Abstract:
OBJECTIVE: The research was carried out to find out status of fitness among students.
METHOD: the study included finding out information regarding their knowledge about
fitness, their effort to stay fit etc. and to find out the reason for not being fit to solve them.
DESIGN: A standardized questionnaire introduced to student to collect their response.
SETTING: East West University, Dhaka. SUBJECTS: 500 students of the university
among them 287 were male and 213 were female. INTERVENTIONS: A Survey,
questionnaire composed of eating habit related questions, physical activity related
questions, other behavioral factor related questions, health related questions etc.
RESULTS: 57% male and 43% female respondents, 46% belong to age range 20-22,
42% within the range 23-25, BMI, 69% of the population had healthy weight, 19% had
smoking habit, 14% had alcohol consumption habit, sleep duration, 44% actively
participated in sports. Male respondents showed greater percentage in alcohol
consumption and smoking habit, participation in sports etc. female respondents showed
greater percentage in doing meditation and yoga, not doing exercise, physical inactivity
and less participation in sports. Some behaviors for example smoking, active
participation in games, taking outside food, regular exercise differs greatly with age.
Some behavioral pattern differ greatly in male and female for example alcohol
consumption, physical activity, maintaining diet, eating habit, participation in sports etc.
CONCLUSION: Majority of the students had healthy weight. So it can be said that
overall fitness status is satisfactory among university students.
Description:
This thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Pharmacy (B.Pharm) in East West University, Dhaka, Bangladesh.