Study of Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Saudi Women towards Physical Activity, 2017

Alandijani, Akram Adel; Alali, Samar Yousif; Alotaibi, Abdullah Saud; Alsulami, Aisha Abdulrahman; Alali, Rehab Abdulmohsen; Makkawi, Rabab Abdulrazaq; Alshehri, Waleed Ali; Ibrahim, Eman Mushabab; Alahmadi, Riyadh Awadhallah; Alshehri, Hassan Mohammed

doi:10.12816/0040630

	Study of Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Saudi Women towards Physical Activity, 2017
The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine
Article 28, Volume 69, Issue 2, October 2017, Pages 1964-1967 PDF (209.63 K)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.12816/0040630
Authors
Akram Adel Alandijani¹; Samar Yousif Alali²; Abdullah Saud Alotaibi³; Aisha Abdulrahman Alsulami⁴; Rehab Abdulmohsen Alali²; Rabab Abdulrazaq Makkawi⁵; Waleed Ali Alshehri⁶; Eman Mushabab Ibrahim⁶; Riyadh Awadhallah Alahmadi¹; Hassan Mohammed Alshehri⁶
¹Taibah University
²Primary Health Care Center Alahsaa
³King Faisal University
⁴King Abdulaziz University
⁵Umm AL-Qura University
⁶King Khalid University
Abstract
Background: Physical activity is an effective component of health and prevention of disease. Increasing the general health knowledge about physical activity could prevent obesity and chronic diseases. Objectives: Study the knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) of Saudi women regarding physical activity in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). Methods: This was a community based survey study conducted among 800 Saudi adult females chosen randomly using a multistage random technique during the period from January to April 2017. The study included subjects were asked to fill up a predesigned questionnaire including questions about socio-demographics and assessing the KAP about physical activity. Results: Most of females (64%) had poor knowledge while 36% had good awareness about the physical activity. About 72.2% had poor practice pattern but 22.8% had good practice pattern of physical activity. The attitude toward physical activity was good in the majority of subjects (75.1%) and poor in (24.9%) of them. The overall general KAP of included females regarding physical activity was poor in 62% and good in 38%. Conclusion: The overall general KAP was low among the studied groups thus, there is a dispensable need for providing a good and safe environment for women for practicing routine physical activity. Also, more efforts should be carried out to increase the KAP of females toward physical activity through educational campaigns in internet, TV and health care facilities.
Keywords
KAP; Physical activity; Women; KSA

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