Table 1 Overview of data sources used in the development of Ethiopia’s 2018 Report Card
Study name | Global Matrix 3.0 initiative, Ethiopia study (2017–2018) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Indicator | Benchmarks | Data Source | Year of publication |
Overall physical activity | % of children and youth who meet the WHO recommended physical activity and accumulate a minimum of 60 min moderate- to- vigorous-intensity physical activity on a daily basis | [7] | 2010 |
Organized sport participation | % of children and youth who engaged in organized sport/physical activity programs | [24] | 1998 |
Active play | % of children and youth who participated in unstructured active play for several hours a day | 2018 | |
Active transportation | % of children and youth who actively travel to and from places including school, friend’s house, mall, and park | 2018 | |
Sedentary behaviors | % of children and youth who achieve the Canadian Sedentary Behaviour guidelines, no more than 2 h of screen time in a day | 2018 | |
Physical fitness | % of children and youth who fulfill criterion-referenced standards for muscular strength, endurance, and flexibility | [n/a] | - |
Family and peers | % of children and youth who encouraged and get support from their family’s members and friends to be physically active | 2018 | |
School | % of children and youth who have regular access to facilities and equipment that support physical activity including outdoor play areas, sporting fields, multipurpose space for physical activity, and gymnasium in school | 2018, 1998 | |
Community and environment | % of children and youth who living in a safe neighborhood where they have access to infrastructure like sidewalks available to them in their community | 2018 | |
Government | Evidence of policy existence, leadership, commitment, and allocating resources for the implementation of physical activity interventions for all children and youth | [24] | 1998 |