Ahmed, Kazi Rumana and Kolbe-Alexander, Tracy 
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5025-3204 and Khan, Asaduzzaman
(2022)
Effectiveness of a school-based intervention on physical activity and screen time among adolescents.
Journal Science and Medicine in Sport, 25 (3).
pp. 242-248.
ISSN 1440-2440
Abstract
Objectives: To evaluate the effectiveness of a multi-component school-based intervention on physical activity
(PA) and screen time (ST) among urban adolescents in Bangladesh.Design: Cluster-randomised controlled trial.
Methods: Eight high schoolswere randomly assigned to either intervention group (IG) or control group (CG). Participants
(n=160 per group, 40 school) were in grades 8–9. A 12-week multi-component intervention was developed based on the WHO's Health-Promoting Schools framework. The IG received weekly supervised circuit exercise (30 min/week), health education session (10 min/week) with health educational materials, and lunchtime sports activities (20 min/week). The main outcome measures included self-reported PA, ST, knowledge on PA and SB, which were assessed at baseline, 8 and 12 weeks. Repeated measures ANCOVA was used to evaluate
the intervention effects. Results: Total PA (MET-min/week) was increased from baseline to 8 and 12 weeks in the IG (3%–5%) but decreased in the CG (5%–3%) and significantly improved in the IG compared to the CG (p < 0.001) over time. Average ST (min/day) reduced from baseline to 8 and 12 weeks in the IG (28%–35%), while remained unchanged in the CG (6%–5%). The IG had a significantly lower average ST than the CG at 12 weeks. The average knowledge scores on PA and SB were significantly higher in the IG than the CG at 12 weeks (p < 0.001). Conclusions: Our intervention has demonstrated some promising effects on increasing PA, reducing ST, and improving PA and SB knowledge. This study underscores the need for a scaled-up evaluation in other locations including
rural settings.
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| Item Type: | Article (Commonwealth Reporting Category C) |
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| Refereed: | Yes |
| Item Status: | Live Archive |
| Additional Information: | Files associated with this item cannot be displayed due to copyright restrictions. |
| Faculty/School / Institute/Centre: | Current – Faculty of Health, Engineering and Sciences - School of Health and Medical Sciences (1 Jan 2022 -) |
| Faculty/School / Institute/Centre: | Current – Faculty of Health, Engineering and Sciences - School of Health and Medical Sciences (1 Jan 2022 -) |
| Date Deposited: | 12 Jan 2022 23:50 |
| Last Modified: | 23 Jun 2022 03:20 |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Adolescent; Intervention; Physical activity; Schools; Screen time |
| Fields of Research (2008): | 11 Medical and Health Sciences > 1117 Public Health and Health Services > 111799 Public Health and Health Services not elsewhere classified 11 Medical and Health Sciences > 1106 Human Movement and Sports Science > 110699 Human Movement and Sports Science not elsewhere classified |
| Fields of Research (2020): | 42 HEALTH SCIENCES > 4207 Sports science and exercise > 420799 Sports science and exercise not elsewhere classified 42 HEALTH SCIENCES > 4206 Public health > 420699 Public health not elsewhere classified |
| Socio-Economic Objectives (2008): | C Society > 92 Health > 9204 Public Health (excl. Specific Population Health) > 920401 Behaviour and Health |
| Socio-Economic Objectives (2020): | 20 HEALTH > 2004 Public health (excl. specific population health) > 200401 Behaviour and health |
| Identification Number or DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsams.2021.10.007 |
| URI: | http://eprints.usq.edu.au/id/eprint/45403 |
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