STUDENT’S CARDIOVASCULAR HEALTH AWARENESS DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC PROCESS: THE CASE OF SİVAS, TURKEY

Authors

  • Erkan Konca Yavuz Selim Secondary School, Sivas, Turkey
  • Egemen Ermiş Yaşar Doğu Faculty of Sport Sciences, Department of Coaching Training, Ondokuz Mayıs University, Samsun, Turkey
  • Necati Alp Erilli Faculty of Economics, Department of Econometrics, Sivas Cumhuriyet University, Sivas, Turkey
  • Aydan Ermiş School of Foreign Languages, Ondokuz Mayıs University, Samsun, Turkey

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.46827/ejpe.v7i3.3972

Keywords:

children’s cardiovascular health, nutrition, stress, exercise, smoking

Abstract

Cardiovascular diseases, one of the important health problems of our day, seriously threaten human health. For this reason, it is very important to raise awareness about cardiovascular health from childhood and to develop behaviors accordingly. The aim of this study is to find out cardiovascular health awareness in students between the ages of 7 and 16 during the pandemic. 216 students continuing their education in the city centre of Sivas, Turkey participated in the study. A survey form on socio-demographic characteristics of the students and Children’s Cardiovascular Health Promotion Attitude Scale (CCHPAS) were used in the study. Demographic characteristics were collected online with a 9-question form. KMO value (0.741) was found to be moderate. Bartlett Sphericity test (p=0.00) was found to be significant. The fact that these two values are significant shows that the survey is suitable for factor analysis. 4 factors were determined as a result of factor analysis. These 4 factors explain 60% of the variance. No statistically significant difference was found in both total scale and 4 factors in terms of gender (p>0.05). While no statistically significant difference was found for the first factor in terms of the state of having social media account (p>0.05), significant difference was found for the other factors and total scale score (p<0.05). It was also examined whether there were differences between factors and total scale score in terms of age groups, and while no statistically significant difference was found in terms of Factor 1, Factor 2 and Factor 4 (p>0.05), difference was found in terms of Factor 3 and total scale scores (p<0.05). As a result of the study, it was found that the participants had good level of awareness about cardiovascular health.

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Author Biographies

  • Erkan Konca, Yavuz Selim Secondary School, Sivas, Turkey
    Dr. Erkan Konca has a Doctor’s degree in the sport science field.
  • Egemen Ermiş, Yaşar Doğu Faculty of Sport Sciences, Department of Coaching Training, Ondokuz Mayıs University, Samsun, Turkey
    Dr. Egemen Ermiş is Associate Professor Doctor at Ondokuz Mayıs University, Yaşar Doğu Faculty of Sports Sciences, Samsun, Turkey.
  • Necati Alp Erilli, Faculty of Economics, Department of Econometrics, Sivas Cumhuriyet University, Sivas, Turkey
    Dr. Necati Alp Erilli is Associate Professor Doctor at Sivas Cumhuriyet University, Faculty of Economics Department of Econometrics, Statistical Department, Sivas, Turkey.
  • Aydan Ermiş, School of Foreign Languages, Ondokuz Mayıs University, Samsun, Turkey
    Dr. Aydan Ermiş, School of Foreign Languages, Ondokuz Mayıs University, Samsun, Turkey.

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2021-10-15

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