Effect of health education on promotion of physical activity in housewives who refer to health centers of Kermanshah
| Author | Azam Geravandi | en |
| Author | Ghofranipour Fazlolah | en |
| Author | Mansour Rezaei | en |
| Author | Zahra Laghaei | en |
| Author | Shaida Sepahi | en |
| Issued Date | 2014-12-21 | en |
| Abstract | Background: Physical activity is important health behavior for prevention of disease and death. But, the universal estimation of sedentary lifestyle among adults is 17%. This amount among persons who have lower activity (less than 2.5 hours per week) is 31-51%. More than 70% of Iran's population hasn't enough physical activities. The aim of this study was to evaluation of health education on promotion of physical activity in housewives.Methods: This educational intervention was carried out on the housewives in Kermanshah city. The data collection tool was questionnaire structured by researcher. Interventions was included classroom, CDs and manual training. Data in two periods (before and two months after the intervention) were collected and analyzed using SPSS 16 software.Results: Most of participants in intervention and control groups had 25-34 years old. Educational levels between groups hadn’t significant difference (P= 0.104). After education, Mean of physical activity in intervention group in compare to control group had significant difference (P=0.031). | en |
| DOI | https://doi.org/ | en |
| Keyword | Health Education | en |
| Keyword | housewives | en |
| Keyword | physical Activity | en |
| Publisher | Brieflands | en |
| Title | Effect of health education on promotion of physical activity in housewives who refer to health centers of Kermanshah | en |
| Type | Research Article | en |
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