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Effects of a Home-based Programme on Physical Activity among Undergraduate Female Students in Iraq

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Jian Abdullah Noori, Soh Kim Geok, Norhaizan Mohd Esa, Rohani Ahmad Tarmizi, Nabeel Abdulwahab Ahmed

Pages 672-695 Received: 30 Nov, -0001 Revised: 30 Nov, -0001 Published Online: 16 Jan, 2018

http://dx.doi.org/10.46886/IJARBSS/v7-i14/3696
The study aimed to evaluate the effect of home-based programme to improve physical activity among undergraduate female students in Iraq. The participants were Iraqi sedentary undergraduate female students (N=44) who were assigned to two groups consisted of experimental group (N=22) and control group (N=22) respectively. The experimental group received a 12-week home based intervention programme which focuses on PA, while the control group were maintaining their usual life. Measurements for all the variables were taken prior to the intervention (pre-test), at week 6 (post-test1), and after 12 weeks (post-test2). The results of Mixed between-within subjects analysis of variance shows a statistically significant between the mean test scores in the pre-test, post-test1, and post-test2 measurements of PA in the experimental group. This study provided evidence that home-based intervention programme which focused on physical activity had a significant effect on improving physical activity.