Evaluation of Engineering Collegian Females’ Sedentary Behaviors in the University of Baghdad

Abstract

A cross-sectional study is carried out with female students of the College of Engineering at the University of Baghdad from January 10th, to November 1st, 2021 to evaluate engineering collegian females’ sedentary behaviors.

A sample of eighty engineering collegian females is recruited from the College of Engineering at the University of Baghdad using the non-probability sampling approach to gather a purposive sample. Sedentary Behaviors were evaluated using the Sedentary Behavior Questionnaire and estimated for (18) items during the past day.

The study result indicates that more than half of engineering collegian females have experienced a high level of sedentary behaviors. The study concludes that the sedentary time while studying was too high and more than two-fifth of the engineering collegian females don’t get enough sleep at night. Similarly, the study recommends it is necessary to allocate colleges to safe locations with amenities and students who can spend their spare time moving.