scholarly journals Prevalence and Factors Associated with Musculoskeletal Pain among Secondary School Students

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. ep21008
Author(s):  
Salim Nauzeer ◽  
Vishal Chandr Jaunky
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Musculoskeletal Pain ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
School Students ◽  
Factors Associated

scholarly journals Cannabis Use among Secondary School Students in Jamaica: Factors Associated with Age of Initiation

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
T Bernard ◽  
W Abel ◽  
P Whitehorne-Smith ◽  
G Mitchell ◽  
E Thompson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Cannabis Use ◽  
School Students ◽  
Factors Associated

Some Factors Associated with Substance Abuse among Secondary School Students in Trinidad and Tobago

1994 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 83-93 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. Singh ◽  
N. Mustapha
Keyword(s):  
Substance Abuse ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Trinidad And Tobago ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Religious Involvement ◽  
Educational Expectations ◽  
School Students ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Chi Square Test

This study attempts to investigate factors associated with involvement in substance abuse in Trinidad and Tobago, through a survey of 1603 secondary school students, aged fourteen to eighteen years. Analysis of the data using the Chi-square test indicates a significant association ( p < .001) between involvement in substance abuse and the following factors: grades at school, importance of religious involvement, amount of spending money obtained, confidence placed in parents/peers, parental involvement in alcohol consumption and educational expectations. Generally, the study indicates that youth less committed to traditional values, show a greater tendency to be involved in substance abuse. Involvement also appears to be associated with low self esteem and low educational expectations.

scholarly journals Risky Sexual Behavior and Factors Associated with it among Public and Private Secondary School Students in Addis Ababa City (Ethiopia): a Cross-Sectional Comparative Study

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Behavior ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Sexual Behaviour ◽  
Risky Sexual Behavior ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Addis Ababa ◽  
Risky Sexual Behaviour ◽  
School Students ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Factors Associated

Introduction: Currently, an unprecedented 1.8 billion youth live globally. Yet, in a world of adult concerns, young people are often overlooked. Most young people begin sexual activities during adolescence. The contribution of the school type towards developing risky sexual behaviour by the students has not been explored well. Thus, this study tried to compare Risky Sexual Behavior and Factors Associated among Public and Private Secondary School Students in Addis Ababa. Objective: To determine the prevalence of risky sexual behavior and factors associated with it among public and private secondary school students in Addis Ababa. Method and material: A comparative cross sectional study was conducted from February15- Mar.16, 2015.A multistage random sampling technique was used to identify secondary schools. Study participants were selected using simple random sampling technique. Two population proportion formulaswere used to calculate a total sample size of 1037 students(517 public 518 private). Data was summarized using descriptive statistics including mean, proportion and standard deviation and inferential statistics such as chi-square test and binomial logistic regression. Ethical clearance was obtained from Debre Markos University. Result: A total of 1,037 students (519 public and 518 private) participated in the study making the response rate 98.8%. Among all the students (public and private), a quarter of them (264(25.5%)) had started sexual intercourse at the mean age of 16.39 years (+SD 1.7). Of those who stared sex, 188 (71.2%) of them reported risky sexual practices. The prevalence of risky sexual behaviour in public and private schools were 73.28 % and 69.17%, respectively. The difference between the two categories is not statistically significant (p>0.05). Conclusion: A quarter of secondary school students have started sex. Seven in 10 of those who ever started sex practiced risky sexual behavior. Thus, parents, the government and non-government organizations working on students should work further to reduce risky sexual behaviour

scholarly journals Factors associated with high consumption of soft drinks among Australian secondary-school students

2017 ◽  
Vol 20 (13) ◽  
pp. 2340-2348 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maree Scully ◽  
Belinda Morley ◽  
Philippa Niven ◽  
David Crawford ◽  
Iain S Pratt ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Soft Drink ◽  
Energy Drinks ◽  
Soft Drinks ◽  
School Students ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Soft Drink Consumption ◽  
High Consumption ◽  
School Canteen

AbstractObjectiveTo examine demographic and behavioural correlates of high consumption of soft drinks (non-alcoholic sugar-sweetened carbonated drinks excluding energy drinks) among Australian adolescents and to explore the associations between high consumption and soft drink perceptions and accessibility.DesignCross-sectional self-completion survey and height and weight measurements.SettingAustralian secondary schools.SubjectsStudents aged 12–17 years participating in the 2012–13 National Secondary Students’ Diet and Activity (NaSSDA) survey (n 7835).ResultsOverall, 14 % of students reported consuming four or more cups (≥1 litres) of soft drinks each week (‘high soft drink consumers’). Demographic factors associated with high soft drink consumption were being male and having at least $AU 40 in weekly spending money. Behavioural factors associated with high soft drink consumption were low fruit intake, consuming energy drinks on a weekly basis, eating fast foods at least once weekly, eating snack foods ≥14 times/week, watching television for >2 h/d and sleeping for <8 h/school night. Students who perceived soft drinks to be usually available in their home, convenient to buy and good value for money were more likely to be high soft drink consumers, as were students who reported usually buying these drinks when making a beverage purchase from the school canteen/vending machine.ConclusionsHigh soft drink consumption clusters with other unhealthy lifestyle behaviours among Australian secondary-school students. Interventions focused on reducing the availability of soft drinks (e.g. increased taxes, restricting their sale in schools) as well as improved education on their harms are needed to lower adolescents’ soft drink intake.

Prevalence and determinants of susceptibility to cigarette smoking among non-smoking senior secondary school students in Ilorin, North Central Nigeria

2017 ◽  
Vol 30 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Layi Solomon Babatunde ◽  
Oluwaseyi Tosin Babatunde ◽  
Susan Modupe Oladeji ◽  
Temitope Ashipa
Keyword(s):  
Cigarette Smoking ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Smoking Habit ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
School Students ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
North Central ◽  
Factors Associated

Abstract Background Globally, efforts are being made to control tobacco use. However, adolescents who are susceptible to cigarette smoking constitute a major challenge to control efforts. Defining the magnitude of susceptible adolescents and associated factors in any setting is critical to the development of measures that will successfully address this issue. This study estimated the prevalence and factors associated with susceptibility to cigarette smoking among non smoking students in Ilorin, North Central Nigeria. Methods A cross sectional study involving 2000 secondary school students selected via multistage sampling technique. Data was collected using a self administered questionnaire, while analysis was done using SPSS 16.0. Results Prevalence of susceptibility to cigarette smoking among non smoking respondents was 13.6% (14.5% among males and 11.4% among females, respectively). Factors associated with susceptibility to cigarette smoking were parental smoking habit [odds ratio (OR) = 4.43], having close friends who smoke (OR = 6.54), engagement in vocational training (OR = 1.39), exposure to environmental tobacco smoke at home (OR = 1.61), knowledge of harmful effects of tobacco (OR = 2.35) and perceptions of the effect of cigarette smoking such as enhancing attractive among boys (OR = 2.03), and causing weight gain among boys (OR = 2.39) and among girls (OR = 6.05). Conclusion The high prevalence of susceptibility to cigarette smoking among the non smoking students highlights the potential for future increase in prevalence of cigarette smoking in the setting. Efforts at controlling cigarette smoking will not be totally successful if susceptibility to cigarette smoking among adolescents is not addressed.

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