Factors Affecting Exercise Behavior of Medical Students in Kalasin Hospital

Authors

  • Sakulrat Srirojana
  • Yupaporn Mapanao

Keywords:

factors affecting, health promotion, exercise behavior, medical students, medical education center

Abstract

Background  and  Objective:Providing  health promotion curriculum for medical student, the important issue for learning  activity setting  is health behavior data  especially the exercise behavior of medical students. This curriculum is important for  development  to health promotion  medical school.  This study aims to study factors  affecting  the exercise  behavior  of  medical students who have studied at medical  education center , Kalasin hospital.

Method: Descriptive study  by  closed – end questionnaire was conducted on medical students who have studied at medical education center, Kalasin hospital in the 2012 academic year. Data were analyzed by using average percentage, mean and standard deviation.

Result: There were 63 medical students, 16 were males (25.40%). For  perception of exercise,  the most average point was the exercise make them healthy (3.52) and the least average point was the exercise causing waste time for their clinical learning (2.04) . For attitude of exercise, the most average point was the exercise being the good behavior (3.50) and the least average point was the exercise being suitable for only athlete (1.52) . About supportive factors for exercise from medical education center, the most average point was the convenience for going to health center (4.36) and the least average point was the adequate and proper documents for exercise (3.20). And  supportive factor for exercise from social, the most average point  was the providing of equipments for exercise (3.92) and the least average point was the participation and facilitation of medical teachers  in exercise (3.24).

Conclusions :The medical students at Kalasin medical education center  had the good perception and attitude for exercise.  Medical education center has provided adequate equipments and convenience  setting for exercise. The medical students  need  more  proper documents for exercise and the participation of  medical teachers in exercise.

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Srirojana S, Mapanao Y. Factors Affecting Exercise Behavior of Medical Students in Kalasin Hospital. SRIMEDJ [Internet]. 2015 Sep. 5 [cited 2024 Nov. 7];30(3):292-8. Available from: https://li01.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/SRIMEDJ/article/view/39308

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