Correlates of Condom Use Among Chinese College Students in Hunan Province

This study aims to explore the association between restrained eating, body image, and dietary intake among Chinese college students. This cross-sectional study included 1301 college students at two universities in Hunan Province. Electronic questionnaires were used to collect information including students’ demographic characteristics, restrained eating, perception of body weight, body satisfaction, and dietary intake. Anthropometric measurements were collected to calculate body mass index (BMI). The prevalence of high restrained eating was 52.8%. Students who were dissatisfied with their bodies or overestimated their body weight showed a higher tendency toward high restrained eating (p < 0.05). Students with high restrained eating tended to eat fruits and eggs more frequently, while the frequency of eating domestic animals and poultry, sugar-sweetened beverages, and fast food were the opposite. Moreover, high restrained eating was a risk factor for low dietary diversity (odds ratio (OR) = 1.384, 95% confidence interval: 1.002~1.912). The high incidence of restrained eating among Chinese college students and its energy-restricted diets that may lead to possible health implications require attention. Further studies are needed to investigate the characteristics of college students’ restrained eating to tailor appropriate interventions for forming positive body images and promoting healthy eating behaviors, thus, improving dietary quality.

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Perceptions and Attitudes Regarding Sex and Condom Use Among Chinese College Students: A Qualitative Study

AIDS and Behavior ◽

10.1023/b:aibe.0000030242.46843.71 ◽

2004 ◽

Vol 8 (2) ◽

pp. 105-117 ◽

Cited By ~ 38

Author(s):

Hongshia Zhang ◽

Bonita Stanton ◽

Xiaoming Li ◽

Rong Mao ◽

Zhifeng Sun ◽

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Keyword(s):

College Students ◽

Qualitative Study ◽

Condom Use ◽

Chinese College Students ◽

Perceptions And Attitudes

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Association between Emotional Eating, Depressive Symptoms and Laryngopharyngeal Reflux Symptoms in College Students: A Cross-Sectional Study in Hunan

Nutrients ◽

10.3390/nu12061595 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 12 (6) ◽

pp. 1595 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Hanmei Liu ◽

Qiping Yang ◽

Jing Luo ◽

Yufeng Ouyang ◽

Minghui Sun ◽

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Keyword(s):

College Students ◽

Depressive Symptoms ◽

Emotional Eating ◽

Laryngopharyngeal Reflux ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Hunan Province ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Chinese College Students ◽

Reflux Symptoms

This study aims to explore associations between emotional eating, depression and laryngopharyngeal reflux among college students in Hunan Province. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted among 1301 students at two universities in Hunan. Electronic questionnaires were used to collect information about the students’ emotional eating, depressive symptoms, laryngopharyngeal reflux and sociodemographic characteristics. Anthropometric measurements were collected to obtain body mass index (BMI). Results: High emotional eating was reported by 52.7% of students. The prevalence of depressive symptoms was 18.6% and that of laryngopharyngeal reflux symptoms 8.1%. Both emotional eating and depressive symptoms were associated with laryngopharyngeal reflux symptoms (AOR = 3.822, 95% CI 2.126–6.871 vs. AOR = 4.093, 95% CI 2.516–6.661). Conclusion: The prevalence of emotional eating and depressive symptoms among Chinese college students should be pay more attention in the future. Emotional eating and depressive symptoms were positively associated with laryngopharyngeal symptoms. The characteristics of emotional eating require further study so that effective interventions to promote laryngopharyngeal health among college students may be formulated.

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Adapting and applying a multiple domain model of condom use to Chinese college students

AIDS Care ◽

10.1080/09540120903193609 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 22 (3) ◽

pp. 332-338 ◽

Cited By ~ 25

Author(s):

Zhiwen Xiao ◽

Philip Palmgreen ◽

Rick Zimmerman ◽

Seth Noar

Keyword(s):

College Students ◽

Condom Use ◽

Domain Model ◽

Chinese College Students ◽

Multiple Domain

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Investigating the role of individual characteristics, interpersonal sexual communication, media exposure, and gender differences on condom use among chinese college students in hunan

International Journal of Sexual Health ◽

10.1080/19317611.2015.1038676 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 27 (4) ◽

pp. 442-456

Author(s):

Zhiwen Xiao

Keyword(s):

College Students ◽

Gender Differences ◽

Condom Use ◽

Sexual Communication ◽

Media Exposure ◽

Individual Characteristics ◽

Communication Media ◽

Chinese College Students ◽

And Gender

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College Students Responding to the Chinese version of Cardiff Fertility Knowledge Scale Show Deficiencies in Their Awareness: A cross-sectional survey in Hunan, China

10.21203/rs.2.16013/v3 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Yanhui Zhou ◽

Yang Luo ◽

Ting Wang ◽

Yanhui Cui ◽

Mingzhu Chen ◽

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Keyword(s):

College Students ◽

Chinese Version ◽

Hunan Province ◽

Average Score ◽

Cross Sectional Survey ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Chinese College Students ◽

Percent Correct ◽

Correct Score ◽

Knowledge Scale

Abstract Background: Fertility knowledge is vital to the fertility health of young people and greatly impacts their fertility choices. Delayed childbearing has been increasing in high-income countries, accompanied by the risk of involuntary childlessness or having fewer children than desired. The aim of this study was to investigate knowledge about fertility issues, the related influencing factors, the method of acquiring fertility knowledge, and the relationship between fertility knowledge and fertility intentions among college students. Methods: An online cross-sectional survey of Chinese college students was conducted in Hunan Province from March to April 2018. A total of 867 college students from three comprehensive universities responded to a poster invitation utilizing the Chinese version of the Cardiff Fertility Knowledge Scale (CFKS-C). Data were explored and analysed by SPSS (version 22.0) software. Descriptive statistics, chi-squared tests, T-tests, and Pearson’s correlations were used for the measurements. Results: The average percent-correct score on the CFKS-C was 49.9% (SD=20.8), with greater knowledge significantly related to living in a city district, being not single status, majoring in medicine, being in year 4 or above of study, and intention to have children (all p＜0.05). A total of 81.9% of the participants reported that they would like to have children, the average score of the importance of childbearing was 6.3 (SD=2.7), and the female score was lower than the male score (p=0.001). A small positive relationship was observed between the CFKS-C and the importance of childbearing (r=0.074, p=0.035). Respondents indicated that they gained most of their knowledge from the media and internet (41.4%) and from schools (38.2%). Conclusion: Yong people in college have a modest level of fertility knowledge, a relatively low intention to have a child, and deficiencies in fertility health education. There is a need to improve the accessibility of fertility health services by developing a scientific and reliable fertility health promotion strategy.

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Stigmatizing Attitudes Toward Depression Among Male and Female, Medical and Non-medical Major College Students

Frontiers in Psychology ◽

10.3389/fpsyg.2021.648059 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 12 ◽

Author(s):

Haoyu He ◽

Qiuxia Wu ◽

Yuzhu Hao ◽

Shubao Chen ◽

Tieqiao Liu ◽

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Keyword(s):

College Students ◽

Medical Students ◽

Hunan Province ◽

Male Students ◽

Case Vignette ◽

Male And Female ◽

Chinese College Students ◽

Social Distancing ◽

The Family ◽

Stigmatizing Attitudes

Background: Stigma is often reported to be a barrier to the treatment and rehabilitation of depression. However, little is known about stigma toward people with depression among college students in China.Methods: Using a questionnaire with a case vignette describing depression, a total of 1,056 students from nine colleges/universities in Hunan Province of China were included in this study. The questionnaire addressed the attitudes toward depression and the desire for keeping a distance from depressed individuals. The current study explored the stigma attitudes of college students toward people with depression and the desire for social distancing, as well as the gender (male and female) and major (medical and non-medical) differences.Results: Over half of the respondents agreed that people described in the vignette were “dangerous” (60.7%) and “could snap out of the problem” (58.7%). Compared with female students, males were more likely to agree that “If I had this problem, I would not tell anyone” (7.0 vs. 13.2%, p = 0.001); compared with non-medical students, medical students were more likely to agree that “The problem is a sign of personal weakness” (38.0 vs. 50.0%, p < 0.001). A lot of respondents would be unwilling to “marry into the family of people with depression” (71.1%) or “work closely with them” (45.1%). Compared with male students, females were more unwilling to “work closely with them” (40.3 vs. 47.5%, p = 0.026).Conclusion: This study found that a high proportion of Chinese college students showed stigma toward and desire for social distancing from people with depression, male students and medical major students showed higher stigma in some subscale items toward people with depression. The present results suggest that more anti-stigma interventions should be applied for Chinese college students to help prevent or reduce stigma attitudes toward people with depression.

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