Abstract
This study aimed to develop an intervention strategy based on the social-ecological model’s individual, interpersonal, and organizational levels for increasing adolescents’ physical activity in Pakistan. An 8-week intervention was carried out for 618 school students in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, using the social-ecological approach. Using a quantitative approach with a quasi-experimental design, self-report assessments were given before and after the intervention. The intervention group received weekly leaflet deliveries of the intervention materials. To confirm the intervention effects under pre- and post-test conditions, repeated measure analysis of variance was used. The findings indicate that there was a significant intervention effect on the intervention group’s participation in physical activity compared to the control group from the baseline (M = 12.01, SD = 0.136) to the 8-week post-test (M = 16.30, SD = 0.125). In Pakistan, the social-ecological model-based intervention has successfully and sufficiently increased physical activity among schoolchildren and adolescents.
Presenters
Moazzam TanveerConsultant/Assistant Professor, Allied Health Sciences and Sports Sciences, Health Services Academy Park Road, Chak Shahzad, Islamabad, Pakistan Ejaz Asghar
Head of Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Health Services Academy, Islamabad, Pakistan
Details
Presentation Type
Paper Presentation in a Themed Session
Theme
Health Promotion and Education
KEYWORDS
Social-ecological model; Physical activity; Quasi-experimental; School-based intervention
