08Dec 2018

PHYSICAL ACTIVITY LEVELS AMONG FEMALE TEACHERS AT EDUCATIONAL SCHOOLS OF NATIONAL GUARD KING FAISAL RESIDENTIAL CITY IN JEDDAH CITY, SAUDI ARABIA, 2018: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY.

  • Community & Preventive Medicine Department, King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, King Saud bin Abdul-Aziz University for Health Sciences, Western Region, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, Jeddah city, 21577, Saudi Arabia.Fax number: 00966126552667.
  • Medical college, Umm Al-Qura University, Western Region, Makkah city, 21955, Saudi Arabia.
  • Laboratory and Molecular pathology Department of King Fahd Armed Forces Hospital. Western region, Jeddah city, 21543, Saudi Arabia.
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Background: Physical inactivity is considered one of the leading risk factors for non-communicable diseases. Saudi Arabia has just begun to address physical inactivity as recent studies that have shown an alarming prevalence of insufficiently physically active adults. Determining the prevalence of physical inactivity among Saudi women employed in sedentary jobs based on previous studies is limited.Female teachers are good models for their students and if they were in healthy life style thus will reflect in their health and the attitude of their students. Methods: A cross- sectional study was conducted on 118 Saudi Female teachers to measure the prevalence physical activity levels and assess its association with socio-demographic factors among female teachers at Educational Schools (elementary, intermediate and high schools) of National Guard King Faisal Residential city in Jeddah city by using the The Global Physical Activity Questionnaire (GPAQ) version 2.0. Results: Low, moderate and high levels of physical activity were reported by 72 %, 21% and 6.8 % of the sample, respectively.Low level of physical activity had significantly associated if the participantsweremarried and age more than 36 years (p = 0.001), have at least master degree (p = 0.001). Salary income, School Type and Service time by Years were not significantly associated with PA level (p > 0.05). Conclusion: high level of physical inactivity among female teachers at Educational Schools (elementary, intermediate and high schools) of National Guard King Faisal Residential city in Jeddah city. Physical inactivity were positivity correlated to old age, maritalstatus (married) and high level of education.

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[Badr A Aljasir, Hani Saad Al-Mugti , Weam M Al-Ahdal, Hana J Gadah, Majed Naif Alosaimi, Jumana H Khouja, Mohammed S Kutbi, Malik S Al-muqati and Waleed O Al-Gregari. (2018); PHYSICAL ACTIVITY LEVELS AMONG FEMALE TEACHERS AT EDUCATIONAL SCHOOLS OF NATIONAL GUARD KING FAISAL RESIDENTIAL CITY IN JEDDAH CITY, SAUDI ARABIA, 2018: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY. Int. J. of Adv. Res. 6 (Dec). 587-594] (ISSN 2320-5407). www.journalijar.com

Dr. Hani Saad Almugti
Consultant Community and preventive medicine Community and Preventive Medicine Department, King Abdullah

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Article DOI: 10.21474/IJAR01/8177      
DOI URL: https://dx.doi.org/10.21474/IJAR01/8177

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