Barriers and facilitators to increase physical activity and reduce sedentary behavior in Ethiopian office-based employees: a qualitative formative research using the social-ecological model.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Low levels of physical activity (PA) and high levels of sedentary behavior (SB) are major modifiable risk factors for the prevention of non-communicable diseases such as cardiovascular diseases, cancer, and diabetes. However, there is insufficient information on the barriers and facilitators of PA and SB in Ethiopia, particularly at multiple socioecological levels, to inform behavior change interventions that promote active living among office-based working adults. This qualitative formative study aimed to explore the barriers and facilitators to increasing PA and reducing SB in Ethiopian office employees using the social-ecological model (SEM) as a conceptual framework.

Methods

A total of twenty-six office workers (19 physically inactive/sedentary, 7 physically a

SUBMITTER: Negussie A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12315355 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature