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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 | [6, 13] | 2018 |
| Active transportation | % of children and youth who actively travel to and from places including school, friend’s house, mall, and park | [6, 13] | 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 | [6, 13, 14] | 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 | [6, 13] | 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 | [6, 13, 24] | 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 | [6, 13] | 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 |
