PERBEDAAN TINGKAT AKTIVITAS FISIK ANTARA REMAJA DESA DAN KOTA DI KABUPATEN BANYUMAS
Abstract: Physical activity is
movement of the body produced by skeletal muscle contraction that increase
energy expenditure. Low levels of physical activity or sedentary behavior is
one of the behavioral tendency of the current world population. The research on
levels of physical activity in adolescents in rural and urban areas have never
done before. Although many differences between rural and urban are indirectly
affect the level of physical activity.
Objective: The aim of this study is to knowing the different levels of
physical activity between rural and urban adolescents at Banyumas Regency.
Methods: This study was conducted by using observational analytic cross
sectional design with 72 adolescents as respondents. The respondents were high
school students derived from 4 high schools of urban and rural area, 2 schools
each. Each respondents from school of rural and urban were 36 respondents.
Physical activity level was assessed with GPAQ questionnaire.
Results: Analysis for the differences of physical activity level was
using paired T-test analysis. Univariate analysis showed a mean rate of rural
adolescent’s physical activity 2272.78±3165.26 MET/week and a mean rate of
urban adolescents’s physical activity 2321.89±2387.91. Bivariate analysis showed
no significant differences of physical activity level between rural and urban
adolescents (p=0,249).
Conclusion: There was no different level of physical activity between
rural and urban adolescents at Banyumas Regency
Penulis: Benza Asa Dicaraka,
Susiana Candrawati, Madya Ardi Wicaksono
Kode Jurnal: jpkesmasdd140349
