Saudi women's physical activity habits during pregnancy.
| Autor: | Alaglan AA; College of Medicine, Qassim University, Buraidah, Saudi Arabia., Almousa RF; College of Medicine, Qassim University, Buraidah, Saudi Arabia., Alomirini AA; College of Medicine, Qassim University, Buraidah, Saudi Arabia., Alabdularazaq ES; College of Medicine, Qassim University, Buraidah, Saudi Arabia., Alkheder RS; College of Medicine, Qassim University, Buraidah, Saudi Arabia., Alzaben KA; College of Medicine, Qassim University, Buraidah, Saudi Arabia., Alonayzan GA; College of Medicine, Qassim University, Buraidah, Saudi Arabia., Saquib J; College of Medicine, Qassim University, Buraidah, Saudi Arabia.; Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Medicine, Sulaiman AlRajhi University, Al Bukayriyah, Saudi Arabia. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | Women's health (London, England) [Womens Health (Lond)] 2020 Jan-Dec; Vol. 16, pp. 1745506520952045. |
| DOI: | 10.1177/1745506520952045 |
| Abstrakt: | Background: Despite many benefits of physical exercise to women during pregnancy, the majority of Saudi women do not engage in an adequate amount of activity because of common barriers such as fatigue, lack of motivation, and childcare. The purpose of this study was to estimate the proportion of Saudi women who get adequate exercise during pregnancy as well as to evaluate their knowledge of, attitude toward, and barriers to physical exercise during pregnancy. Methods: This study had a cross-sectional design. Data were collected retrospectively (average time: 1 year after the birth), using translated questionnaires (English to Arabic), from primary health care centers and from the Maternity and Children Hospital in Qassim, Saudi Arabia. Logistic regression was employed to assess the a priori correlates of adequate exercise during pregnancy (primary outcome). Results: The sample included 274 women, who had a mean age of 31.9 years. A majority of the women thought that physical exercise during pregnancy was necessary and had high knowledge levels (mean = 77; median = 75) about types and amount of physical activity. Less than half of the women were either walking (26%) or exercising (42%) adequately (i.e. ⩾150 min/week). Age (odds ratio: 1.79), number of pregnancies (odds ratio: 2.41), attitude toward exercise (odds ratio: 2.71), and self-rated health (odds ratio: 2.50) were significant correlates of adequate exercise during pregnancy. Among those who reported no physical exercise during pregnancy ( n = 68), the following barriers were most common: tiredness (25.0%), fear (18.1%), dislike of exercise (16.7%), and lack of information (16.7%). Conclusion: For Saudi women, interventions are needed during pre-natal checkups to promote and maintain adequate physical activity levels during pregnancy. |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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