scholarly journals Factors Influencing Hookah Smoking in High School Students

2018 ◽  
Vol 35 (2) ◽  
pp. 114-124
Author(s):  
Minela Z. Vapljanin ◽  
Aleksandar G. Kocović ◽  
Miloš N. Milosavljević ◽  
Srdjan M. Stefanović
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
High Schools ◽  
Case Control Study ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Control Group ◽  
School Students ◽  
Hookah Smoking ◽  
The City ◽  
Control Study

Abstract In recent years, the prevalence of hookah smoking has increased worldwide, particularly in young people, which may have potentially serious consequences for their health. The aim of this study was to examine the factors associated with the consumption of hookah by high school students. The present study was conducted in the city of Novi Pazar, and students aged 17-19 years attending the following high schools were included: Medical School, Grammar School, Economic-Commerce School and Catering School. The study was designed as a case-control study. The cases were students who consumed nargile, while the control group consisted of students who had never smoked nargile. A special questionnaire was constructed for the purpose of this research, which was used to evaluate the opinions of adolescents on the consumption of nargile. Our research included a total of 270 seniors in high schools in Novi Pazar. The average age of the students was 18 years. The most important factors that may contribute to start using nargile were: previous consumption of nargile by older family members, divorced parents, and active smoking of cigarettes by other family members. Most students emphasized that hookah smoking is socially unacceptable form of behavior. Also, hookah smoker were neither more attractive nor popular. Nargile consumption is more common by adolescents whose parents are divorced, as well as by adolescents whose family members are smoking nargile or tobacco. The most common reason for nargile consumption among adolescents is a desire for relaxation.

scholarly journals Prevalence of hookah smoking and associated factors among male high school students in Iraq

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmed K. Al-Delaimy ◽  
Waleed A. T. Al-Ani
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
High Schools ◽  
Associated Factors ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Eastern Mediterranean Region ◽  
Public Health Problem ◽  
School Students ◽  
Hookah Smoking ◽  
Male High School

Abstract Background The use of the hookah-smoking device is increasing at a large scale in the Eastern Mediterranean region. Hookah users are exposed to an array of chemical compounds and may suffer several chronic diseases as a result. The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of hookah use among male high school students in the region and to study different associated factors in order to provide local tobacco control officials with an understanding of this public health problem. Methods A convenient non-probability sampling study was conducted among students in three high schools in Al-Karkh district, Baghdad. The study period was from October 2017 till January 2019 and included 847 male students aged 15–18 years old. Using a simple random technique to select the high schools from a list of schools we chose one school from each directorate. Descriptive, chi-square test of significance, bivariate, and multivariate logistic regression analyses of data were carried out for identifying the risk factors associated with hookah smoking among these high school adolescent males. Results The overall prevalence of hookah smoking in the last 30 days among male high school students was 46.1% while in the past 6 months it was as high as 85.7%. More than two-thirds (70.6%) of the students thought that hookah smoking was more socially acceptable than cigarette smoking. Factors such as having first heard about it from friends, the media, or the presence of a hookah café near their residence were significantly associated (p > 0.05) with hookah smoking among the students. Similarly, being surrounded by friends who used hookah was also found to be significantly associated with hookah smoking, with an odds ratio of 0.18, 95% CI (0.087–0.394). Hookah smokers were less likely than non-hookah smokers to report its use as forbidden in Islam and more likely to say it is allowed in Islam. Conclusions We found an alarmingly high use of hookah smoking among male high school students in this study. Family members and peers had an important role in the prevention of hookah smoking among these students. There is a need for students to be educated about the toxicity of hookah tobacco smoking and its direct effect on their health.

Nutrition education programme changes food intake and baseball performance in high-school students

2020 ◽  
pp. 001789692097406
Author(s):  
Yukiko Ueda ◽  
Mayuri Sawamoto ◽  
Tomomi Kobayashi ◽  
Chiho Myojin ◽  
Chikae Sakamoto ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
High Schools ◽  
Food Intake ◽  
Nutrition Education ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
Education Programme ◽  
Dietary Behaviour ◽  
Control Group ◽  
School Students

Objective: The aim of this study was to examine the effects of nutrition education programme using the Convenient, Attractive, Normative (CAN) framework to facilitate changes in mindset, attitudes and behaviours towards food among high-school male baseball players. Design: Quasi-experimental design. Setting: Two public high schools in Osaka, Japan. Methods: Students in two high schools (mean age ±  SD, 16.6 ± .5 years) participated in the study. One school served as an intervention group ( n = 28) and received the CAN nutrition education programme. The other school served as a control group ( n = 22), and students within it did not receive the intervention. Students in the intervention group received three nutrition lecture sessions and face-to-face individual nutritional guidance over a 4 month intervention period. Before and after the intervention, all students were asked to record their food and beverage intake by taking food pictures, recording portion weights and sending these to the project dietitian. They were also asked to develop a dietary behaviour plan for meeting their goals. At the end of the intervention, they were asked about their experiences. Results: Students in the intervention improved their food intake, dietary balance and athletic performance. Bat swing speed was significantly faster following the intervention. Body weight increased without changing lean body mass in both groups. Conclusion: Results suggest that a CAN nutrition education programme may be effective in increasing motivation and promote dietary behaviour change among male adolescent athletes. Future interventions should examine these motivational processes and investigate the factors contributing to well-balanced meals.

scholarly journals Empower Generations: Longitudinal Study for National Capacities in Life Sciences and Healthcare

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Asmaa Ali J. F. Althani ◽  
Rasha Abu-El-Ruz ◽  
Rana Mahmoud Kurdi ◽  
Naiema Hashem M. A. Almeer ◽  
Farooq Omar Maan Al-Ajli ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Case Control Study ◽  
International Schools ◽  
Case Control ◽  
Primary Objective ◽  
Career Interest ◽  
School Students ◽  
History Of ◽  
Control Study

BackgroundThe decrease in the number of adolescents showing genuine interest in the fields of healthcare has been one of the recent concerns worldwide. A plethora of studies have discussed the factors that influence career choices of high school students, including science educational pedagogies, gender, environment, the student’s cognitive capabilities, and social perceptions of occupations being gender-based. As reported in 2012, a majority of the Qatari high-school students have shown a greater interest in business, technological, and administrative careers and a lower interest in healthcare. Comprehensive national and institutional strategies have since been utilized to direct the interest of Qatari generation toward healthcare careers.ObjectiveThe primary objective of this case-control study is to assess the effect of schooling type on the enrollment in the Empower Generations (EG) career training in healthcare at the Qatar University. The secondary objectives are: (1) to describe the effect of initial career interest on the EG and healthcare majors composite’s enrollments and (2) assess the association between the history of enrollment in EG and university GPAs.MethodThis is a case-control study that utilized the Qatar University’s enrollment databases for the health professions majors, that is, Health Sciences, Medicine, Pharmacy, and Dentistry. The datasets were collected from the registration records between 2013 and 2020. The statistical analysis was performed on the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) software version 26; the study used Chi-Square Test and Independence and logistic regression to assess the effect of schooling type and initial career interest on the enrollment in the EG training at the Qatar University. All statistics were tested for p = 0.05 and 95% CI.ResultsTotal QU-Health records of admissions from 2013 to 2020 involve 562 eligible students. A total of 180 students (32%) attended EG training before they were admitted to QU-Health, whereas a total of 382 (68%) were enrolled to QU-Health without attending EG training. The study revealed significant findings regarding the association between EG training and international schools (p < 0.001). Among the group who attended EG training, there were 63 students (75%) who reported that they did not have an initial career interest before they joined the EG training compared to 21 students (25%) reported that they did not have an initial career interest but enrolled immediately to healthcare majors. The findings indicate insignificant association between the history of EG training and the high school percentage p = 0.397. However, the association between a history of EG training and the university’s GPA is significant, with a p < 0.001, OR 5.016 (2.954–8.518).ConclusionThe study has shown significant association between the EG training enrollment and the type of school and the initial career interest of high school students. The EG training is perceived to direct the interest of high school students toward the careers of healthcare and is thought to enhance the performance of college students through their university’s GPAs.

scholarly journals Effectiveness of Using Infographics as an Approach for Teaching Programming Fundamentals on Developing Analytical Thinking Skills for High School Students in the City of Makkah in Saudi Arabia

2017 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 22 ◽  
Author(s):  
Najwa Al-Mohammadi
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Control Group ◽  
School Students ◽  
Analytical Thinking ◽  
Study Results ◽  
The City ◽  
Experimental Group

The current study aims at investigating the effectiveness of using infographics as an approach to teach the programming fundamentals on developing analytical thinking skills for high school students in the city of Makkah in Saudi Arabia. The study is based on the two-group quasi-experimental design. Participants were 64 girls at the 1st secondary school in Makkah. They were divided into an experimental group comprising of 32 students and a control group comprising also of 32 students. The programming unit was taught to the experimental group using the educational infographics strategy while the control group was taught using the traditional way of instruction. The researcher designed the lessons of the unit based on an infographics form. She designed the analytical thinking test to measure several of the analytical thinking skills. The researcher also used the following statistical methods: t-test for independent samples, Black’s Gain Ratio to measure effectiveness. The study results pointed out the effectiveness of using infographics strategy as an approach to teach the programming fundamentals on developing analytical thinking skills.

scholarly journals EXPERIMENTAL VERIFICATION OF TEACHING TOPIC „THE RAINBOW FORMATION“ IN SUBJECT PHYSICS AT HIGH SCHOOLS IN CITY HRADEC KRALOVE

2013 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 27-33
Author(s):  
Michal Musilek ◽  
Jan Šlegr
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
High Schools ◽  
Computer Model ◽  
School Science ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Physical Analysis ◽  
School Students ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Classical Experiment

The authors from Faculty of Science University of Hradec Králové prepared worksheets for teaching topic “The rainbow formation” in subject physics at high school through laboratory work, which combines classical experiment and computer model. Classical experiment can be done with tools commonly available in the school science lab. A computer model based on geometric and physical analysis of the problem is to create a table and graph through spreadsheet software. Carefully prepared worksheet was provided to several teachers at different types of high schools in Hradec Kralove and the surrounding area. Addressed teachers used the methodology and worksheets for certain groups of students. Efficiency of the method was tested by pre-test and post-test and evaluated with method of normalized gain. Each of the teachers gave both tests to experimental and control group. The results confirm the hypothesis that high school students who have completed experimental teaching of the topic of “The rainbow formation” understand optical phenomena better than students who did not pass this teaching. Keywords: physics, optics, refraction of light, geometry, rainbow formation, computer, spreadsheet.

scholarly journals Meta-Analysis of the Implementation of E-Modules and the Effectiveness of Using Chemical Bonding E-Modules Based on Scientific Approaches Against Student X Learning Outcomes in Pariaman City

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (7) ◽  
pp. 1210-1214
Author(s):  
Gia Aprina Putri ◽  
Indang Dewata ◽  
Budhi Oktavia ◽  
Desy Kurniawati
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
High Schools ◽  
Student Learning ◽  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Student Learning Outcomes ◽  
Control Group ◽  
School Students

This study aims to reveal the effectiveness of chemical bond e-modules on the learning outcomes of class X high school students in Pariaman City. This type of research used is quasi-experimental research with a non-equivalent control group design. The population in this study was taken from three levels of UN scores (high, medium, and low) taken from the West Sumatra Province Education Office data, the population of which is grade X MIPA SMAN 1 Pariaman, X MIPA SMAN 4 Pariaman, and X MIPA SMAN 6 Pariaman . The research sample was taken using purposive sampling technique. The sample for SMAN 1 Pariaman as an experimental class is class X MIPA 7 and X MIPA 6 as a control class. The sample for SMAN 4 Pariaman as an experimental class is X MIPA 1 and X MIPA 2 as a control class. The sample for SMAN 6 Pariaman as the experimental class is X MIPA 2 and X MIPA 1 as the control class. The research instrument used was a student learning achievement test consisting of an initial test (pretest) and final test (posttest) and in the form of 20 objective questions. The results showed that there were differences in learning outcomes between the experimental class and the control class. This is evidenced by the average posttest score of the experimental class in each school is 87.65 for SMAN 1 Pariaman, 85.38 for SMAN 4 Pariaman, and 86.75 for SMAN 6 Pariaman while the control class is 77.76 for SMAN 1 Pariaman, 77.12 for SMAN 4 Pariaman, and and 76.04 for 6 Pariaman High School. Based on data analysis, it shows that the sample is normally distributed and homogeneous so that t-test can be performed and the value of t ≥ t1-α is obtained for SMAN 1 Pariaman titung (4. 739)> t table (1.67022), SMAN 4 Pariaman titung (3.494)> ttabel (1.67203), and SMAN 6 Pariaman titung (4.129)> ttable (1.68195), then H0 is rejected. These data prove that the experimental class learning outcomes are higher than the control class learning outcomes. This is also supported by the N-Gain value obtained in the experimental class with NGain value of 0.83 for SMAN 1 Pariaman, 0.81 for SMAN 4 Pariaman, and 0.83 for SMAN 6 Pariaman and the control class is 0.72 for SMAN 1 Pariaman, 0.72 for SMAN 1 4 Pariaman, and 0.71 for SMAN 6 Pariaman in the high category. This study also proves that the ranking of national examinations at state high schools in Pariaman City has no effect on student learning outcomes. This is based on the acquisition of student learning outcomes in Pariaman 6 Public High Schools which are in the low level national rank ranking school category which has a higher value than the student learning outcomes in Pariaman 4 Public High School which are in the medium level national exam ranking school category. The results of this study are also supported by the results of a meta-analysis which states that the application of e-modules can increase effectiveness and have a positive impact on student interests and learning outcomes so that it supports students to learn independently.

scholarly journals Factors Associated with Non-Attendance at Dental Preventive Care in Slovak High School Students

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 1295
Author(s):  
Martin Samohyl ◽  
Jana Babjakova ◽  
Diana Vondrova ◽  
Jana Jurkovicova ◽  
Juraj Stofko ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Young Adults ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Preventive Care ◽  
Parental Influence ◽  
Adolescents And Young Adults ◽  
Control Group ◽  
School Students ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Older Adolescents

This study aimed to determine the factors associated with the avoidance of dental preventive care in high school students and their parents in the framework of The Youth and Parents Risk Factor Behavior Survey in Slovakia, the ongoing cross-sectional school-based survey of students and their parents or legal representatives. The data were collected using two separate standardized questionnaires: (i) the questionnaire for students (n = 515) and (ii) the questionnaire for parents (n = 681). The study group included 57 high school students (54.4% males) who did not visit the dentist for preventive care in the previous year. The control group included 458 students (35.8% males) who visited a dentist for preventive care at least once in the previous year. A significantly higher number of males (54.4%), older adolescents, and young adults (21.8%; 20.0%) were not visiting dental preventive care regularly. Incomplete family (56.1%), stressful situations at home (17.5%), and feeling unwell were the factors contributing to the avoidance of dental preventive care. More than 34.5% of adolescents and young adults were not visiting either dental preventive care or pediatric preventive care (adjusted odds ratio (AOR) = 5.14; 95% confidence interval (CI) = 2.40, 10.99). Children of divorced mothers and mothers with household income lower than EUR 900 had significantly higher dental care avoidance in bivariate analysis. A significantly higher percentage of fathers from the exposed group were not visiting dental preventive care regularly (47.8%, p < 0.05). The results of the study can be used as an educational intervention step focusing on the parental influence on adolescent and young adults’ behavior and as a challenge for the improvement of dental preventive care in older adolescents and young adults.

scholarly journals Physical Computing Strategy to Support Students’ Coding Literacy: An Educational Experiment with Arduino Boards

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 1830
Author(s):  
Chih-Chao Chung ◽  
Shi-Jer Lou
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Qualitative Analysis ◽  
Program Design ◽  
Analysis Of Covariance ◽  
Control Group ◽  
School Students ◽  
Physical Computing ◽  
Technical High School ◽  
Experimental Group

The purpose of this study is to explore the influence of introduction of the physical computing strategy of Arduino Boards in a program design course on coding literacy and the effectiveness of the application in technical high school students. This study selected two classes of twelfth-grade students enrolled in a program design course at a technical high school in Southern Taiwan as the samples. One class was the control group (43 students), and the other was the experimental group (42 students). During the 18-week course, the control group carried out a DBL (design-based learning) programming project, and the experimental group carried out the DBL programming project using the physical computing strategy of Arduino boards. Pre- and posttests and a questionnaire survey were carried out, while ANCOVA (analysis of covariance) was used for evaluation purposes. In the course, students in the experimental group were randomly selected for semi-structured interviews to understand their learning status and to perform qualitative analysis and summarization. This study proposed the physical computing strategy of Arduino boards, featuring staged teaching content, practical teaching activities, and real themes and problem-solving tasks. The results show that the coding literacy of students in the different teaching strategy groups was significantly improved. However, in the Arduino course on DBL programming, the students in the experimental group had a significantly higher learning efficiency in coding literacy than those in the control group. Moreover, according to the qualitative analysis using student interviews, Arduino boards were found to improve students’ motivation to learn coding and to aid in systematically guiding students toward improving their coding literacy by combining their learning with DBL theory. Thus, Arduino technology can be effectively used to improve students’ programming abilities and their operational thinking in practically applying programming theories.

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