Analysis of status of physical exercises among primary and middle school students in Nanjing City / 中国学校卫生

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Objective@#To understand the current situation of physical exercise participation of primary and secondary school students in Nanjing, and to provide the reference for promoting the healthy development of physical fitness of primary and secondary school students.@*Methods@#By using stratified cluster sampling method, 4 161 students from 14 primary and secondary schools in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province were selected to conduct a questionnaire survey on their participation in physical exercise.@*Results@#Among the primary and secondary school students in Nanjing, 55.57% had more than three hours of physical education class per week, 81.09% of them participated in large class activities organized by the school every day, 23.19% of them participated in extracurricular sports activities more than three times a week, 13.96% of them participated in physical exercise for one hour every day,there were significant in physical exercise items among students of different stages(χ2=52.76, 29.90, 16.14, 39.34; 624.61, 53.04, 151.25, 189.45, P<0.05). 34.34% of the parents supported and accompanied their classmates in family physical exercise, 46.07% of parents supported students’ physical exercise but do not accompanied them, 14.83% of parents’ attitude was not clear, 4.76% of parents did not support students’ physical exercise, 14.32% of families made physical exercise plans; There were significant differences in family physical exercise items among students of different genders and stages(χ2=42.72; 229.44, 26.43, P<0.01). 49.82% of students had more than three sports skills in personal physical exercise, 17.45% of students participated in physical training classes, only 7.14% of students participated in physical exercise weekly. There were genders and stages differences in the current situation of students’ participation in physical exercise(χ2=12.32, 5.60, 24.06; 167.51, 237.90, 223.15, P<0.05).@*Conclusion@#In Nanjing, the reporting rate of regular participation in physical exercise among primary and secondary school students is low, and family-school interaction is needed to promote the healthy development of students.