Health-Promoting Lifestyle and Its Determining Factors Among Students of Public and Private Universities in Iran

Health-Promoting Lifestyle and Its Determining Factors Among Students of Public and Private Universities in Iran Publisher

Amiri M¹ ; Raei M² ; Sadeghi E³ ; Keikavoosiarani L⁴ ; Khosravi A⁵

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1. Department of Public Health, School of Public Health, Shahroud University of Medical Sciences, Shahroud, Iran
2. Health Research Center, Life Style Institute, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
3. Department of Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
4. Department of Health Services Management, School of Health, Research Center for Health, Safety and Environment, Alborz University of Medical Sciences, Karaj, Iran
5. Center for Health-Related Social and Behavioral Sciences Research, Shahroud University of Medical Sciences, Shahroud, Iran

Source: Journal of Education and Health Promotion Published:2023

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Background: Health-promoting lifestyle is one of the fundamental health-related components. The aim of this study was to determine the status of the health-promoting lifestyle and its determining factors among students of public and private medical universities. Materials and Methods: In this cross-sectional study conducted in 2018, 1000 students from different public and private universities of medical sciences were selected by a multi-stage, stratified random sampling procedure and were studied using health-promoting lifestyle, self-efficacy, and well-being questionnaires. Data were analyzed using t-test, Chi-square, Pearson's correlation coefficient, and backward regression model. Results: The health-promoting lifestyle was relatively acceptable in 775 people (77.5%); 649 (64.9%) had low self-efficacy, and 560 students (56%) had abnormal health conditions. The mean scores of health-promoting lifestyle, self-efficacy, and well-being in all students were 130.74 ± 22.14, 51.19 ± 12.66, and 15.22 ± 5.43, respectively. There were statistically significant differences between the mean scores of most aspects of health-promoting lifestyle, self-efficacy, and well-being in public and private universities. There was a statistically significant relationship between well-being (r = 0.08, P = 0.02) and self-efficacy (r = -0.19, P < 0.001) with health-promoting lifestyle. Conclusion: Students' well-being, self-efficacy, and physical activities of students were not at an acceptable level. Moreover, the health-promoting lifestyle of students was moderate. Implementing of health-related educational, developmental, and psycho-social programs for promotion and encouraging students to promote healthy behaviors is necessary. © 2023 Journal of Education and Health Promotion.

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MLA	Amiri M, et al.. "Health-Promoting Lifestyle and Its Determining Factors Among Students of Public and Private Universities in Iran." Journal of Education and Health Promotion, vol. 12, no. 1, 2023, pp. 239-.
APA	Amiri M, Raei M, Sadeghi E, Keikavoosiarani L, Khosravi A (2023). Health-Promoting Lifestyle and Its Determining Factors Among Students of Public and Private Universities in Iran. Journal of Education and Health Promotion, 12(1), 239-.
Chicago	Amiri M, Raei M, Sadeghi E, Keikavoosiarani L, Khosravi A. "Health-Promoting Lifestyle and Its Determining Factors Among Students of Public and Private Universities in Iran." Journal of Education and Health Promotion 12, no. 1 (2023): 239-.
Harvard	Amiri M et al. (2023) 'Health-Promoting Lifestyle and Its Determining Factors Among Students of Public and Private Universities in Iran', Journal of Education and Health Promotion, 12(1), pp. 239-.
Vancouver	Amiri M, Raei M, Sadeghi E, Keikavoosiarani L, Khosravi A. Health-Promoting Lifestyle and Its Determining Factors Among Students of Public and Private Universities in Iran. Journal of Education and Health Promotion. 2023;12(1):239-.
BibTex	@article{ author = {Amiri M and Raei M and Sadeghi E and Keikavoosiarani L and Khosravi A}, title = {Health-Promoting Lifestyle and Its Determining Factors Among Students of Public and Private Universities in Iran}, journal = {Journal of Education and Health Promotion}, volume = {12}, number = {1}, pages = {239-}, year = {2023} }
RIS	TY - JOUR AU - Amiri M AU - Raei M AU - Sadeghi E AU - Keikavoosiarani L AU - Khosravi A TI - Health-Promoting Lifestyle and Its Determining Factors Among Students of Public and Private Universities in Iran JO - Journal of Education and Health Promotion VL - 12 IS - 1 SP - 239 EP - PY - 2023 ER -

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