Evaluation of the Weight and Obesity Control Project In students of Kermanshah city

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the Weight and Obesity Control project in students of Kermanshah and to express the challenges and solutions.

The research method was qualitative and based on data foundation theory with a systematic approach. The statistical population of the study was professors and experts in sports sciences in the field that targeted sampling method based on theoretical approach was used. The method of data collection was the study of upstream documents and semi-structured and in-depth interviews with knowledge-aware experts, which continued until the theoretical saturation of the data. The validity of the research tool (interview) was reviewed and confirmed by the interviewees and then by specialized professors. Reliability was also obtained using intra-subject agreement (88%). In order to analyze the data, the open, axial and selective three-step coding method of Strauss and Corbin using software (nvivo10) was used.

The factors affecting the Weight and Obesity Control project include 19 main categories, 39 concepts and 151 factors or open source that cause causal (student sports development, lifestyle change, family-school participation) background characteristics (competitions, requirements Communication-supportive,education) interventionist conditions (environmental factors, motivational conditions, poor facilities, virtualization of schools and measurement conditions) and strategies needed to make the Weight and Obesity Control project effective; There were culture building, health committees, school improvement and physical evaluation. Finally, the consequences of the research are: improving the physical and mental condition of students and families, socio-economic development, increasing health and vitality and positive lifestyle changes. 

While the effectiveness of the Weight and Obesity Control project, its better and more successful rate depends on factors such as culture and the efforts of facilitators, families and students. It is suggested that the managers of the province use the findings and achievements based on this research to make this project more successful in the leading programs.