PHYSICAL ACTIVITY LEVELS AMONG FEMALE TEACHERS AT EDUCATIONAL SCHOOLS OF NATIONAL GUARD KING FAISAL RESIDENTIAL CITY IN JEDDAH CITY, SAUDI ARABIA, 2018: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY.

Badr Aaljasir,Malik Salmuqati,Weam Malahdal,Hana Jgadah,Jumana Hkhouja,Hani Saadalmugti,Majed Naifalosaimi,Waleed Oalgregari,Mohammed Skutbi

doi:10.21474/ijar01/8177

Abstract

08Dec 2018 PHYSICAL ACTIVITY LEVELS AMONG FEMALE TEACHERS AT EDUCATIONAL SCHOOLS OF NATIONAL GUARD KING FAISAL RESIDENTIAL CITY IN JEDDAH CITY, SAUDI ARABIA, 2018: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY. Badr A Aljasir , Hani Saad Al-Mugti , Weam M Al-Ahdal , Hana J Gadah , Majed Naif Alosaimi , Jumana H Khouja , Mohammed S Kutbi , Malik S Al-muqati and Waleed O Al-Gregari. Community & Preventive Medicine Department, King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, King Saud bin Abdul-Aziz University for Health Sciences, Western Region, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, Jeddah city, 21577, Saudi Arabia.Fax number: 00966126552667. Medical college, Umm Al-Qura University, Western Region, Makkah city, 21955, Saudi Arabia. Laboratory and Molecular pathology Department of King Fahd Armed Forces Hospital. Western region, Jeddah city, 21543, Saudi Arabia.

Highlights

Physical inactivity is considered one of the leading risk factors for non-communicable diseases
Female teachers are good models for their students and if they were in healthy life style will reflect in their health and the attitude of their students
A cross- sectional study was conducted on 118 Saudi Female teachers to measure the prevalence physical activity levels and assess its association with socio-demographic factors among female teachers at Educational Schools of National Guard King Faisal Residential city in Jeddah city by using the

Summary

Background

Physical inactivity is considered one of the leading risk factors for non-communicable diseases. Saudi Arabia has just begun to address physical inactivity as recent studies that have shown an alarming prevalence of insufficiently physically active adults. Determining the prevalence of physical inactivity among Saudi women employed in sedentary jobs based on previous studies is limited. Female teachers are good models for their students and if they were in healthy life style will reflect in their health and the attitude of their students

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