Health Awareness among University Students in Jordan

Ashraah, Mamdouh M.; Mahasneh, Ahmad M.; Al-Sawalmeh, Aeshah A.; Abusheikh, Atieh I.

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“…In addition, there is a significant difference in the level of health awareness between males and females in favor of males. This result agrees with the studies that have determined the existence of significant differences between males and females in the level of health awareness (Al-Arjan et al, 2013;Ashraah et al, 2013;Maaki, 2017). On the contrary, this result differed with the results of the study (Al-Arjan et al, 2013), which determined that the differences are in favor of females.…”

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“…In addition, the standard deviation is estimated at 0.56. This result is consistent with the study of Alonazi et al, (2016), while it differs with the studies of (Al- Ali, 2001;Gelany & Moussa, 2012;Abdalhaqq et al, 2012;Ashraah et al, 2013;Alarjan et al, 2013;Maaki, 2017;Iqbal et al, 2020). Moreover, the distribution of the health awareness level follows the normal distribution.…”

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“…Moreover, the level of health awareness differed according to age, gender in favor of females and the educational level in favor of fourth year students (Al-Arjan et al, 2013). There are significant differences in the level of health awareness among students at the Hashemite University in Jordan, according to the factors of gender, specialization, academic level, and GPA (Ashraah et al, 2013). Regarding the level of health locus of control, it differs according to the factors of scientific specialization and marital status.…”

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“…Several studies have dealt with measuring the level of health awareness among students in different educational stages. The level of health awareness was low among primary school students in government schools in Palestine (Al-Ali, 2001), Egyptian university students (Gelany & Moussa, 2012), and students of the Hashemite University in Jordan (Ashraah et al, 2013), and secondary school students (Iqbal et al, 2020). There is also a decrease in the level of health awareness among the rural population in Egypt (Maaki, 2017).…”

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Determining the Level of Health Awareness among Hospitality Students: A Case Study of the Faculty of Tourism and Hotels at Minia University in Egypt

Abdelmawgoud¹

2020

International Journal of Heritage, Tourism and Hospitality

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This research aims to determine the level of health awareness and the level of health locus of control among hospitality students. The simple random sample of the study consisted of 95 firststage students of the hotel management department at the faculty of tourism and hotels in Minia university during the first semester of the academic year 2019/2020. The study results revealed that the degree of the health awareness level and the health locus of control level are high. In addition, they are significant differed according to the gender in favor of males. Moreover, there is a direct correlation between the level of health awareness and the level of health locus of control (r = 0.444, Sig = 000). Finally, the regression model of the level of health awareness (Y) with the level of health locus of control (X) is Y = 1.955 + 0.513X.

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Determining the Level of Health Awareness among Hospitality Students: A Case Study of the Faculty of Tourism and Hotels at Minia University in Egypt

Abdelmawgoud¹

2020

International Journal of Heritage, Tourism and Hospitality

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“…Similarly, Ashraah et al . [ 17 ] find out that there are statistically significant differences in the level of health awareness due to specialization.…”

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Health and environmental practices levels among female students of scientific and humanities academic majors

Senousy

ALsharoa

2021

Journal of Education and Health Promotion

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BACKGROUND: Courses’ resources is an important ingredient for building awareness, despite the availability of health and environmental knowledge in some subjects, students’ practices still need more improvement. The study aims to investigate the level of health and environmental practices among university female students of both scientific and humanities subject majors, and its relationship to the academic major. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A descriptive research design is applied to a sample of 410 female students enrolled in scientific and humanities majors during 2017/2018 academic year. A “Health and Environmental Practices Scale” is prepared for data collection. It includes 58 items with Cronbach's alpha = 0.71 and 0.69 for the two domains. The means percentage and independent t -test for the two majors applied, as P ≤ 0.05 was statistically significant. RESULTS: Results showed that (i) the level of health and environmental practices is “moderate” with a mean of 2.89, 3.17 for both domains, respectively; (ii) there is no statistically significant difference between health practices level and environmental practices level; (iii) there is no statistically significant difference between humanities and scientific majors and health and environmental practices level among students of humanities and scientific majors, which means that the impact of the interdisciplinary courses on the level of health and environmental practices is not clear. CONCLUSIONS: Health and environmental awareness among students are found to be moderate. However, actual health and environmental practices are still a huge challenge because of the gap between theory and practice.

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Effects of a health education intervention on knowledge and attitudes towards chronic non‐communicable diseases among undergraduate students in Jordan

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Aim To assess the effect of a health promotion course on knowledge and attitudes towards chronic non‐communicable diseases (CNCDs) among undergraduate students in a Jordanian university. Design A one‐group pre‐test–post‐test study design was used. Methods A convenience sample of 178 undergraduate students registered in a 3‐credit health promotion course was enrolled in the study and completed both pre‐ and post‐tests. This course is offered as an elective course for undergraduate students by the Faculty of Nursing at a large public university in Jordan. Twelve, one‐hour interactive sessions regarding CNCDs topics were delivered over 3 weeks as part of the health promotion course. A computer‐based questionnaire was used to evaluate students’ knowledge and attitudes towards CNCDs including diabetes, hypertension and cancer, before and after undertaking the course. Results There was a significant improvement in the overall knowledge (Cohen's d effect size ( d ) = 1.08) and attitudes ( d = 0.62) among all the students, regardless of gender. The overall knowledge and attitudes scores were significantly higher among females in the pre‐test, but the differences in their overall scores became insignificant in the post‐test. Education on specific topics was effective in improving university students’ knowledge and attitudes about health‐promoting behaviours, thereby preventing CNCDs. It is important to incorporate health promotion education regarding CNCDs into university curricula using innovative approaches to enhance healthy behaviours in young adults.

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Health Awareness among University Students in Jordan

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Determining the Level of Health Awareness among Hospitality Students: A Case Study of the Faculty of Tourism and Hotels at Minia University in Egypt

Determining the Level of Health Awareness among Hospitality Students: A Case Study of the Faculty of Tourism and Hotels at Minia University in Egypt

Health and environmental practices levels among female students of scientific and humanities academic majors

Effects of a health education intervention on knowledge and attitudes towards chronic non‐communicable diseases among undergraduate students in Jordan

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