Perceived barriers of physical activity among KOSPEN community in Putrajaya
Background: In Federal Territory of Putrajaya, the prevalence of physical inactivity in 2015 was 32.5% compared to 2011 with 56.5%, as reported in National Health Morbidity Survey. Although various facilities have been provided in Putrajaya and was selected as a garden city concept town, the pu...
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Community Health Society Malaysia
2018
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| Online Access: | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/75251/1/Perceived%20barriers%20of%20physical%20activity%20among%20KOSPEN%20community%20in%20Putrajaya%20.pdf http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/75251/ http://publichealthmy.org/ejournal/ojs2/index.php/ijphcs/article/view/894 https://doi.org/10.32827/ijphcs.5.6.332 |
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| Summary: | Background: In Federal Territory of Putrajaya, the prevalence of physical inactivity in 2015
was 32.5% compared to 2011 with 56.5%, as reported in National Health Morbidity Survey.
Although various facilities have been provided in Putrajaya and was selected as a garden city
concept town, the public do not use the facilities as much as they should. Only a few studies
were conducted on perceived barriers of physical activity, especially in Malaysia.
Materials and Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted among Komuniti Sihat
Pembina Negara (KOSPEN) community in Putrajaya. A self-administered questionnaire was
used in this study. Barriers was categorized into personal, physical and social environment
barriers. Statistical test such as parametric test and non-parametric test were used to test the
association between independent variables and perceived barriers of physical activity.
Multiple Linear Regression test was used to determine the predictors.
Result: Descriptive analysis showed that majority of the respondent were married (84.5%),
had degree and above (59.2%), unemployed (74.9%), had household income between RM
4000 and RM 8500 (70.7%). The perception that ‘other recreational activities with family
were more fun’ was the most frequently reported barrier. Low knowledge about health and
been married status were shown as predictors.
Conclusion: The results of this study can be used to design a health programme using the
appropriate domain. For future studies, it is proposed to study predictors on each perceived
barrier domain and to propagate independent variables to obtain much more information in
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