Identification of motives and barriers to physical activity of polish young mothers

Abstract Background The purpose of the study was to determine the level of physical activity of young mothers living in rural and urban areas and their free time budget. The article also aims to indicate motivating factors and barriers encountered during physical activity. Methods A diagnostic surve...

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Main Authors: Andrzej Soroka, Agnieszka Godlewska, Elżbieta Krzęcio-Nieczyporuk, Paulina Kozioł
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-09-01
Series:BMC Women's Health
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12905-020-01061-y
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spelling doaj-29aa45ddbf454dca8c9be3c78523580d2020-11-25T01:55:22ZengBMCBMC Women's Health1472-68742020-09-012011710.1186/s12905-020-01061-yIdentification of motives and barriers to physical activity of polish young mothersAndrzej Soroka0Agnieszka Godlewska1Elżbieta Krzęcio-Nieczyporuk2Paulina Kozioł3Siedlce University of Natural Sciences and Humanities, Faculty of Medical and Health SciencesSiedlce University of Natural Sciences and Humanities, Faculty of Medical and Health SciencesSiedlce University of Natural Sciences and Humanities, Faculty of Medical and Health SciencesSiedlce University of Natural Sciences and Humanities, Faculty of Medical and Health SciencesAbstract Background The purpose of the study was to determine the level of physical activity of young mothers living in rural and urban areas and their free time budget. The article also aims to indicate motivating factors and barriers encountered during physical activity. Methods A diagnostic survey method, including two survey IPAQ questionnaires – the long version and author’s questionnaire, has been applied in the study. A representative sample consisted of 1064 young mothers who gave birth in 2017. Student T test and discriminate function analysis have been used in statistical analysis. Results No significant difference appeared between young mothers from rural areas and urban areas in the level of physical activity. At the same time, the authors of the study identified several smaller differences when analyzing particular aspects of physical activity. Young mothers from rural areas more often declared their participation in physical activity to improve their physical condition and reduce pain complaints. On the other hand, young mothers from urban areas emphasized that physical activity helps them to strengthen self-confidence and improve their position in the family. In case of the main barriers to physical activity, both group of respondents pointed to the lack of money and interest in occasional events. Conclusions The main conclusion is that more efforts are needed is to strengthen family support and material status of young families. It is also important to eliminate infrastructure barriers, mostly in rural areas and raise awareness on the importance of health education.http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12905-020-01061-yPhysical activityYoung mothersRural areasUrban areasMotives and barriers
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Agnieszka Godlewska
Elżbieta Krzęcio-Nieczyporuk
Paulina Kozioł
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Agnieszka Godlewska
Elżbieta Krzęcio-Nieczyporuk
Paulina Kozioł
Identification of motives and barriers to physical activity of polish young mothers
BMC Women's Health
Physical activity
Young mothers
Rural areas
Urban areas
Motives and barriers
author_facet Andrzej Soroka
Agnieszka Godlewska
Elżbieta Krzęcio-Nieczyporuk
Paulina Kozioł
author_sort Andrzej Soroka
title Identification of motives and barriers to physical activity of polish young mothers
title_short Identification of motives and barriers to physical activity of polish young mothers
title_full Identification of motives and barriers to physical activity of polish young mothers
title_fullStr Identification of motives and barriers to physical activity of polish young mothers
title_full_unstemmed Identification of motives and barriers to physical activity of polish young mothers
title_sort identification of motives and barriers to physical activity of polish young mothers
publisher BMC
series BMC Women's Health
issn 1472-6874
publishDate 2020-09-01
description Abstract Background The purpose of the study was to determine the level of physical activity of young mothers living in rural and urban areas and their free time budget. The article also aims to indicate motivating factors and barriers encountered during physical activity. Methods A diagnostic survey method, including two survey IPAQ questionnaires – the long version and author’s questionnaire, has been applied in the study. A representative sample consisted of 1064 young mothers who gave birth in 2017. Student T test and discriminate function analysis have been used in statistical analysis. Results No significant difference appeared between young mothers from rural areas and urban areas in the level of physical activity. At the same time, the authors of the study identified several smaller differences when analyzing particular aspects of physical activity. Young mothers from rural areas more often declared their participation in physical activity to improve their physical condition and reduce pain complaints. On the other hand, young mothers from urban areas emphasized that physical activity helps them to strengthen self-confidence and improve their position in the family. In case of the main barriers to physical activity, both group of respondents pointed to the lack of money and interest in occasional events. Conclusions The main conclusion is that more efforts are needed is to strengthen family support and material status of young families. It is also important to eliminate infrastructure barriers, mostly in rural areas and raise awareness on the importance of health education.
topic Physical activity
Young mothers
Rural areas
Urban areas
Motives and barriers
url http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12905-020-01061-y
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