A school-based randomized controlled trial to improve physical activity among Iranian high school girls
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A school-based randomized controlled trial to improve physical activity among Iranian high school girls Parvaneh Taymoori1, Shamsaddin Niknami*2, Tanya Berry3, David Lubans4, Fazloalha Ghofranipour3 and Anoshirvan Kazemnejad5 Address: 1Department of Public Health, School of Health, Kurdistan Medical University, Sanandaj, Iran, 2Department of Health Education, School of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran, 3Faculty of Physical Education and Recreation, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada, 4School of Education, Faculty of Education and Arts, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, UK and 5Department of Biostatistics, School of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University,Tehran, Iran Email: Parvaneh Taymoori - [email protected]; Shamsaddin Niknami* - [email protected]; Tanya Berry - [email protected]; David Lubans - [email protected]; Fazloalha Ghofranipour - [email protected]; Anoshirvan Kazemnejad - [email protected] * Corresponding author
Published: 3 April 2008 International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2008, 5:18 5868-5-18
doi:10.1186/1479-
Received: 28 April 2007 Accepted: 3 April 2008
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Abstract Background: Physical activity (PA) rates decline precipitously during the high school years and are consistently lower among adolescent girls than adolescent boys. Due to cultural barriers, this problem might be exacerbated in female Iranian adolescents. However, little intervention research has been conducted to try to increase PA participation rates with this population. Because PA interventions in schools have the potential to reach many children and adolescents, this study reports on PA intervention research conducted in all-female Iranian high schools. Methods: A randomized controlled trial was conducted to examine the effects of two six-month tailored interventions on potential determinants of PA and PA behavior. Students (N = 161) were randomly allocated to one of three conditions: an intervention based on Pender's Health Promotion model (HP), an intervention based on an integration of the health promotion model and selected constructs from the Transtheoretical model (THP), and a control group (CON). Measures were administered prior to the intervention, at post-intervention and at a six-month follow-up. Results: Repeated measure ANOVAs showed a significant interaction between group and time for perceived benefits, self efficacy, interpersonal norms, social support, behavioral processes, and PA behavior, indicating that both intervention groups significantly improved across the 24-week intervention, w
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