The Effect of an Educational Intervention on Sitting Behavior of Female Student ‎of High School of Izeh, Ahvaz, Iran: A Protocol Design

Students spend a lot of time at the school sitting on the bench. Sitting in the wrong position put pressure on muscles, ligaments, lumbar joints, intervertebral discs, and other muscles. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of an educational intervention on sitting behavior in female student of high school of Izeh, Ahvaz, Iran. In present semi-experimental (field trial) study, 146 female secondary school students of Izeh in 2017-18 were selected using random clustering sampling method; we selected two schools, and randomly selected one of the schools as the intervention group and another school as the control group. The data collection tools included Nordic questionnaire and a researcher–made questionnaire. Data were analyzed by SPSS 21 software, using independent t-test and Chi-square test. We expect the findings from our study to improve the behavior of the poor, and increase the knowledge and attitude of the students. The results of the study are based on an intervention that is being investigated by the researcher in the near future.