Self Promoting Behaviors Among Teachers in Kerman
Health promoting behaviors are intended to sustain or increase the level of well – being and self – actualization of a given individual or group. The school is an appropriate setting for teaching and encouraging health promoting behaviors in students. Teachers as students’ models have effective role in their training.
In this cross sectional study, 852 teachers in Kerman who were randomly selected were studied by self administered questionnaire for health promoting behaviors .16 general behaviors and 4 specific behaviors for women were evaluated.
Knowledge of overweight for height with 94% was the most prevalent and consumption of low salt diet with %23.5 was the least prevalent of general health promoting behaviors. Knowledge of immunity against rubella with 72% was the most prevalent and monthly self-breast exam was the least prevalent health promoting behaviors in women’s specific behaviors.
Preparing project for teaching health promoting behaviors for teachers in the first step and then providing such a project for teaching students in the next step could spread these behaviors in society, and improve level of general health.
- حق عضویت دریافتی صرف حمایت از نشریات عضو و نگهداری، تکمیل و توسعه مگیران میشود.
- پرداخت حق اشتراک و دانلود مقالات اجازه بازنشر آن در سایر رسانههای چاپی و دیجیتال را به کاربر نمیدهد.