scholarly journals Health Problems in University Students - A Case Study

2019 ◽  
pp. 337-341
Author(s):  
Podila Sankara Pitchaiah ◽  
Nazia Sultana
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Andhra Pradesh ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Male Students ◽  
Science Students ◽  
The Arts ◽  
Irritable Bowel ◽  
The University

Health problems are common among male and female students. The present study was aimed to examine the seasonal, allergy, Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) and other health problems among the Arts and Science students of Acharya Nagarjuna University, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India. The study found that a high percent of Science students have health problems compared to Arts students. 13.71 % of Science students have seasonal health problems, 5.65% have allergy, 6.05 % have IBS and 9.27% have other than these problems. In the case of Arts students the percentages are 3.75, 1.50, 1.22 and 1.50 respectively. It is also observed that seasonal problems are high among the university students compared to remaining problems. The study concluded that the health problems are high in female than male students.

SEXUAL BEHAVIOURS AND CONTRACEPTION AMONG UNIVERSITY STUDENTS IN TURKEY

2006 ◽  
Vol 39 (1) ◽  
pp. 121-135 ◽  
Author(s):  
SAHBAL ARAS ◽  
ESMAHAN ORCIN ◽  
SEMA OZAN ◽  
SEMIH SEMIN
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Sexual Intercourse ◽  
Sexual Attitudes ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Male Students ◽  
First Sexual Intercourse ◽  
Education And Health ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Premarital Sexual ◽  
The University

The aim of this study was to evaluate the sexual attitudes and behaviours of university students. An anonymous questionnaire was administered to 550 final-year university students aged 20–25 years in Izmir, Turkey. Male students opposed premarital sexual intercourse for both genders more than female students did. The frequency of sexual intercourse among male students (61·2%) was higher than that among female students (18·3%). The mean age of first sexual intercourse was lower among male than among female respondents. The rate of condom use at first sexual intercourse was 47·4%. The frequency of having two or more past sexual partners and masturbation was higher among males than females. It was found that there were culture-specific and gender-dependent differences in sexual attitudes and behaviours of the university students. These results may help in the planning of education and health policies in Turkey.

scholarly journals Assessment of Health Promoting Lifestyle Behaviors of Students at the University of Malakand, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pakistan: A Quantitative Approach

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 179-184
Author(s):  
Obaid Ul Haq ◽  
Hafiz Sabghatullah ◽  
Katrina A Ronis ◽  
Hizbullah Khan
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Quantitative Approach ◽  
Male Students ◽  
Lifestyle Behaviors ◽  
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa ◽  
Validated Questionnaire ◽  
Health Promoting ◽  
Health Promoting Lifestyle ◽  
The University

Background: Health promoting lifestyle behaviors are important to achieve good health and wellbeing especially for young adults. The university setting is where students can be exposed to positive and negative lifestyle activities. The aim of this study was to ascertain the level of involvement in health promoting lifestyle behaviors by the students attending the University of Malakand, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Methods: An analytical cross-sectional quantitative approach was utilized to survey university students. Data was collected from 308 male and female university students through a modified and validated questionnaire on “Health- Promoting Lifestyle Profile II”. Institutional ethical approval was obtained. Data was analyzed with the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 19.0. Results: The main findings revealed that the mean (SD) health promoting lifestyle behaviors score was 2.48 (+0.3) for all the study participants. Female students had a better overall health promoting behavior as compared to male students and the former were more health responsible (mean score 1.97 (+ 0.5) as compared to their male counterparts (mean score 1.79 + 0.4), this difference was statistically significant (p=0.002). Male students were more physically active mean (SD) 2.20 (+ 0.5) than female students mean (SD) score 2.03 (+ 0.4), and difference was statistically significant (p=.006). Conclusion: Overall health promoting lifestyle behaviors of students from the University of Malakand were low irrespective of gender. Male students were physically more active whereas female students were more health responsible. It is recommended that relevant stakeholders work in collaboration with students to develop HPL behavior policies and implement interventions to promote healthy lifestyle behavior within national university settings.

scholarly journals The Impact of Co-Curricular Activity Assessment on Male University Students’ Course Performance: A Case Study of The Natural Sciences Course

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 187
Author(s):  
Gehan Abuelenain ◽  
Muhammad Farooq ◽  
Makhtar Sarr
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Natural Sciences ◽  
Assessment Methods ◽  
Male Students ◽  
Course Performance ◽  
Activity Assessment ◽  
The University ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Male University Students

Our objective was to examine if a co-curricular activity incorporated with assessment methods affected students’ competence in a course. Natural Sciences (201) was chosen as a candidate course for this study. Students’ grade breakdown was examined and analyzed using SPSS and MINITAB software over four academic years from Fall 2012-13 to Fall 2015-16. The number of failed male students was significantly lower (p<0.05) in Fall semesters when compared with the number of failed male students in Spring semesters. A further analysis was attempted as an approach to understand the reasons for the remarkable elevation of success in the Fall semesters. Hence, a questionnaire was given to 121 students and the data showed that the ‘Science Communicators Program’, metaphorically the Science Festival, played a key role in the students’ achievements. The excellence of performance in the Natural Sciences course was detected during the Fall semesters. Thus, this research paper recommends the accommodation of off-campus co-curricular activities in other courses taught at the university.

scholarly journals Aerobic Capacity and Anaerobic Power Levels of the University Students

2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 76
Author(s):  
Cengiz TASKIN
Keyword(s):  
Physical Education ◽  
University Students ◽  
Aerobic Capacity ◽  
Business Students ◽  
Anaerobic Power ◽  
Anaerobic Capacity ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Male Students ◽  
Fatigue Index ◽  
The University

<p>The aim of study was to analyze aerobic capacity and anaerobic power levels of the university students. Total forty university students who is department physical education and department business (age means; 21.15±1.46 years for male and age means; 20.55±1.79 years for female in department physical education), volunteered to participate in this study. Anaerobic power was measured with Running Anaerobic Sprint Test (RAST). Oxygen consumption was estimated 20-m shuttle run test. We found that was aerobic and minimum anaerobic capacity of physical education students higher than aerobic and minimum anaerobic capacity of business students (P&lt;0.05). On the other hand, we didn’t found differences between physical education female and male students and business female and male students in maximal anaerobic capacity and average anaerobic capacity (P&gt;0.05). We found that was aerobic and minimum anaerobic capacity of female and male students in department physical education higher than aerobic and minimum anaerobic capacity of female and male students in department of business (P&lt;0.05). In addition, fatigue index of female students in department physical education lower than fatigue index of female students in department of business was found (P&lt;0.05). In conclusion, recreational sportive activities affect development of aerobic capacity, depending on this, aerobic capacities of the students having education at the physical education and sport teaching department are more advanced than the students of the business management department due to applied courses included in the curriculum, in addition to recreational activities, genetic factors are determinants of anaerobic capacities.</p>

scholarly journals Effects of the Sports on the Personality Traits and the Domains of Creativity

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 56
Author(s):  
Elif Top ◽  
Mustafa Akil
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Personality Traits ◽  
Female Students ◽  
The Other ◽  
Male Students ◽  
Eysenck Personality Questionnaire ◽  
Personality Questionnaire ◽  
Scientific Creativity ◽  
The University ◽  
Sports Sciences

The present study investigated the correlation between the personality traits of the university students who wereengaged in sports and the ones who were not engaged in sports, and their domains of creativity. A total number of593 students studying in the faculty of sports sciences and in other departments were included the study. As the datacollection tools, “Revised/Shortened Form Eysenck Personality Questionnaire (EPQ-RS)” and “Kaufman Domainsof Creativity Scale” (K-DOCS) were used in the present study. When the creativity and personality traits of thefemale and male students were compared, it was found out that the neuroticism points of female students were foundto be higher comparing to the male students. While the male students had higher points in in the domains of scholarlycreativity, mechanical/scientific creativity, artistic and psychoticism, the female students were found to have scoredhigher points in the other domains. When the creativity and personality traits of the students who were engaged insports and those of the students who were not engaged in sports were compared, the extroverted characteristics werefound higher and psychoticism characteristics were lower of the individuals engaged in sports, while no differencewas found in other domains. Consequently, it could be said that female students were more neurotic, that theindividuals engaged in sports were more extroverted compared to the ones not engaged in sports, and that malestudents have higher points compared to the female students in the domains of scholarly, mechanical/scientific,artistic and psychoticism.

scholarly journals The Social Correlates of Anxiety among University Students

2018 ◽  
pp. 80-89
Author(s):  
Khisro Kaleem Raza Et al.,
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Social Factors ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Male Students ◽  
Use Of Self ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Social Correlates ◽  
The Social ◽  
The University

Anxiety is a feeling of uneasiness experienced by an individual regarding his/her future-oriented tasks, where an individual feels apprehension regarding the worse happening which may not actually happen. The correlates of anxiety refer to the factors which lead towards the feelings of worry, whereby the social correlates of anxiety are the social factors which may lead towards anxiety. The current study was designed to investigate the social correlates of anxiety among university students. A total of 758 students from the University of Peshawar Khyber Pakhtunkhwa were taken as a sample of the study including 442 male and 316 female students from all the disciplines of the stated university from its final year all masters programs. A proportionate sample of 30% from both male and female students was taken and the data were collected through the use of self-report four point liker scale inventory. The social correlates of anxiety among university students were divided into three broad categories including family (parents), friends and teachers. Data were collected, tabulated and analyzed for the stated correlates of anxiety among university students which revealed that all of the three social correlates of anxiety prevailed among male students. Finally, suggestions were made and recommendations were presented for minimizing the severity of anxiety correlates among university students.

scholarly journals Gender, Age, Year of Course and Faculty: Factors Influencing the Risk of Eating Disorders

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
María-Camino Escolar-Llamazares ◽  
María-Ángeles Martínez-Martín ◽  
María-Begoña Medina-Gómez ◽  
María-Yolanda González-Alonso ◽  
Elvira Mercado-Val ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Eating Disorders ◽  
Eating Disorder ◽  
University Students ◽  
Preventive Measures ◽  
Descriptive Study ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Male Students ◽  
Second Year ◽  
The University ◽  
Probabilistic Sample

Background: The passage through university, as a complex experience, can heighten personal susceptibility to eating disorders. The objective of this research is to determine how gender, age, year of course, and center or faculty can influence the risk of an eating disorder among university students. Method: A transversal and descriptive study with a probabilistic sample of 516 Spanish students from 26 university degrees is performed, by administering the Inventory Eating Disorder-Reference criterion (EDI-3-RF) to the students. Results: It was found that the female students enrolled in second-year grades presented a greater obsession with thinness and body dissatisfaction, that the male students did more physical exercise to control their weight, and that those under 20 years and the students from both the Health and Law Faculties presented greater bulimic behavior. Conclusions: It is necessary to implement preventive measures adapted to the university students.

scholarly journals Causes of Teacher’s Favoritism and Its Effects on the University Students: A Case Study

2018 ◽  
Vol III (II) ◽  
pp. 369-384 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amjid Ali ◽  
Dost Muhammad Khan ◽  
Mujeeb Hussain
Keyword(s):  
Academic Performance ◽  
University Students ◽  
Political Ideology ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Mutual Trust ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Academic Achievements ◽  
The University

This study aims at exploring and examining the causes of teacher's favoritism and its effects on the university students. Quantitative tools are applied to collect data for the study and to check its reliability. The results of the data reveal that the teachers favor the students on the basis of gender, race, area, similar political ideology and family/blood relation. The study also indicates that a teacher's favoritism in the class affects boldness, mutual trust and respects between students and teacher which results in the student's struggle for favoritism instead of studies and academic achievements. Moreover, the students may opt for leaving the institute in which favoritism exists. The study also shows that both male and female students have the same opinions regarding different factors and effects of favoritism. The study concludes that the students' flair, potential, abilities and academic achievements should be emphasized as essential criteria for testing and evaluating the students' academic performance. It will, further, compel the students to focus on their studies, rather than on gaining teacher's favor.

scholarly journals Relation Between Sensitivity and Gender - A Case Study

2019 ◽  
pp. 568-572
Author(s):  
Sankara Pitchaiah Podila
Keyword(s):  
High School Students ◽  
Andhra Pradesh ◽  
Light Sensitivity ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Male Students ◽  
School Students ◽  
Guntur District ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Life Career

Humans are sensitive to certain parameters, for ex., light, sound, smell and criticism. In the present study these aspects are studied with reference to gender on High school students of Guntur District, Andhra Pradesh, India. A total of 2743 are responded to the questions (male:1589 and female:1154). The study found that the sensitivity is more in male students in relation to light, sound and smell, however, in the case of criticism, it is more in female students. Exposure therapy is useful to face light sensitivity and counseling for criticism. Regarding the sound and smell, they have no much impact on the student’s life/Career.

Determination of Risk Factors of the Youth for Coronary Heart Disease Based on Gender

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (09) ◽  
pp. 20613-20620
Author(s):  
Betül ÖZEN ◽  
Özlem CEYHAN ◽  
Zeliha KAYA ERTEN ◽  
Meltem SOYLU
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Coronary Heart Disease ◽  
Heart Disease ◽  
Young People ◽  
University Students ◽  
Fast Food ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Male Students ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
The University

Objective: This study was conducted to determine the risk factors of the youth for coronary heart disease. Methods: This cross-sectional study was completed with 216 students who were studying in a university located in Kayseri and selected for the sample by using the stratified simple random sampling method. Results: In the study, 40.3% of the university students were 20-21 years old, 69% were female, and 21.3% had the history of heart disease in their family. 47.8% of the male students were smoker, 17.9% were drinking alcohol, 22.4% did not do physical exercise and no significant difference was determined compared to the female students (p<0.05). More than 65% of the university students described themselves as stressed. 20.1% of the female students and 35.8% of the male students were eating fast food. It was found that BMI and body fat percentage of the male students were significantly higher than female students. On the other hand, waist-to-hip ratio of the female students was significantly higher than the male students. In addition, the male students had higher systolic (p = .001) and diastolic blood pressures (p = .004). Conclusion: This study showed that young people were at risk for coronary heart disease. This reveals the importance of recognizing risky behaviors among young people and conducting studies to encourage young people for lifestyle change.

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