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Abstract
The importance of physical activity, fitness and exercise spans a
spectrum of public health issues ranging from disease prevention and
enhancement of a healthy life style for all age groups to the maintenance
of an independent lifestyle in the later stages of life. The importance of
physical activity in reducing morbidity and mortality from chronic
diseases has been well established.
The study was conducted in Ismailia City to design, implement and
measure the effectiveness of a program for promoting physical activity
among secondary school students.
The objectives of the study were design a program for promoting
physical activity among secondary schools’ students in Ismailia city,
implement a program for promoting physical activity among secondary
schools’ students in Ismailia city, identify related factors affecting
physical activity participation, increase prevalence of physical activity
participation among secondary school students in Ismaillia city, identify
factors affecting compliance of the participants’ students in the program,
identify factors affecting compliance of the program’ providers, find out
difficulties in the practical implementation of the program, and secondary
objective was measure the changes in physical fitness after the
implementation of the physical activity program among schools students.
Secondary school students were selected usmg stratified cluster
random sample. The data were collected by using a questionnaire was
designed to collect information about related factors affecting physical
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activities practicing such as age, gender, income, residence, type of
education, level of education and certain health conditions. Participants’
compliance questionnaire was designed for evaluation of the process of
promoting physical activity program.
The collected data were statistically analyzed by a personal
computer with an appropriate statistical package.
The results of the study revealed the followings:
Most of the students were in the age 15 in the general school
(41.8%). In private school more than one third of students in age 14
(35.4%). Most of the students in general school with moderate crowding
index (44.5%), while in private school the majority of students with low
crowding index (57.3%).
More than half of the students in general school with moderate
income index (54.8%) and low income index (35.4%), while in private
school the majority of students with high income index (80.3%).
Most of the students in general and private have ability to practice
physical activity (87.8% and 90.4% respectively).
More than half of the students in general school (54.4%) have time
to practice physical activity. About two thirds of the students in private
schools (64.0%) have time to practice physical activity.
More than one half of the students in private schools (57.39%)
practice less than 30 minutes and 40.1 % in general school.
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) Most of the students in general and private know the benefits of
physical activity (91.6% and 87.1 % respectively).
64.3% of the students in general schools have friend practice
physical activity, and 46.6% of students in private schools.
65.4% of the students in general schools have encouragement of
parents on practice physical activity, and 48.9% of students in private
schools.
About half of the students in general schools (50.6%) have place to
practice physical activity, and more than half of students (51:7%) in
private schools.
About one third of the students in general schools (32.3%) have
instrument to practice physical activity, and 14% % of students in private
schools.
Most of the students in general schools (71.5%) walk on go to
school, most of the students in private schools (62.4%) not walk on go to
school.
Prevalence of physical activity participation in pre program was
63.84% and in post program it was 100%. The percent of students with
high participation was 9.38% in pre program and it was 64.3% in post
program.
The high compliance present in the males more than females
(55.2%, 44.8% respectively). The low compliance present in the females
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more than males it about two thirds of females (67.5%). The high
compliance present more in the age 15 and 14 (36.3%, 29.2%
respectively).
In high compliance the income index was high in the majority of
students (41.3%). The high compliance present in the students with
mother education secondary and university (45.6%,44.1 % respectively).
In the high compliance the majority of the students (98.9%) were
non smokers, students without diseases (98.6%), and in the majority of
students with the ability to perform physical exercise (95.7%).
The high compliance present in the majority of students who
having time to practice physical activity (70.1 ~/o) more than the students
who not have time practice physical activity. And in the majority of
students who enjoy in practicing physical activity (90.7%).
The high compliance present in the majority of students like
education classroom (90.7%). And in the majority of students know the
benefits physical activity (94.3%).
The high compliance present in the majority of students their
friends practice physical activity (61.2%), and in more than two thirds of
students their parents encourage them on physical activity (67.3%).
The high compliance present in the majority of students have a
place for practice of physical activity (60.5%). In high compliance the
majority of students have instrument for practice of physical activity
(71.8%).
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The high compliance present in more than one half of students
(53.7%) who walk on go to school, and in the majority of students
(53.7%) who have encouragement of physical activity.
Students were males, not smoking, not suffering from diseases,
practice of physical activity, having encouragement from friends are
associated with an increased compliance.