The Association between Nutrition and Physical Activity Knowledge and Weight Status of Primary School Educators

Autor/inn/en	Dalais, Lucinda; Abrahams, Zulfa; Steyn, Nelia P.; de Villiers, Anniza; Fourie, Jean M.; Hill, Jillian; Lambert, Estelle V.; Draper, Catherine E.
Titel	The Association between Nutrition and Physical Activity Knowledge and Weight Status of Primary School Educators
Quelle	In: South African Journal of Education, 34 (2014) 3, Artikel 817 (8 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0256-0100
Schlagwörter	Elementary School Teachers; Knowledge Level; Teacher Behavior; Physical Activities; Physical Fitness; Physical Health; At Risk Persons; Body Height; Body Weight; Body Composition; Physiology; Metabolism; Obesity; Age Differences; Place of Residence; Hypertension; Physical Activity Level; Nutrition; Eating Habits; Dietetics; Misconceptions; Foreign Countries; Statistical Analysis; Life Style; Questionnaires; Diabetes; South Africa + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Elementary school; Teacher; Teachers; Grundschule; Volksschule; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Wissensbasis; Teacher behaviour; Lehrerverhalten; Leistungsfähigkeit; Gesundheitszustand; Risikogruppe; Körpergröße; Körpergewicht; Physiologie; Stoffwechsel; Adipositas; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Wohnort; Bluthochdruck; Hypertonie; Ernährung; Ernährungsgewohnheit; Essgewohnheit; Ernährungslehre; Missverständnis; Ausland; Statistische Analyse; Lebensstil; Fragebogen; Südafrika; Süd-Afrika; Republik Südafrika; Südafrikanische Republik
Abstract	The purpose of this study was to investigate primary school educators' health status, knowledge, perceptions and behaviour regarding nutrition and physical activity. Thus, nutrition and physical activity knowledge, attitudes, behaviour and risk factors for the development of non-communicable diseases of 155 educators were assessed in a cross-sectional survey. Height, weight, waist circumference, blood pressure and random glucose levels were measured. Twenty percent of the sample had normal weight (body mass index (BMI, kg/m[superscript 2]) < 25), 27.7% were overweight (BMI= 25 to < 30) and 52.3% were obese (BMI < 30). Most of the participants were younger than 45 years (54.2%), females 78.1%, resided in urban areas (50.3%), with high blood pressure (= 140/90 mmHg: 50.3%), and were inactive (48.7%) with a high waist circumference (> 82 cm: 57.4%). Educators' nutrition and physical activity knowledge was poor. Sixty-nine percent of educators incorrectly believed that eating starchy foods causes weight gain and only 15% knew that one should eat five or more fruit and/or vegetables per day. Aspects of poor nutritional knowledge, misconceptions regarding actual body weight status, and challenges in changing health behaviours, emerged as issues which need to be addressed among educators. Educators' high risk for developing chronic non-communicable diseases (NCDs) may impact on educator absenteeism and subsequently on school functioning. The aspects of poor nutrition and physical activity knowledge along with educators' high risk for NCD development may be particularly significant not merely in relation to their personal health but also the learners they teach. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Education Association of South Africa. University of Pretoria, Centre for the Study of Resilience, Level 3, Groenkloof Student Centre, Department of Educational Psychology, Faculty of Education, George Storrar Road and Lleyds Street, Pretoria 0001, South Africa. Tel: +27-12-420-5798; Fax: +27-12-420-5511; Web site: http://www.sajournalofeducation.co.za/index.php/saje/index
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Update	2020/1/01