Purpose: To assess the correlates of sedentary time among children and adolescents in Ethiopia. Methods: The study was conducted in representative samples of children and adolescents in the capital city of Ethiopia, Addis Ababa. Multivariable logistic regression models were used to determine associations of sedentary time and predictor variables. Results: The mean sedentary time was 4.61 (95% confidence interval [CI], 4.35–4.86) hours per day. Overall, the prevalence of high sedentary time (>3 h/d) was 68.2% (95% CI, 64.2–72.2). Results of multivariable logistic regression analyses showed a statistically significant association between high sedentary time and female household head (adjusted odds ratio [AOR] = 0.50; 95% CI, 0.32–0.80), literate mothers (AOR = 1.98; 95% CI, 1.26–3.11), child attending public school (AOR = 1.79; 95% CI, 1.12–2.85), children who belonged to the poor and rich household wealth tertiles compared with medium wealth tertile (AOR = 2.30; 95% CI, 1.42–3.72 and AOR = 2.04; 95% CI, 1.14–3.65, respectively), and those families that did not have adequate indoor play space for children (AOR = 0.45; 95% CI, 0.29–0.72). Conclusion: The study found that time spent sedentary was high in the study area as compared with other studies of similar settings. Several modifiable factors were identified that can be targeted in interventions to reduce sedentary time in the study setting.

目的：评估埃塞俄比亚儿童和青少年久坐时间的相关因素。方法：这项研究是在埃塞俄比亚首都亚的斯亚贝巴的儿童和青少年代表性样本中进行的。多变量逻辑回归模型用于确定久坐时间和预测变量之间的关联。结果：平均久坐时间为每天 4.61（95% 置信区间 [CI]，4.35–4.86）小时。总体而言，久坐时间 (>3 h/d) 的患病率为 68.2% (95% CI, 64.2–72.2)。多变量逻辑回归分析的结果显示，久坐时间与女性户主（调整后优势比 [AOR] = 0.50；95% CI，0.32–0.80）、识字母亲（AOR = 1.98；95% CI，1.26）之间存在统计学显着关联–3.11），就读公立学校的孩子（AOR = 1.79；95% CI，1.12–2.85），与中等财富三分位数相比，属于贫困和富裕家庭财富三分位数的儿童（AOR = 2.30；95% CI，1.42–3.72）和 AOR = 2.04；95% CI，分别为 1.14–3.65），以及那些没有足够的儿童室内游戏空间的家庭（AOR = 0.45；95% CI，0.29–0.72）。结论：该研究发现，与类似环境的其他研究相比，研究区域的久坐时间较长。确定了几个可修改的因素，这些因素可以作为干预措施的目标，以减少研究环境中的久坐时间。