Influence of COVID-19 on lifestyle behaviors in the Middle East and North Africa Region: a survey of 5896 individuals

Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has affected health and lifestyle behaviors of people globally. This project aims to identify the impact of COVID-19 on lifestyle behavior of individuals in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region during confinement. We conducted an online survey in 17...

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Published in:	Journal of translational medicine 2021-03, Vol.19 (1), p.129-11, Article 129
Main Authors:	Abouzid, Mohamed, El-Sherif, Dina M, Eltewacy, Nael Kamel, Dahman, Nesrine Ben Hadj, Okasha, Salah A, Ghozy, Sherief, Islam, Sheikh Mohammed Shariful
Format:	Article
Language:	eng
Subjects:	Adolescent Adult Africa, Northern - epidemiology Algeria Carbohydrates Child Coronavirus Coronaviruses COVID-19 COVID-19 - epidemiology COVID-19 - psychology Cross-Sectional Studies Egypt Epidemics Feeding Behavior Female Food consumption Food habits Health Health aspects Health Behavior Humans Investigations Iraq Kuwait Libya Life Style Lifestyle Male Meat MENA Middle Aged Middle East Middle East - epidemiology Morocco Northern Africa Palestinian Territories Pandemics Physical activity Population studies Public health SARS-CoV-2 Saudi Arabia Sedentary Behavior Sleep Smoking Social aspects Social media Social networks Sudan Surveys Surveys and Questionnaires Translational Research, Biomedical Tunisia Yemen Young Adult
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Summary:	Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has affected health and lifestyle behaviors of people globally. This project aims to identify the impact of COVID-19 on lifestyle behavior of individuals in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region during confinement. We conducted an online survey in 17 countries (Egypt, Jordan, United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Qatar, Yemen, Syria, Palestine, Algeria, Morocco, Libya, Tunisia, Iraq, and Sudan) from the MENA region on August and September 2020. The questionnaire included self-reported information on lifestyle behaviors, including physical activity, eating habits, smoking, watching television, social media use and sleep before and during the pandemic. Logistic regression was performed to analyze the impact of COVID-19 on lifestyle behaviors. A total of 5896 participants were included in the final analysis and 62.8% were females. The BMI of the participants was 25.4 ± 5.8 kg/m . Around 38.4% of the participants stopped practicing any physical activities during the confinement (P
ISSN:	1479-5876 1479-5876