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Pregnant women’s perceptions of physical activity: Adaptation of the pregnancy physical activity questionnaire in Dubai, a multicultural society

Background: There are major health benefits of physical activity (PA) during pregnancy, yet there is scant data about a woman’s knowledge and understanding of these benefits globally. Design and Methods: We aimed to evaluate the knowledge, attitude, and practice of pregnant women in the United Arab...

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Autores principales: Siyad, Sadhiya, Mustafa, Naima, Banu, Syeda Sakeena, Buharoon, Maryam Ali, Al Mulla, Maryam Abdulla, Ankarali, Handan, Carrick, Frederick Robert, Abdulrahman, Mahera
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: PAGEPress Publications, Pavia, Italy 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8883572/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34351094
http://dx.doi.org/10.4081/jphr.2021.2261
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author Siyad, Sadhiya
Mustafa, Naima
Banu, Syeda Sakeena
Buharoon, Maryam Ali
Al Mulla, Maryam Abdulla
Ankarali, Handan
Carrick, Frederick Robert
Abdulrahman, Mahera
author_facet Siyad, Sadhiya
Mustafa, Naima
Banu, Syeda Sakeena
Buharoon, Maryam Ali
Al Mulla, Maryam Abdulla
Ankarali, Handan
Carrick, Frederick Robert
Abdulrahman, Mahera
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description Background: There are major health benefits of physical activity (PA) during pregnancy, yet there is scant data about a woman’s knowledge and understanding of these benefits globally. Design and Methods: We aimed to evaluate the knowledge, attitude, and practice of pregnant women in the United Arab Emirates concerning exercise. We wanted to investigate why some women exercise while others do not exercise during pregnancy. We used a cross-sectional study using a paper-based questionnaire involving pregnant women at antenatal clinics in the Dubai health Authority. The Modified form of Pregnancy Physical Activity Questionnaire (PPAQ) was adapted in both Arabic and English and used in this study. Results: Women aging 25-35 that had a higher educational level, were employed, having 1 or 2 previous pregnancies, and having better knowledge on the benefits of Physical Activity (PA) during pregnancy had better exercise profiles. Conclusions: Our results demonstrate that the majority of the women that participated in our study were shown to have low PA during pregnancy. Better education and communication of the benefits of PA during pregnancy are needed to improve exercise among pregnant women in the UAE population. We found that improved education of women specific to PA with involvement of a healthcare provider were associated with an increase in PA during pregnancy.
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spelling pubmed-88835722022-03-10 Pregnant women’s perceptions of physical activity: Adaptation of the pregnancy physical activity questionnaire in Dubai, a multicultural society Siyad, Sadhiya Mustafa, Naima Banu, Syeda Sakeena Buharoon, Maryam Ali Al Mulla, Maryam Abdulla Ankarali, Handan Carrick, Frederick Robert Abdulrahman, Mahera J Public Health Res Article Background: There are major health benefits of physical activity (PA) during pregnancy, yet there is scant data about a woman’s knowledge and understanding of these benefits globally. Design and Methods: We aimed to evaluate the knowledge, attitude, and practice of pregnant women in the United Arab Emirates concerning exercise. We wanted to investigate why some women exercise while others do not exercise during pregnancy. We used a cross-sectional study using a paper-based questionnaire involving pregnant women at antenatal clinics in the Dubai health Authority. The Modified form of Pregnancy Physical Activity Questionnaire (PPAQ) was adapted in both Arabic and English and used in this study. Results: Women aging 25-35 that had a higher educational level, were employed, having 1 or 2 previous pregnancies, and having better knowledge on the benefits of Physical Activity (PA) during pregnancy had better exercise profiles. Conclusions: Our results demonstrate that the majority of the women that participated in our study were shown to have low PA during pregnancy. Better education and communication of the benefits of PA during pregnancy are needed to improve exercise among pregnant women in the UAE population. We found that improved education of women specific to PA with involvement of a healthcare provider were associated with an increase in PA during pregnancy. PAGEPress Publications, Pavia, Italy 2021-08-04 /pmc/articles/PMC8883572/ /pubmed/34351094 http://dx.doi.org/10.4081/jphr.2021.2261 Text en ©Copyright: the Author(s) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Siyad, Sadhiya
Mustafa, Naima
Banu, Syeda Sakeena
Buharoon, Maryam Ali
Al Mulla, Maryam Abdulla
Ankarali, Handan
Carrick, Frederick Robert
Abdulrahman, Mahera
Pregnant women’s perceptions of physical activity: Adaptation of the pregnancy physical activity questionnaire in Dubai, a multicultural society
title Pregnant women’s perceptions of physical activity: Adaptation of the pregnancy physical activity questionnaire in Dubai, a multicultural society
title_full Pregnant women’s perceptions of physical activity: Adaptation of the pregnancy physical activity questionnaire in Dubai, a multicultural society
title_fullStr Pregnant women’s perceptions of physical activity: Adaptation of the pregnancy physical activity questionnaire in Dubai, a multicultural society
title_full_unstemmed Pregnant women’s perceptions of physical activity: Adaptation of the pregnancy physical activity questionnaire in Dubai, a multicultural society
title_short Pregnant women’s perceptions of physical activity: Adaptation of the pregnancy physical activity questionnaire in Dubai, a multicultural society
title_sort pregnant women’s perceptions of physical activity: adaptation of the pregnancy physical activity questionnaire in dubai, a multicultural society
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8883572/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34351094
http://dx.doi.org/10.4081/jphr.2021.2261
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