scholarly journals Risk behavior perception in university students of the health area

2015 ◽  
Vol 25 ◽  
pp. 44-51
Author(s):  
Ma. Guadalupe Reynaga-Ornelas ◽  
María del Pilar Fernández-Carrasco ◽  
Ileana del Carmen Muñoz-Canul ◽  
Luz Elvia Vera-Becerra
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
University Students ◽  
Health Risk ◽  
Risk Behaviors ◽  
Life Style ◽  
Health Risk Behaviors ◽  
Sleep Habits ◽  
Healthy Life ◽  
Health Area ◽  
Healthy Life Style

Risk behaviors associated with life style may deliver in students´ health risk. Therefore, our objective is to describe health risk behaviors perceived by health area university students. For this a 14 item survey about risk behaviors related to physical activity practice, food consumption, drug use, stress level and sleep habits was applied in the health area students. 995 students were interviewed. Most were women (69%) with 20.1 + 1.8 years old. Of these women surveyed, twenty nine percent report no physical activity. Fifty one percent eat 5 fruit and vegetables 4 times/week or more. Only 30% drinks 2 L of water/day. Eighty two percent don’t smoke, 55% don’t drink alcohol and 90% don’t use drugs. Twelve percent reports to be on stress always and 72% sleep more than 7 hours/day only 3 times/week or less. This work concluded that university students of the Health Area don´t have the healthy life style that’s expected. 

scholarly journals ASSOCIATION BETWEEN PHYSICAL ACTIVITY PRACTICE AND CLUSTERING OF HEALTH RISK BEHAVIORS IN ADOLESCENTS

2020 ◽  
Vol 38 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Pereira da Silva ◽  
Ana Beatriz Pacífico ◽  
Thiago Silva Piola ◽  
Edmar Roberto Fantinelli ◽  
Edina Maria de Camargo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Public Schools ◽  
Health Risk ◽  
Risk Behaviors ◽  
Multinomial Logistic Regression ◽  
Health Risk Behaviors ◽  
Alcoholic Beverages ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Lower Odds ◽  
High Participation

ABSTRACT Objective: To verify the association between participation in physical activity (PA) and the clustering of health risk behaviors (HRB) in adolescents of both genders. Methods: A cross-sectional study involving 862 adolescents (11 to 17 years old) enrolled in 14 randomly selected public schools from Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil. Participation in PA, screen time, consumption of fruit, vegetables, cigarettes and alcoholic beverages were the criteria evaluated. Multinomial logistic regression tested the association between participation in PA and clustering of HRB, and results are expressed Odds Ratio (OR) with 95% confidence intervals (95%CI). Results: Adolescents with high participation in PA had lower odds of clustering 2-3 HRB (OR 0.38, 95%CI 0.21-0.68; p<0.01) and 4-5 HRB (OR 0.29; 95%IC 0.16-0.53; p<0.01). Boys with high participation in PA had lower chances of clustering 2-3 HRB (OR 0.31, 95%CI 0.13-0.75; p=0.01), and girls had lower odds of clustering 2-3 HRB (OR 0.41; 95%CI 0.17-0.99; p=0.04) and 4-5 HRB (OR 0.25; 95%CI 0.10-0.61; p<0.01). Conclusions: High participation in PA was inversely associated with the clustering of HRB in adolescents.

Gender Differences in Health Risk Behaviors and Physical Activity Among Middle School Students

2006 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 25-31 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tsu-Yin Wu ◽  
Sherry E. Rose ◽  
Joanna M. Bancroft
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Middle School ◽  
Gender Differences ◽  
Middle School Students ◽  
Health Risk ◽  
Risk Behaviors ◽  
School Setting ◽  
Health Risk Behaviors ◽  
Urban Setting ◽  
School Students

Adolescence is a period of accelerated growth and change, bridging the complex transition from childhood to adulthood. This period offers adolescents an opportunity to begin planning for their futures and to adopt healthy attitudes about risk behaviors that can continue into adulthood, thus setting the stage for a lifetime of desirable health behaviors. This study used the Youth Risk Behavior Survey on middle school students and examined the gender differences of health risk behaviors among 674 8th-graders from an urban setting. The results showed that males were more likely to be involved in fights, to initiate alcohol use, and to participate in physical activity; whereas females were more likely to try to lose weight with unhealthy practices, such as fasting and laxatives. School nurses are in a prime position to promote adolescent health in the school setting by providing health-related services and teaching to help students initiate and maintain healthy lifestyles.

Life Style Practices And Health Risk Behaviors Of Medical Students: A Cross Sectional Study

2018 ◽  
Vol 08 (04) ◽  
pp. 231-235
Author(s):  
Shireen Jawed ◽  
Sundus Tariq ◽  
Zehra Jamil ◽  
Rabiya Ali ◽  
Rehana Rehman
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Health Risk ◽  
Risk Behaviors ◽  
Life Style ◽  
Health Risk Behaviors ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
P Value ◽  
Positive Health ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Handling Practices

Objective: A health risk behavior like physical inactivity, unhealthy diet, tobacco use, drug abuse, unprotected sexual practices or harmful use of alcohol is linked with serious ailments like liver cirrhosis, hypertension, abnormal lipid profile and number of cardiovascular diseases. Our study is aimed to explore perception of students about health risk behaviors; eating routines, life style and stress handling practices and compare amongst medical students of first and second year. Subjects and Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 233 female students between 1 8–25 years of age, from first two years of medical college were administered a self-structured questionnaire Response of each item was rated on five-point Likert scale. Maximum points in the scale were five and the minimum was one for each item. Mean score was obtained by adding points of all responses. Degree of health awareness was categorized into low, medium and high on the basis of mean cumulative scores. Independent sample t test was used to compare means between study groups based on academic level (Year I and II medical students) Results: The overall results of the study revealed positive health behaviors among medical students. Year I MBBS had superior acquaintance on healthy eating routines (p-value = 0.001), lifestyle patterns (p-value = 0.002), and stress handling practices (p-value < 0.001) as compared to senior class. Tendency to have anxiety attacks was more in 1st year students (p-value=0.002) while capability to withstand stress was better in senior class (p-value=0.004). Conclusion: Majority of medical students practiced positive health behaviors. These attitudes in terms of selection of life style choices; healthy food and physical activity with avoidance of health risk behaviors and supportive practices was better in Year I students.

Multiple health risk behaviors in German first year university students

2008 ◽  
Vol 46 (3) ◽  
pp. 189-195 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stefan Keller ◽  
Jason E. Maddock ◽  
Wolfgang Hannöver ◽  
J. René Thyrian ◽  
Heinz-Dieter Basler
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Health Risk ◽  
Risk Behaviors ◽  
Health Risk Behaviors ◽  
First Year ◽  
First Year University ◽  
Multiple Health

The Association Between Physical Activity And Health Risk Behaviors in Brazilian Adolescents

2017 ◽  
Vol 49 (5S) ◽  
pp. 970
Author(s):  
Fabio E. Fontana ◽  
Michael P. Da Silva ◽  
Edmar R. Fantineli ◽  
Nicolau Malta ◽  
Gabriela C. Martins ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Health Risk ◽  
Risk Behaviors ◽  
Health Risk Behaviors

Relationships Among Meeting Physical-Activity Guidelines and Health Risk Behaviors

2015 ◽  
Vol 12 (6) ◽  
pp. 776-781 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ashley Walker ◽  
Jody Langdon ◽  
Krystina Johnson
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Health Risk ◽  
Binge Drinking ◽  
Risk Behaviors ◽  
Tobacco Use ◽  
Health Risk Behaviors ◽  
College Health ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Physical Activity Guidelines ◽  
The Relationship

Background:Young adults have the highest participation in physical activity but also have the highest incidence rates of binge drinking, cigarette smoking, and smokeless tobacco use. We examined these factors to determine whether there are relationships among physical activity and health risk behaviors.Methods:We conducted correlation and χ2 analyses using the American College Health Association-National College Health Assessment fall 2009 data set (N = 34,208) to examine the relationship among meeting physical-activity guidelines, binge drinking, and tobacco use among survey participants.Results:The data suggest a positive relationship between meeting physical-activity guidelines and binge drinking, with the strongest relationship between those reporting binge drinking 4 times in a 2-week period. Meeting physical-activity guidelines was negatively associated with cigarette use but positively associated with all other types of tobacco use.Conclusion:Associations between physical activity and binge-drinking episodes indicate a need to address the relationship between heavy drinking and alcohol dependence and physical-activity behavior patterns. Further studies should examine relationships between physical activity and binge drinking in other age groups. Results also suggest the need to examine differing associations between physical activity and types of tobacco use.

scholarly journals What is the role of adolescent body mass index and physical activity on adult health risk behaviors?

2012 ◽  
Vol 02 (01) ◽  
pp. 72-78
Author(s):  
Jennifer A. Pintar ◽  
Kristi L. Storti ◽  
Vincent C. Arena ◽  
Robert J. Robertson ◽  
Elizabeth F. Nagle ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Health Risk ◽  
Risk Behaviors ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Health Risk Behaviors ◽  
Adult Health
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