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- Title
Predictors of physical activity among women in Bojnourd, north east of Iran: Pender's health promotion model.
- Authors
Tavakoly Sany, Seyedeh Belin; Vahedian Shahroodi, Mohammad; Hosseini Khaboshan, Zahra; Orooji, Arezoo; Esmaeily, Habibollah; Jafari, Alireza; Tajfard, Mohammad
- Abstract
<bold>Background: </bold>This study examined how socio-demographic characteristics constructs derived from the health promotion model (HPM) influence the level of physical activity (PA) women in Bojnourd, North East of Iran.<bold>Method: </bold>This cross-sectional study has been carried out through multi-stage sampling design on 356 women aged 18-60 years living in Iran. Data was collected through reliable and valid questionnaire survey women who were selected from their homes.<bold>Results: </bold>Most of participants (53.40%) had a low level of physical activity behaviors with minimal physical activity (PA) scores. Using regression analysis showed that 23.22% of the total variance in PA behaviors was predicted by socio-demographic variables, whilst 40.81% of the variance in PA behaviors was predicted by constructs from the HPM. The results from Path modeling indicated that prior behavior, interpersonal influences, perceived self-efficacy, perceived barriers and commitment to PA, were significant predictors for PA behaviors with 86.93% of total effects on PA, whereas, activity-related affect and situational influences had no significant effect on the PA behaviors.<bold>Conclusions: </bold>We found that constructs derived from the HPM are determinants of PA among Iranian women and may be important in developing educational intervention programs to facilitate a physically active lifestyle in this population.
- Subjects
PHYSICAL activity; HEALTH promotion; SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC factors; SELF-efficacy; HEALTH programs
- Publication
Archives of Public Health, 2021, p178
- ISSN
0778-7367
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1186/s13690-021-00698-x