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Impact of Knowledge and Attitude on Saudis’ Physical Activity Practice and Inactivity Barriers: A Questionnaire-based Study
Impact of Knowledge and Attitude on Saudis’ Physical Activity Practice and Inactivity Barriers: A Questionnaire-based Study
- Source :
- Open Access Macedonian Journal of Medical Sciences; Vol. 9 No. E (2021): E-Public Health; 50-58
- Publication Year :
- 2021
- Publisher :
- Scientific Foundation SPIROSKI, Skopje, Republic of Macedonia, 2021.
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Abstract
- BACKGROUND: Community participation in physical activity is considered a major public health preference of WHO. Saudi Arabia in the last decades faced many tremendous economic changes leading to adoption of western dietary habits associated with sedentary lifestyle. AIM: We aimed to study the relationship between both physical activity knowledge and attitude of community to the practice of individuals. METHODS: We used a questionnaire consists of a mixture of closed-ended questions. Participants were recruited through direct meetings in local markets, schools, and workplaces. Seven hundred and sixty six individuals agreed to participate. RESULTS: Overall correct answers to questions about importance of physical activity were 76.58%. The predominance of participants’ attitude was to establish public places for physical activity in each neighborhood (92.1%). Participants acknowledged that they exercise to improve their health (47.5%). Participants mainly perform light exercises (47.2%) on basis of 1–3 times weekly (48.9%). About 90.8% of participants admitted that they like to increase duration of their physical activity. CONCLUSIONS: Overall physical activity practice of participants’ needs encourage overcoming obstacles that prevent individuals from practicing especially lack of time.
- Subjects :
- Gerontology
medicine.medical_specialty
business.industry
Community participation
Public health
Physical activity knowledge
Physical activity
Saudi Arabia
030209 endocrinology & metabolism
General Medicine
Preference
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Physical activity.knowledge
Medicine
030212 general & internal medicine
Duration (project management)
business
Physical activity attitude
Sedentary lifestyle
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 18579655
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Open Access Macedonian Journal of Medical Sciences
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....58b1b426679e4bc02191cb264a7c85cb