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IOSR Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences (IOSR-JDMS) e-ISSN: 2279-0853, p-ISSN: 2279-0861.Volume 13, Issue 10 Ver. I (Oct. 2014), PP 119-130 www.iosrjournals.org
Physical Inactivity and Its Associated Factors among University Students
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Goje, Mohammed 1; *Salmiah, Md Said2; Ahmad Azuhairi, Ariffin3; Jusoff, Kamaruzaman4
(Department of Community Health,Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia,43400 UPM Serdang Selangor, Malaysia. 2* (Department of Community Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang Selangor, Malaysia 3 (Department of Community Health,Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang Selangor, Malaysia. 4 (Department of Forest Production, Faculty of Forestry, Universiti Putra Malaysia,43400 UPM Serdang Selangor, Malaysia.
Abstract: Physical inactivity has been associated with increasing prevalence and mortality of cardiovascular and other diseases. The purpose of this study is to identify if there is an association between, self–efficacy, mental health, and physical inactivity among university students. The study comprises of 202 males and 692 females age group 18-25 years drawn from seven faculties selected using a table of random numbers. Questionnaires were used for the data collection. The findings revealed that the prevalence of physical inactivity among the respondents was 41.4%. Using a univariate analysis, the study showed that there was an association between gender (female), low family income, low self-efficacy, respondents with mental health probable cases and physical inactivity (p
