scholarly journals Smoking in Australian university students and its association with socio‐demographic factors, stress, health status, coping strategies, and attitude

2011 ◽  
Vol 111 (2) ◽  
pp. 117-132 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jing Sun ◽  
Nicholas Buys ◽  
Donald Stewart ◽  
David Shum ◽  
Lynette Farquhar
Keyword(s):  
Health Status ◽  
University Students ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Demographic Factors ◽  
Socio Demographic Factors

Health awareness, lifestyle and dietary behavior of university students in the northeast part of Bangladesh

2018 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mahmuda Mohammad ◽  
Muhammad Abdul Baker Chowdhury ◽  
Md Nazrul Islam ◽  
Arifa Ahmed ◽  
Farha Nusrat Zahan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Status ◽  
University Students ◽  
Dietary Habits ◽  
Healthy Lifestyle ◽  
Dietary Behavior ◽  
Demographic Factors ◽  
Dietary Habit ◽  
Health Awareness ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Socio Demographic Factors

AbstractIntroductionUniversity students generally face a variety of challenges. During this period of life, they practice some unhealthy eating patterns and lifestyles. Therefore, we aimed to assess the health awareness status of university students from the northeast part of Bangladesh and to evaluate its associated factors.MethodsWe conducted a cross-sectional study using a stratified random sampling among public and private university students from the northeast region of Bangladesh and interviewed 1143 students. We used a self-reported questionnaire, including questions related to awareness status, lifestyle practice, dietary habit and socio-demographic factors. To assess students’ health awareness status and its association with their lifestyle practices and socio-demographic factors, we used logistic regression models.ResultsThe majority (61%) of the students were not aware of better health status and their dietary habits were not adequate. Smokers [odds ratio (OR): 0.66; 95% confidence interval (CI): 0.44, 0.99] were less likely to be aware of better health status. The participants who thought that they were leading a healthy lifestyle were less likely (OR: 0.71; CI: 0.56, 0.92) to be aware. Moreover, frequency of participating in sports and the psychological factors related to eating behaviors were significantly (p < 0.05) associated with health awareness status.ConclusionOur study findings may help to create a foundation for possible interventional programs on health awareness and nutritional education to improve the health awareness status and dietary behavior of university students. To prevent students from poor eating habits while feeling happy, effective programs (e.g. seminars, projects and media campaigns) should be held, which may include enhancing healthy and recommended amounts of food consumption.

scholarly journals Socio-demographic and psychosocial predictors of rheumatoid arthritis health outcome

2004 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 10
Author(s):  
Pamela Naidoo ◽  
Graham C Lindegger ◽  
Girish M Mody
Keyword(s):  
Rheumatoid Arthritis ◽  
Health Outcome ◽  
Health Status ◽  
Functional Status ◽  
Psychological Factors ◽  
Demographic Factors ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Tender Joint ◽  
Socio Demographic Factors ◽  
The Impact

Objectives. To investigate the psychosocial aspects of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and to determine the predictors of RA health outcome in a low socio-economic group of clinic-based adult RA patients.Design. This was a cross-sectional study. Clinic-based adult RA patients were subjected to a series of self- administered questionnaires to assess their experience of the disease. Coping, social support, causal attribution, cognitive illness representation, pain and functional status were assessed. Joint status, which indicated the degree of severity of joint inflammation for each RA patient, was assessed by a rheumatologist.Subjects. The sample consisted of 186 RA patients with a mean age of 49.51 years and a mean duration of RA of 10.80 years.Outcome measures. Health status measures defined by pain and functional status, and joint status.Results. Psychological factors, especially coping, were more significant predictors of self-report of pain and functional status than socio-demographic factors. Both socio-demographic factors and psychological factors (especially coping) were found to be significant predictors of swollen and tender joint status.Conclusion and recommendations. As a psychological factor, coping emerged as a consistent predictor of both self-report of pain and functional status, and swollen and tender joint status. It is recommended that to enhance the quality of life of RA patients and improve their health status, the impact of psychosocial factors such as the way in which patients cope with their disease status, must be considered. Further, it is recommended that health professionals collaborate not only in attempting to refine the theoretical conceptualisation of RA, but also in devising holistic and multidisciplinary care for individuals afflicted with the disease.

ADULT ANTHROPOMETRIC MEASURES AND SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS INFLUENCING AGE AT MENARCHE OF UNIVERSITY STUDENTS IN MALAYSIA

2013 ◽  
Vol 45 (5) ◽  
pp. 705-717 ◽  
Author(s):  
MD. GOLAM HOSSAIN ◽  
AI-SZE WEE ◽  
MAEIRAH ASHAIE ◽  
T. KAMARUL
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Demographic Factors ◽  
Normal Weight ◽  
Age At Menarche ◽  
Anthropometric Measures ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Socio Demographic Factors ◽  
The University

SummaryEarly onset of menarche has been shown to be associated with breast cancer and ischaemic heart disease. Studies on age at menarche of the Malaysian population are poorly documented. This study aimed to determine the influence of anthropometric and socio-demographic factors on the age at menarche of university students in Malaysia. Data were obtained in 2010–11 from 961 students between the ages of 18 and 25 years from the University of Malaya using stratified sampling, and multiple regression analysis was applied. Sixty-three per cent of students reached menarche at the age of 12 or 13 years, with the mean and median of age at menarche being 12.45±1.17 and 12.01 years, respectively. Menarcheal age was positively associated with height (p<0.05) and negatively associated with BMI (p<0.001). Students from urban areas attained menarche earlier than those from rural areas (p<0.05). Students from small-sized families attained menarche earlier than those from larger families (p<0.05). First-born students experienced menarche earlier than those who were seventh-born or later. Obese and overweight students reached menarche earlier than students who were underweight or of normal weight (p<0.01). The variations in age at menarche among the Malaysian ethnic groups were statistically insignificant. The results suggest that heavier and first-born students from small families are more likely to attain menarche earlier than their counterparts.

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