Prevalence of health behaviors and their associated factors among a sample of university students in India

Peltzer, Karl; Pengpid, Supa; Mohan, Krishna

doi:10.1515/ijamh-2013-0331

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“…The results of a research conducted in Kuwait for assessing the health promoting style of nursing students showed that males achieved higher scores compared to females (3). Emami et al and Plutzer et al reported a significant difference between gender and health promoting behaviors (21,28), which was consistent with the present study. They aimed at examining health behaviors.…”

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Students’ Health Promoting Behaviors: A Case Study at Shiraz University of Medical Sciences

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Background: One of the most important factors determining the health of individuals is their health promoting behaviors. Objectives: This study was conducted to investigate the status of health promoting behaviors of students at Shiraz University of Medical Sciences. Methods: This cross-sectional descriptive-analytical study was conducted on 370 students of Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, during year 2017. Data were collected through a standard health-promoting lifestyle questionnaire that was designed with 10 dimensions (physical health, exercise and wellbeing, weight and nutrition control, disease prevention, psychological health, spiritual health, social health, refrain from drug, accident prevention and environmental health with a total of 70 questions). Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, T-test, analysis of variance (ANOVA), and Pearson's correlation coefficient by the SPSS software, version 23, at a significance level of α = 0.05. Results: The mean score of total health promoting behaviors was evaluated as 4.70 ± 1.20, which was in a good range. Avoiding medicines and drugs (5.14 ± 1.08) had the highest and exercise and health (4.07 ± 1.50) had the lowest mean score. There was a positive and significant correlation between all components of health promoting behaviors (P < 0.05). There was a significant differences between demographic variables, such as gender (P = 0.04) and university entrance year (P = 0.00), and total health promoting behaviors. Conclusions:The status of health promoting behaviors was estimated to be desirable. Also, holding health education programs focusing on exercise and health in academic settings is recommended.

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“…Likewise, a healthy diet is understood to play a significant role in the lives of university students—that is, a considerably large population group which could be targeted to prevent numerous health problems [ 6 ]. Indeed, international research has demonstrated that student life in the university setting is characterized by many changes in eating behaviors and dietary patterns [ 7 ; 8 ].…”

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Factors influencing eating behavior and dietary intake among resident students in a public university in Bangladesh: A qualitative study

Kabir¹,

2018

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BackgroundOver the past decades, Bangladesh has made substantial progress in improving higher education, and in part, this was achieved by promoting residence based higher education in public universities. University residency is considered a crucial period for students to develop healthy eating habits and adopt nutritious intake, which comprise a strong foundation for good health throughout life. Although, there is extensive literature on eating behaviors and dietary intake internationally, there appears to be relatively scarce research and analysis concerning Bangladesh. This study aims to address this, by investigating the factors that influence eating behavior and dietary intake.MethodsAdopting a qualitative approach, we conducted 25 in-depth interviews and 13 focus group discussions with students of various disciplines and semesters. We used thematic analysis to analyze the textual data, and methodological triangulation to validate the information provided.ResultsStudent eating behavior and dietary intake are influenced by a variety of factors. Individual factors (cooking skills, food taste, food taboos, and knowledge and perceptions), societal factors (influence of peers and social norms), factors related to university (campus culture and frequency of examination), and environmental factors (availability of cooking resources and facilities and food prices) emerged as the key aspects that determine students’ eating behavior and dietary intake.ConclusionThis is the first study that explored factors influencing nutritional behavior and dietary intake among resident graduates in a Bangladeshi university. The results suggest that resident students have a poor dietary intake that might have a harmful impact on their health, well-being, and academic performance. Therefore, multilevel nutritional interventions may be beneficial to promote healthy eating behavior and dietary intake among university students.

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“…[ 23 , 24 ] One cross-sectional survey of 800 university students in India found that there was a high rate of overweight and obesity and poor dietary patterns. [ 25 ] With the development of technology, more and more college students are using electronic devices. Researchers have begun to pay increased attention to the impact of electronic equipment on the health of students.…”

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Association between lifestyle factors and suboptimal health status among Chinese college freshmen: a cross-sectional study

Liu

Zhou

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BMC Public Health

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BackgroundSuboptimal health status (SHS) is the third state between good health and disease. SHS is the clinical or pre-disease status of psychosomatic disease and a major global public health challenge. Although its underlying causes remain unclear, lifestyle is one of the most important factors affecting health status.MethodsA cross-sectional survey was conducted at Renmin University of China in September of 2015. Data were collected from college freshmen using a questionnaire covering characteristics, lifestyle, nutrition status, and health status. A total of 6025 questionnaires were distributed during the study period, and 5344 completed responses were received.ResultsThe prevalence rates for the “healthy,” “SHS,” and “disease” groups of college freshmen were 46.7% (2433), 51.2% (2667), and 2.1% (111), respectively. It is notable that health status was significantly positively correlated with lifestyle (Spearman’s r = 0.4435, p < 0.001). The multivariate Logistic regression results showed that students who were relatively younger and students from rural areas had a higher percentage of SHS. Good sleep quality (aOR = 0.650, 95%CI = 0.612–0.690), abundant physical exercise (aOR = 0.889, 95%CI = 0.845–0.933), and adequate nutrition intake (aOR = 0.868, 95%CI = 0.864–0.908) are negatively associated with SHS. Overuse of electronic devices (aOR = 1.066, 95%CI = 1.013–1.121), smoking (aOR = 1.824, 95%CI = 1.195–2.755), and weight loss (aOR = 1.255, 95%CI = 1.043–1.509) are positively associated with SHS.ConclusionsPoor lifestyle behaviors are associated with SHS. In particular, the overuse of electronic devices is one of underlying causes of SHS. By altering lifestyle behaviors for the better, the health statuses of these college freshmen can be effectively improved.Electronic supplementary materialThe online version of this article (10.1186/s12889-017-5002-4) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

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Prevalence of health behaviors and their associated factors among a sample of university students in India

Cited by 17 publications

References 44 publications

Students’ Health Promoting Behaviors: A Case Study at Shiraz University of Medical Sciences

Students’ Health Promoting Behaviors: A Case Study at Shiraz University of Medical Sciences

Factors influencing eating behavior and dietary intake among resident students in a public university in Bangladesh: A qualitative study

Association between lifestyle factors and suboptimal health status among Chinese college freshmen: a cross-sectional study

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