulrazak Abyad
DOI: 10.5742MEWFM.2020.93847

Bloodstream infection with Kocuria rhizophila: A case report and review of literature
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Njood M. Alwadei, Ibrahim Alhelali, Moustafa S Mohame
DOI: 10.5742MEWFM.2020.93848

Knowledge, attitudes and awareness of women about the long and short-term effects of a caesarean section for mothers and children in Taif, KSA, 2020
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Ashwaq K. Al-Harthi, Shumukh K. Aburukbah , Afnan S. Algethami , Faten A. Kaabi ,
Abdullah M. Altalhi, Maryam A. Alzaylaee
DOI: 10.5742MEWFM.2020.93849


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August 2020 - Volume 18, Issue 8

Physical activity profile among Saudi adults in Abha City, Saudi Arabia

Yousef Hussain Al Zahib (1)
Hammam Baarimah (2)

(1) Family Medicine Senior Registrar, Al Modafeen PHCC, Abha City, Saudi Arabia
(2) Psychiatrist, Ministry of Health, Makkah Healthcare Cluster, Saudi Arabia

Corresponding Author:
Dr. Yousef Hussain Al Zahib
Email: zahiby2@hotmail.com

Received: June 2020; Accepted: July 2020; Published: August 1, 2020. Citation: Yousef Hussain Al Zahib, Hammam Baarimah. Physical activity profile among Saudi adults in Abha City, Saudi Arabia. World Family Medicine. 2020; 18(8): 37-45 DOI: 10.5742MEWFM.2020.93843

Abstract


Objective: To describe the physical activity (PA) profile and its determinants among attendants of primary healthcare (PHC) centers in Abha City, Saudi Arabia.

Subjects and methods: A cross-sectional study design was followed to include 404 Saudi adults aged 19-65 years who attended PHC centers in Abha City. A self-administered questionnaire was designed by the researchers and was used for data collection. It consisted of three parts, i.e., personal characteristics, participants’ PA assessment by the Arabic short form of the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ), while the third part included inquiry about barriers against PA.

Results: Most participants (80%) reported low level of PA, whereas 17.1% reported moderate PA. High level of PA was reported among only 12 participants (3%). Vigorous physical activities were practiced by only 4% of participants, whereas moderate physical activities were practiced by only 3%, and walking was practiced by 49.8%. Regarding duration of sitting (minutes/day), 40.3% reported sitting periods more than 360 minutes/day. Moderate and high physical activities were more practiced by males than females (21.5% and 3.4% versus 12.6% and 2.5%, respectively, p=0.046). Barriers to PA included unavailability of suitable places to exercise, being not sure of the ability to exercise efficiently, believing that exercise is hard work, and being embarrassed to exercise.

Conclusions: Most Saudi adults attending PHC centers in Abha City have low level of PA. Males have significantly higher PA than females. There are several barriers against PA. Overcoming these barriers will contribute to improvement in PA among the Saudi population.

Key words: Physical activity, IPAQ, Primary health care, Risk factors, Saudi Arabia.

 







 


 
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