واقع انتشار البدانة والتدخين وعدم ممارسة النشاط الرياضي من أجل الصحة لدى طلبة جامعة العلوم التطبيقية

Abstract EN

The study aimed to identify the extent of the percentage (of obesity and overweight and normal weight , weight loss), smoking and physical inactivity in order to promote health, among a sample of the University of Applied Science students, and depending on the variables of gender, type of, and the level of household income Monthly and academic level, where the study sample consisted of (434) of university students by 231 students, and 203 students, randomly selected from all the university faculties .Changes measured his weight and height, and then used the body mass index formula to identify the prevalence of obesity and overweight and normal weight and weight loss, as well as their response to the questionnaire shows the prevalence of smoking and physical inactivity in order to promote health.

The results indicated an increase in the prevalence of obesity increased by (23.96%) rate (34.97%) for females, and (14.28%) for males, and that there is no statistically significant differences in body mass due to the variables index rankings (college type, monthly income of the family of the student and academic level), and the prevalence of smoking was (35.48%) rate (54.97%) for males and (13.30%) for females, and to the absence of statistical differences in the prevalence depending on the variables type of college and academic level, while showing that the monthly income of the family factor factor influential over the practice of students to the habit of smoking, results also pointed to a rise in the percentage of non-exercise physical activity for health by up to (82.25%) rate (75.32%) for males and (90.14%) for females, and that the variables (total Type , monthly income and family of the student, and the academic level is not influential factors over the students to practice sports activity for health.

In light of the results of the study enables the researcher recommended the need to work to increase the level of health awareness of the importance of physical activity for health, and the face of the dangers of smoking, obesity and overweight among students, as well as conducting extensive studies on the reasons behind the sports practice drop for health among university students