Status of physical activity and its associated factors among the secondary school teachers in Pokhara, Nepal

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ABSTRACTCardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of all the cause of death globally and physical activity is the proven cost effective modifiable behavior risk factors for the prevention of cardiovascular diseases. The objective of the study was to assess the status of the physical activity and its determining factors among the school teachers of Pokhara Nepal. We used quantitative approach for data collection among 406 samples that were drawn using probability proportion to enrollment size. The international questionnaire on physical activity (IPAQ)-long form was used for data collection. SPSS V.27 was used for univariate and bivariate analysis.The study have found the 13.2 percent of prevalence of physical inactivity. Sex, ethnicity, educational qualification, availability of walking environment around home, mean screen time per day were found having statistical association with the outcome variable. The prevalence of low physical activity was found 13.2 percent. Majority of the study participants achieved WHO global recommendation on physical activity. Domestic and garden work contributed most in domain specific physical activity among the participants.