Assessment of health‐related behaviors among medical students: A cross‐sectional study
Abstract Background and Aim Students sometimes participate in harmful activities that adversely influence their behaviors and well‐being throughout college, which is one of the sensitive phases in an individual's life. Aim: To assess the health‐related behaviors of university students. Methods...
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| author | Rabab G. A. El‐Kader Rekha J. Ogale Omar Omar Zidan Omar Al Jadaan Vijaya Kumardhas Sirwan K. Ahmed Kuldeep Dhama Praveen SV Mohammad Ebad Ur Rehman |
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| description | Abstract Background and Aim Students sometimes participate in harmful activities that adversely influence their behaviors and well‐being throughout college, which is one of the sensitive phases in an individual's life. Aim: To assess the health‐related behaviors of university students. Methods A cross‐sectional study that includes systematic randomly selected 383 students from various colleges of Ras Al Khaimah Medical and Health Sciences University (RAKMHSU), Ras Al Khaimah Emirate, United Arab Emirates. A self‐reported questionnaire included students' demographic traits and behaviors, including safety, medication intake, cigarette smoking, nutrition, physical activity, and health‐related topics. Results Most participants were females (69.7%), 13.3% were obese while 28.2% were overweight. The data revealed a significant difference between male and female students regarding medication intake without prescription, nutrition, physical activity, and health‐related topics. The data also revealed that the majority of the students were attempting to lose weight, and the former male smokers had fewer trials to quit the use of all tobacco products than females. Conclusion More than a quarter of participants were overweight, and the majority of students did not adhere to the guidelines for safety and nutritious eating. This study recognized significant health promotion opportunities for university students that can be carried out to establish a healthier youth for society. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0adfa58a000b494693157b9af92dbc092023-06-30T10:20:50ZengWileyHealth Science Reports2398-88352023-06-0166n/an/a10.1002/hsr2.1310Assessment of health‐related behaviors among medical students: A cross‐sectional studyRabab G. A. El‐Kader0Rekha J. Ogale1Omar Omar Zidan2Omar Al Jadaan3Vijaya Kumardhas4Sirwan K. Ahmed5Kuldeep Dhama6Praveen SV7Mohammad Ebad Ur Rehman8RAK College of Nursing RAK Medical and Health Sciences University Ras Al Khaimah United Arab EmiratesRAK College of Nursing RAK Medical and Health Sciences University Ras Al Khaimah United Arab EmiratesPublic Health & Community Medicine Department, Damietta Faculty of Medicine Al‐Azhar University Cairo EgyptRAK College of Nursing RAK Medical and Health Sciences University Ras Al Khaimah United Arab EmiratesRAK College of Nursing RAK Medical and Health Sciences University Ras Al Khaimah United Arab EmiratesDepartment of Pediatrics Rania Pediatric and Maternity Teaching Hospital Sulaymaniyah IraqDivision of Pathology ICAR‐Indian Veterinary Research Institute (IVRI) Bareilly Uttar Pradesh IndiaDepartment of Management Studies National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli Tamil Nadu IndiaDepartment of Medicine Rawalpindi Medical University Rawalpindi PakistanAbstract Background and Aim Students sometimes participate in harmful activities that adversely influence their behaviors and well‐being throughout college, which is one of the sensitive phases in an individual's life. Aim: To assess the health‐related behaviors of university students. Methods A cross‐sectional study that includes systematic randomly selected 383 students from various colleges of Ras Al Khaimah Medical and Health Sciences University (RAKMHSU), Ras Al Khaimah Emirate, United Arab Emirates. A self‐reported questionnaire included students' demographic traits and behaviors, including safety, medication intake, cigarette smoking, nutrition, physical activity, and health‐related topics. Results Most participants were females (69.7%), 13.3% were obese while 28.2% were overweight. The data revealed a significant difference between male and female students regarding medication intake without prescription, nutrition, physical activity, and health‐related topics. The data also revealed that the majority of the students were attempting to lose weight, and the former male smokers had fewer trials to quit the use of all tobacco products than females. Conclusion More than a quarter of participants were overweight, and the majority of students did not adhere to the guidelines for safety and nutritious eating. This study recognized significant health promotion opportunities for university students that can be carried out to establish a healthier youth for society.https://doi.org/10.1002/hsr2.1310health‐related behaviorsmedical studentsnutritionphysical activitysurveytobacco |
| spellingShingle | Rabab G. A. El‐Kader Rekha J. Ogale Omar Omar Zidan Omar Al Jadaan Vijaya Kumardhas Sirwan K. Ahmed Kuldeep Dhama Praveen SV Mohammad Ebad Ur Rehman Assessment of health‐related behaviors among medical students: A cross‐sectional study Health Science Reports health‐related behaviors medical students nutrition physical activity survey tobacco |
| title | Assessment of health‐related behaviors among medical students: A cross‐sectional study |
| title_full | Assessment of health‐related behaviors among medical students: A cross‐sectional study |
| title_fullStr | Assessment of health‐related behaviors among medical students: A cross‐sectional study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Assessment of health‐related behaviors among medical students: A cross‐sectional study |
| title_short | Assessment of health‐related behaviors among medical students: A cross‐sectional study |
| title_sort | assessment of health related behaviors among medical students a cross sectional study |
| topic | health‐related behaviors medical students nutrition physical activity survey tobacco |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1002/hsr2.1310 |
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