dc.contributor.author | Taha, A.Z.A. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2014-06-17T08:19:57Z | |
dc.date.available | 2014-06-17T08:19:57Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2008 | EN |
dc.identifier.issn | 1020-3397 | EN |
dc.identifier.other | http://applications.emro.who.int/emhj/1402/14_2_2008_0344_0355.pdf | EN |
dc.identifier.uri | https://iris.who.int/handle/10665/117444 | |
dc.description | 344-355 | EN |
dc.description.abstract | The aim of this cross-sectional study was to determine the self-reported knowledge and pattern of physical activity among a sample of 1240 male and 1331 female intermediate and secondary school students in Al-Khobar city, Saudi Arabia. The majority of male and female students knew that physical activity is protective against diseases in general [92.9% and 91.8% respectively] and in the prevention of obesity [69.4% and 78.5%] but had poor knowledge about the role of physical activity in the prevention of diabetes mellitus and hypertension. Significantly more male students than female students practised physical activity 3+ times per week [45.6% versus 33.7%]. Age and the knowledge that exercise protects from obesity were the main determinants of the practice of physical activity among male students | EN |
dc.language.iso | en | EN |
dc.subject | Motor Activity | EN |
dc.subject | Cross-Sectional Studies | EN |
dc.subject | Students | EN |
dc.subject | Schools | EN |
dc.subject | Questionnaires | EN |
dc.subject | Body Mass Index | EN |
dc.subject | Obesity | EN |
dc.subject | Diabetes Mellitus | EN |
dc.subject | Hypertension | EN |
dc.subject.mesh | Knowledge | EN |
dc.title | Self-reported knowledge and pattern of physical activity among school students in Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia | EN |
dc.relation.ispartofjournal | EMHJ - Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 14 (2), 344-355, 2008 | |