Insufficient physical activity level among Sahrawi adults living in a protracted refugee setting.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Sahrawi people fled their homes in 1975 as the conflict in Western Sahara escalated and settled down near Tindouf, Algeria, where they still live. High prevalence of overweight and obesity and type 2 diabetes had been found in this protracted refugee setting. Scaling up national policy efforts to promote physical activity (PA) is critical to reducing the prevalence of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) in the near future. One possible barrier to the inclusion of PA in NCD prevention strategies is the lack of research on PA level, which may reduce political support and policy development for PA. Thus, the aim of this study was to investigate the PA level among adults living in Sahrawi refugee camps and socioeconomic factors associated with PA.

Methods

A cross-sect

SUBMITTER: Andersen E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7816400 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature