Abstract:
The purpose of the study was to assess the status of health and fitness awareness of school
students in selected secondary school in Jimma town. The study used to cross-sectional
research design. The population of the study was selected using purposive sampling technique
(N = 181). The method of data collection instrument was standardized questionnaires. The
dependent variable of the study was general health and fitness status awareness and
independent variable was Health behaviors of students and students’ emotional health
problem. The quantitative data were processed using SPSS Version 26. Frequency and
percentages was used to analyze the general health and fitness status awareness of students.
Spearman Rank Order correlation coefficient was used to analyze the association between
health behaviors of students and general health and fitness status awareness of students.
Linear regression was used to analyze the influence of students’ emotional health problem
affects general health on fitness status awareness of students. The result of the study shows
that General Health and Fitness status and Health Behaviors of students positively correlated,
r (180) = .42, p = 0.01. The study reveals that emotional health problem of students affected
the general Health and Fitness status r(180) = 22.3, p <.001. The finding of the study reveals
that students’ health behavior moderately improves students General Health and Fitness
status. Jimma Town selected secondary school students’ emotional health problem of students
affected the general Health and Fitness status.
