Factors Related to Exercise Behavior of Students. Sirindhorn College of Public Health Khon Kean Province

Abstract

The purpose of this cross-sectional descriptive study was to study factors related to exercise behavior and to study exercise behavior of students. Sirindhorn College of Public Health Khon Kean Province the samples used in the study were 215 people. Data were collected by questionnaires. By means of landscape sampling the questionnaires that passed the content validation were IOC between 0.67-1.00 and were used for trial. The confidence test had a value of 0.71-0.89. By stratified sampling method the data was analyzed by using the software package presented with percentage, mean, Standard deviation. Minimum - Highest and analysis using Chi Square test and Fisher’s Exact Test.

The results showed that Overall knowledge was at a good level 95.35% and had knowledge about exercise. at a fair level of 4.65 percent, attitude about exercise 55.81% were in fair condition and 44.19% had good attitude about exercise. 66.05% were in fair condition, followed by exercise behavior The level of improvement was 30.23 percent and there were exercise behaviors. Was at a good level 3.72%. The relationship between various factors and exercise behavior found that age, knowledge about exercise attitude towards physical activity, year level and studied curriculum correlated with exercise behavior Statistical significance (p-value = 0.013, 0.004, = 0.001, = 0.028 and p-value = <0.001, respectively) The gender factor Expenses per month, congenital disease, duration of exercise per week How to exercise Correlated with exercise behavior Without statistical significance (p = 0.557, 0.751, 0.711, 0.376 and p = 0.142)