Study habits among Nigerian secondary school students with brain fag syndrome

Brain Fag Syndrome (BFS) is a psychiatric disorder associated with study affecting two to four out of every ten African students. One of the consequences of this illness is early fore-closure of education in affected students. Etiological factors such as nervous predisposition, motivation for achievement, and psycho-stimulant use have been found associated with it. However, the contributions of study habits to the pathogenesis of this study-related illness deserve more attention than has been given. We carried out this cross-sectional study to ascertain the types of study habits associated with BFS among a sample of senior secondary school students in Ile-Ife, Nigeria. Five hundred students from six schools in Ile-Ife were selected using a stratified random sampling technique. The selected students completed the Socio-demographic Data Schedule, the Brain Fag Syndrome Scale, and Bakare's Study Habit Inventory. The prevalence of BFS was 40.2% (201). There were no significant socio-demographic variables identifying BFS students apart from those without BFS. The significant measures of study habits that predicted BFS were homework and assignments, examinations, and written work. Those with BFS had 3.58 times the odds to perform poorly on homework and assignments, 3.27 times the odds to perform poorly on examinations, and 1.01 times the odds to perform poorly on written work compared to those without BFS. We concluded that the results of this study suggest that homework and assignments, examinations, and written work were significant study habit variables associated with BFS.

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Study Habits, Self-Esteem, and Academic Achievement Among Public and Private Secondary School Students in Bangladesh

10.52380/ijpes.2021.8.3.214 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 8 (3) ◽

Author(s):

Md. Nurul ISLAM

Keyword(s):

Academic Achievement ◽

Secondary School ◽

Private School ◽

Secondary School Students ◽

Self Esteem ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Study Habits ◽

School Students ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Public And Private

Studies on academic achievement worldwide are sporadic, focusing on variables more or less have been taken by the researchers, and provided knowledge. This cross-sectional study aimed to determine how the school effect influences secondary school students' academic achievements by two important significant (study habits and self-esteem). With a covenient sampling method, 400 students from eight secondary schools in Bangladesh were selected for the study. Though the students were equally divided regarding gender (Boys, 200; Girls, 200), they were different regarding school types (Public, 188; Private, 212). Their ages range from 14 to 17, with an average of 14.8. They provided responses on two Bangla version scales: Study Habit Scale and Self-Esteem Scale. Academic achievement was significantly positively correlated with both study habits (r=.268, p<.01) and self-esteem (r=.291,p<.01). Two predictors of the study were also correlated with each other (r=.283, p<.01). Public and private school students were not varied significantly in studying habits and academic achievement, but they were significantly different in self-esteem. The study habits and self-esteem jointly explained 12.3% for public school students' academic achievement whileit explained 7.5% variance for the private school students. The discussion implies that how students’ study habits and self-esteem facilitates their academic achievement.Further studies will reflect more factors influencing academic achievement.

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Breast Self-Examination Practice Among Female Secondary School Students In Osogbo, Western Nigeria

European Journal of Medical and Health Sciences ◽

10.24018/ejmed.2020.2.2.173 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 2 (2) ◽

Author(s):

I. N. Usman ◽

S. O. Olanrewaju ◽

Saheed Opeyemi Usman

Keyword(s):

Breast Cancer ◽

Secondary School ◽

Secondary School Students ◽

Sampling Technique ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

School Students ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Breast Self Examination ◽

Breast Cancer Death ◽

Self Examination

Background: Breast cancer is the most common invasive cancer affecting women worldwide. It comprises 22.9% of invasive cancers in women and 16% of all female cancers. It affects about 12% of the women population worldwide. In Nigeria, about one breast cancer death is reported in every 25 cases identified and the practice of breast self-examination has been reported to range from 19% to 43.2%. This cross sectional study assessed the knowledge, attitude and practice of breast self-examination (BSE) among female secondary school students in Osogbo Metropolis. Methods: A total of 400 respondents were selected using multistage sampling technique. Data were collected using pre-tested self-administered semi structured questionnaire, analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences and presented using appropriate tables and charts. Level of significance set at < 0.05. Results: The mean age ± SD is 14.77 ± 1.46 years. 390 (97.5%) respondents reported that they have heard of breast cancer while 235 (58.8%) respondents stated that they have heard of breast self-examination (BSE). 15 (3.8%) respondents said the procedures is time wasting while 82 (20.5%) respondents said the procedures were strenuous. 199 (49.8%) strongly disagree that performing breast self-examination may expose them to breast cancer. Individuals with poor knowledge are one time less likely to do breast self-examination (OR = 1.245, CI = 0.647 - 2.394) while in terms of attitude, those with unfavorable attitude are one time less likely to do breast self-examination (OR = 1.025 CI = 0.949 -1.107). Conclusion: This study revealed a larger proportion of respondents have heard about breast cancer and breast self-examination but with inadequate knowledge of the correct procedures of breast self-examination (BSE) thereby resulting into poor attitude & practice of breast self-examination (BSE). This challenge therefore indicates an urgent need for continuous awareness and sensitization programs in the communities.

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Prevalence of Depression and Its’ Risk Factors among Higher Secondary School Students

Journal of Pharmaceutical Research International ◽

10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i44a32589 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 52-58

Author(s):

Shadia Hamoud Alshahrani ◽

Premalatha Paulsamy ◽

Selvarani Panneerselvam ◽

Zainah Alshahrani ◽

H. Z. Alshahrani Fahad ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Social Support ◽

Secondary School ◽

Secondary School Students ◽

Severe Depression ◽

Sampling Technique ◽

Simple Random Sampling ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

School Students ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Patient Health

As adolescence is a transitional stage in which a person's physical and psychological development and transformation are limited to the time between puberty and legal adulthood. It is commonly associated with the onset of a variety of mental health or adjustment problems. This study was to find out the incidence of depression and the factors that contribute to it among higher secondary school students. A descriptive, cross-sectional study was conducted among 100 adolescents who were selected by simple random sampling technique. The socio-demographic information, Perceived Social Support scale and Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) were adopted to collect the data. Descriptive and Inferential statistics was used to analyse the collected data. In this study, 52% of the adolescents did not have depression, whereas 18% had moderate, 8% had moderate to severe depression and 2% of them had severe depression. Nearly 68% of students had a higher social support perception. The type of family and living status of parents had significant relationship with the level of depression among adolescents at p = 0.01. The study concludes that depression and mental distress among these adolescents may be alleviated by boosting their perceived degree of social support and self-esteem through a variety of methods such as family support, counselling at schools and workshops on self – management skills etc.

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Sleep Quality and Its Health Correlates Among Egyptian Secondary School Students

Journal of Social, Behavioral, and Health Sciences ◽

10.5590/jsbhs.2017.11.1.5 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 11 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Dalia M. Ismail ◽

Dalia G. Mahran ◽

Ali H Zarzour ◽

Ghaydaa A. Sheahata

Keyword(s):

Secondary School ◽

Sleep Quality ◽

Secondary School Students ◽

Short Form ◽

Demographic Data ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Poor Sleep ◽

Poor Sleep Quality ◽

School Students ◽

Cross Sectional

The objective of the recent study was to determine the prevalence of poor sleep quality and to assess its psychological and general health correlates among secondary school students in the city of Assiut, Egypt. A cross sectional study was conducted among 829 secondary school students (selected by multistage stratified random sampling) aged 15–19 years in Assiut. Students filled in a self-administered questionnaire that included demographic data, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), Epworth Sleepiness Scale, general perception of health, and the short form of Depression Anxiety and Stress Scale. The prevalence of poor sleep quality (PSQI >5) was 72.5%. The mean PSQI score was 7.35 ± 2.94 standard deviation. Poor sleep quality was higher among females, urban residents and public school students. Correlates of poor sleep by multivariate analysis were age, urban residence, public education, mild to moderate and severe to very severe anxiety symptoms, severe to very severe depressive symptoms, excessive daytime sleepiness, and feeling fully active sometimes and not active at any time. Poor sleep quality was alarmingly highly prevalent among secondary school students, with significant health consequences. Increasing the awareness of the community especially adolescents, parents, and school teachers about healthy sleep is an essential priority.

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Knowledge Level and Associated Factors of Reproductive Health Issues among Secondary School Students in Woldia Town, Amhara, Ethiopia, 2019: A Cross-Sectional Study

Journal of Environmental and Public Health ◽

10.1155/2020/2515292 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 2020 ◽

pp. 1-9

Author(s):

Biruk Beletew Abate ◽

Kalkidan Habtamu Gelaw ◽

Hayelom Fentaw ◽

Mekonen Ashagire ◽

Tadesse Mekash

Keyword(s):

Reproductive Health ◽

Secondary School ◽

Associated Factors ◽

Secondary School Students ◽

Sampling Technique ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Knowledge Level ◽

Health Issues ◽

School Students ◽

Cross Sectional

Background. Reproductive health (RH) is defined as a state of complete physical, mental, and social wellbeing and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity, in all matters related to the reproductive system and to its functions and process. Local evidence about adolescents’ reproductive health knowledge level and associated factors are relevant to design age-appropriate interventions strategies. Therefore, the aim of this study was to assess the knowledge level on reproductive health issues among secondary school students in Woldia town. Objective. The main aim of this study was to assess the knowledge level and associated factors among adolescents in Woldia secondary schools, Amhara, Ethiopia, 2019. Methods. Institution-based descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted on 420 secondary school students in Woldia town from January to June 2019. Multistage sampling technique was employed. A self-administered, structured, and adapted questionnaire was used to collect the data. The data was entered by using EpiData version 4.2 and exported to SPSS version 24.0 for analysis. The samples were distributed proportionally based on probability proportional to size (PPS) allocation technique. Participants in each school have been selected by using systematic sampling technique after calculating sample interval (K) for each school. Bivariate and multivariable logistic regressions were carried out to assess the association between dependent and independent variables. Result. The prevalence of good knowledge was 204 (48.6%). Residence, educational level, handling of RHS providers, ever gone RHS institution and missed RHS service, had RHS in school, and stigma to utilize RHS were found to be significantly associated with the level of knowledge of respondents on reproductive health issues. Conclusion and Recommendations. The knowledge of respondents on reproductive health issues in the study area was found to be low. Hence, it is better to improve access to information to the secondary school students on RHS through trained health workers and accessible RHS.

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

International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health ◽

10.1515/ijamh-2016-0099 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 30 (5) ◽

Cited By ~ 3

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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A Study of Study Habits and Academic Achievement among Secondary and Senior Secondary School Students of Mysore City

International Journal of Indian Psychology ◽

10.25215/0302.055 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 3 (2) ◽

Author(s):

Roya Sherafat ◽

C. G. Venkatesha Murthy

Keyword(s):

Academic Achievement ◽

Secondary School ◽

Secondary Students ◽

Secondary School Students ◽

Sampling Technique ◽

Secondary Level ◽

Study Habits ◽

School Students ◽

Senior Secondary School ◽

Senior Secondary

The authors of this study have attempted to understand whether study habits affect academic achievement among secondary and senior secondary school students of Mysore. It is also attempted to know whether students at secondary level differ from senior secondary level on their study habits. The study was conducted on the sample of 625 students of Mysore City in India using stratified random sampling technique. Results indicated that the study habits facilitate higher academic achievement. Further, it was also found that secondary school students are significantly better than senior secondary students on study habits. The findings are analyzed and explained. Thus, study habit is found to be an important correlate of academic achievement.

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