Knowledge, Attitude and Practice Regarding Physical Activity in Nursing and Midwifery Students

Hosseinzadeh, Kazem; Heidari, Mahmoud Alipour; Karbord, Asghar; Jalil, Abdul; Alizadeh, Atefeh

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“…This study also assessed the attitudes of BEd students towards physical activity using three point likert scales on seven attitude related statements. A large majority of participants (97.18%) agreed that physical activity help them to stay healthy, which was very close to the findings shown by studies done in Nepal (96.89%), India (97.53%) and Iran (96%) (Sharma S et al, 2023;Alagappan TR et al, 2022;Hosseinzadeh K et al, 2017) but slightly higher than that shown by a study done in South Africa (90.87%) (Mangoejane PK., 2016). The finding on physical activity improving participants' recreational ability as shown by this study (95.07%) was found to be much higher than that shown by another study done in Nepal (79.07%) and almost three-fold higher than that shown by a study done in Iran (32%) (Sharma S et al, 2023;Hosseinzadeh K et al, 2017).…”

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Exploring Physical Activity Awareness Among BMC Education Students, Kathmandu

Ghimire,

Lamichhane

2024

Baneshwor Campus J. Acad.

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Introduction: Physical activity is influenced by one’s knowledge of the benefits of physical activities as well as positive attitudes towards participation in such activities. Several studies have pointed out a decline in physical activity among adolescent and youths upon enrolling to university life with such decline being on a rising trend. Enhancing university youths’ knowledge on physical activities and fostering positive attitudes towards physical activities is crucial to promote healthy lifestyles, enhance their wellbeing and possibly also influence their study positively. Objective: The objective of this study is to assess the knowledge and attitudes regarding physical activity among Bachelor of Education students of Baneshwor Multiple Campus, Kathmandu, Nepal. Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted using a self-administered semi-structured questionnaire collecting primary data from 142 1st to 4th year bachelor of education students. Descriptive statistics like frequency, percentage, mean and standard deviation were used in data analysis. Results: Mean age of study participants was 20.37 years (SD ± 2.36) with higher representation of females (68.31%) than that of males (31.69%). Over 90% students answered yes to five out of seven knowledge statements. The proportion of students responding yes to the remaining two statements was 89.44% and 78.17% respectively. Likewise, over 80% students agreed on six out of seven attitude statements. However, as many as 61% of students still believed that physical activity is injurious while 28.17% remained neutral and only 10.56% disagreed on it. Conclusion: This study showed that the majority of BEd students possessed fairly good knowledge and attitude towards physical activity. Yet, this study revealed some gaps in both knowledge and attitudes regarding physical activities warranting campus management to take necessary measures for improvement in future.

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Exploring Physical Activity Awareness Among BMC Education Students, Kathmandu

Ghimire,

Lamichhane

2024

Baneshwor Campus J. Acad.

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“…A survey conducted in Australian universities suggested that 90% of men and 82% of women met the criteria suggested by the physical activity guidelines [ 27 ]. A study on nursing students suggested that some types of physical activity offered in schools and universities might be more attractive to male students than to female ones [ 28 ]. Disparities between sexes in offering services related to BSF in universities should be explored.…”

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Knowledge, attitude, and practice of body shape and fitness among university students in China

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Background Body shape and fitness (BSF) is critical for overall well-being, while university students in China are subjected to stress, peer pressure, performance anxiety, busy schedules, and lack of sleep, which can easily lead to poor BSF. This study aimed to explore the knowledge, attitude, and practice of BSF and related factors among university students in China. Methods This web-based cross-sectional study was conducted on students of 15 universities in China between September 1st and November 30th, 2022. The KAP scores were evaluated using a 38-item questionnaire, including social demography, knowledge, attitude, and practice. Univariable and multivariable regression analyses were performed to identify the factors associated with KAP. Results A total of 995 valid questionnaires were collected. There were 431 (43.3%) males and 564 (56.7%) females. Most participants were sophomores (51.2%) and freshmen (36.3%). Most participants had a BMI of 18–24 kg/m2 (66.1%). The students scored highly on BSF-related knowledge (8.30 ± 1.49), moderately on attitude (37.20 ± 4.46), and low on practice (19.64 ± 4.62). Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that attitude score (P = 0.001), sex (P = 0.001), grade (P = 0.011), body mass index (BMI) (P < 0.050), parent’s education level (P = 0.005), monthly allowance (P < 0.050), and sleep quality and habits (P = 0.016) were independently associated with practice scores. Conclusions University students in China were found to have good knowledge, moderate attitude, and poor practice toward BSF. Attitude, sex, grade, BMI, parents’ education, monthly living expenses, and sleep quality and habits affected their practice. More BSF-related courses or activities are required to motivate students, especially females.

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“…A study done in Iran reveals that majority (96%) of the students felt that physical activity makes them healthier and 32% felt the need for physical activity. 8 In a study done in Saudi Arabia also students had good knowledge about physical activity and its role in protection of diseases in general but knowledge regarding protection against specific diseases like diabetes and hypertension dropped to 36% and 28% respectively. 9 These differences may be due to differences in the sample.…”

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Knowledge, Attitude and Practice on Physical Activity in High School Students of a Rural Residential School of Gadag District

Gayakwad¹

2018

IJoPCCM

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Background: Physical activity plays a very vital role in physical and mental development of children. It also has beneficial effect in prevention of non-communicable diseases in the future and thus reduces risk of premature deaths.Objective: To find out the extent of awareness, attitude and practice of physical activity among high school students of a residential school in Gadag.Methodology: This school-based cross-sectional study was conducted among children in the age group of 14-16 years in Morarji Desai Residential School, Gadag, during January to March 2017. All the students who were present on the day of visit were included in the study. A simple pre-tested predesigned semi-structured questionnaire including a set of 15 questions was provided to the students and data was collected. Data analysis was done by using Microsoft Excel, Open Epi software and SPSS software trial version.Results: Majority (72.5%) of the students had good knowledge score and 75% of the students had poor attitude score. Age was not found to be a determinant for knowledge and attitude towards physical activity among study participants. Females had better knowledge (75%) as compared to males (69.6%). These differences were not found to be statistically significant (p=>0.05). Though knowledge was good among females, they had poor (76.6%) attitude compared to males (55.4%). This was found to be statistically significant (p<0.05). 98.3% students were doing physical activity since it was a residential school. Majority of the students (62.5%) did not do physical activity regularly and 1.7% never did any physical activity.Conclusion: Reports show that the students have knowledge about the beneficial effects of physical activity but when it comes to practice, there is downfall. There should be extra focus on girls and on older children in order to bridge the gaps.

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Knowledge, Attitude and Practice Regarding Physical Activity in Nursing and Midwifery Students

Cited by 5 publications

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Exploring Physical Activity Awareness Among BMC Education Students, Kathmandu

Exploring Physical Activity Awareness Among BMC Education Students, Kathmandu

Knowledge, attitude, and practice of body shape and fitness among university students in China

Knowledge, Attitude and Practice on Physical Activity in High School Students of a Rural Residential School of Gadag District

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