Factors affecting health-seeking behavior in sports climbers in Metro Manila: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

In the Philippines, studies on athletes are hard to come by when compared to those done internationally, even more so on newer Olympic sports such as Sports climbing. Furthermore, there is a lack of internationally published research on professional health-seeking behavior for the physical conditions of Filipino athletes. Thus, the objective of the study was to investigate the characteristics of sports climbers in Metro Manila that were associated with better health-seeking behavior.

Materials and methods

An analytical cross-sectional study design was done using an online interview-assisted questionnaire. The Action-intention subscale of the Attitudes Towards Medical Help-seeking Scale was used to measure health-seeking behavior in the study population. Other da

SUBMITTER: Cruz DJT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11891254 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature