Are there gender based differences in participation and time spent in physical activity in Albania? Evidence from 2017-18 demographic and health survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Since 1990, Albania has embraced the market economy and globalization. Prosperity and modernization have also brought significant lifestyle changes toward unhealthy behaviours, doubling the mortality from non-communicable diseases (NCDs). While Physical Activity (PA) can mitigate the NCDs burden, participation is low in Albania. To date, research on PA determinants that could meaningfully inform policy is lacking. To fill this gap, this study examines the PA behaviour among Albanian adults. Specifically, we assess the decisions to participate, and the time spent in PA.

Methods

Using the 2017-2018 Albania Demographic and Health Survey data and a double-hurdle regression model, we simultaneously assess the influence of demographic, socioeconomic and lifestyle factor

SUBMITTER: Cule M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9366130 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature