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Journal article
Meeting the WHO physical activity guidelines and health-related quality of life of single parents in Ghana
Frontiers in public health, Vol.13, pp.1-10
19/03/2025
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Abstract
Purpose: Improving physical activity (PA) and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) is critically important for achieving the health-related sustainable development goal (SDG 3). However, data on the association between PA and HRQoL, particularly among single parents, are limited in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). We examine the association between PA and HRQoL among single parents in Ghana and explore the modifying roles of sex, age, and spatial differences in this association.
Methods: Data on 627 single parents were obtained through a multi-stage stratified sampling technique. PA was assessed using the International Physical Activity Questionnaire-Short Form (IPAQ-SF). The EQ-5D-3L questionnaire was used to measure HRQoL. A hierarchical Ordinary Least Squares (OLS) regression models evaluated the hypothesized associations.
Results: PA was significantly associated with poor HRQoL even after accounting for all potential confounders (B = −0.298, SE = 0.132, p < 0.05). The association was further modified by sex (B = −0.619, SE = 0.206, p < 0.01) and age (B = −0.062, SE = 0.008, p < 0.001). Thus, the PA-HRQoL association was more pronounced among older and female single parents.
Conclusion: Physical activity was negatively associated with poor HRQoL. Sex and age differences modified the association. Promoting PA may reduce poor HRQoL among single parents.
Details
- Title
- Meeting the WHO physical activity guidelines and health-related quality of life of single parents in Ghana
- Creators
- Obed Jones Owusu-Sarpong - Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and TechnologyKabila Abass - Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and TechnologySolomon Osei-Tutu - Offinso College of EducationAndré Hajek - University Medical Center Hamburg-EppendorfRazak M. Gyasi - African Population and Health Research Center
- Publication Details
- Frontiers in public health, Vol.13, pp.1-10
- Publisher
- Frontiers Media S.A; LAUSANNE
- Grant note
The author(s) declare that no financial support was received for the research and/or publication of this article.
- Identifiers
- 991013269103602368
- Copyright
- © 2025 Owusu-Sarpong, Abass, Osei-Tutu, Hajek and Gyasi
- Academic Unit
- National Centre for Naturopathic Medicine
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article