Knowledge, attitude, and level of physical activity among medical undergraduate students in Delhi.
Indian J Med Sci
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2011 Apr; 65(4) 133-142
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em Inglês
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ABSTRACT
Introduction:
Physical inactivity has been implicated as a major risk factor for cardiovascular diseases. The healthy lifestyle of medical students could facilitate the formation of healthy physicians who is more likely to give effective preventive counseling to their patients. Therefore, this study was undertaken to assess the knowledge, attitude, and pattern of the physical activity among the medical students. Materials andMethods:
A cross-sectional study was conducted amongst 161 eligible sixth semester medical undergraduate students. A pretested questionnaire was used to collect the data. Anthropometric measurements were also taken. The data were fed and coded in Microsoft Excel 2007 and analyzed using SPSS 17.0 and Epi Info software of World Health Organization.Results:
Knowledge regarding different types of exercise and anthropometric variables was fairly low among the study participants. Only 9.3% of the students were aware of the recommended level of the physical activity but nearly all (96.27%) were aware of the benefits of it. The attitude of the participants toward the physical activity was favorable, yet only one-third (32.3%) subjects adhered to recommended guidelines. Boys (39.8%) were found to be significantly more active than girls (20.6%) (P = 0.01).Conclusion:
The knowledge and practices regarding the physical activity was found to be low amongst the medical students. There is a need to provide an enabling environment for promoting the physical activity amongst them so that can inculcate the same in their patients.
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Assunto principal:
Estudantes de Medicina
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Feminino
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Humanos
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Masculino
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Atitude
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Antropometria
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Inquéritos e Questionários
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Interpretação Estatística de Dados
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Conhecimento
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Esforço Físico
Tipo de estudo:
Guia de Prática Clínica
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Estudo observacional
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Pesquisa qualitativa
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Fatores de risco
País/Região como assunto:
Ásia
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Indian J Med Sci
Ano de publicação:
2011
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
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