Saeed Abad village women experiences about community based interventions in physical activity domain – A qualitative study

Abstract

Based on WHO information, women due to performing the various role at family are high risk group. One of the most important indicators of women's health are related to disease. Among the diseases, according to the prevalence approach, the most important damages to women's health can be identified. These include diabetes, hypertension, overweight, obesity, and so on. Today, civilized lifestyles and technology developments have created movement restrictions and caused many physical and mental illnesses. Material & methods: The present cross-sectional study was conducted to determine the lived experiences of women in Saeed Abad village on community-based interventions in physical activity using content analysis technique. The data of this study were collected through individual interviews and then the results were extracted using thematic analysis approach. Results: The results of the interviews with individuals after implementation and analysis were identified based on codes, sub codes and duplicate sub codes. At the end of the program affects of participant at the program, Facilitating factors affecting program participation, barriers and 12 sub code was determined.