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Abdolkarimi M, Mobini Lotfabad M, Khodadadi H, ُShahabinejad E, Shakoeizadeh A. The Survey of Health-Promoting Behaviors among Students of Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences in 2022: A Descriptive Study. JRUMS 2024; 22 (11) :1191-1204
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Mehdi Abdolkarimi 
, Mohammad Mobini Lotfabad , Hassan Khodadadi , Erfan ُShahabinejad , Amirreza Shakoeizadeh
, Mohammad Mobini Lotfabad , Hassan Khodadadi , Erfan ُShahabinejad , Amirreza Shakoeizadeh
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Background and Objectives: Health-promoting behaviors and healthy lifestyle are the main strategies to facilitate and maintain health. The purpose of this research was to determine health-promoting behaviors in students of Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences.
Materials and Methods: In this descriptive study, 450 students of Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences were studied by stratified random sampling method in 2022. The data collection tool was a questionnaire including demographic information and a valid health-promoting behavior questionnaire. The questionnaires were completed as a self-report by students. Data were analyzed using independent two-sample t-test and one-way analysis of variance.
Results: The mean and standard deviation of the age of the students was 20.86±3.19 years. The scores of the self-improvement section (23.33±5.20) were the highest scores and the scores of the stress management section (18.54±3.68) were the lowest scores. There was a significant statistical association between the total score of students' health-promoting behaviors and the scores of the variables of marital status and educational level (p<0.05). Also, a statistically significant association was observed between the physical activity dimension score and the gender variable and the responsibility and nutrition dimensions score and the marital status variable (p<0.05).
Conclusion: Since the total score of the health-promoting behaviors of the studied students was in the middle class, with proper planning, the university can help students create a positive health concept and strengthen their awareness and performance about balanced nutrition, regular exercise, stress management, and attention to their health or self-care.
Key words: Health promotion, Health behavior, Students, Rafsanjan
Funding: This study was funded by Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences.
Conflict of interest: None declared.
Ethical approval: The Ethics Committee of Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences approved the study (IR.RUMS.REC.1401.149).
How to cite this article: Rezaeian Mohsen, Asadpour Mohammad, Mahbobi Rad Mahmood, Abdolkarimi Mehdi, Mobini Lotfabad Mohammad, Khodadadi Hassan, Shahabinejad Erfan, Shakoeizadeh Amirreza. The Survey of Health-Promoting Behaviors among Students of Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences in 2022: A Descriptive Study. J Rafsanjan Univ Med Sci 2024; 22 (10): 1191-1204. [Farsi]
Materials and Methods: In this descriptive study, 450 students of Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences were studied by stratified random sampling method in 2022. The data collection tool was a questionnaire including demographic information and a valid health-promoting behavior questionnaire. The questionnaires were completed as a self-report by students. Data were analyzed using independent two-sample t-test and one-way analysis of variance.
Results: The mean and standard deviation of the age of the students was 20.86±3.19 years. The scores of the self-improvement section (23.33±5.20) were the highest scores and the scores of the stress management section (18.54±3.68) were the lowest scores. There was a significant statistical association between the total score of students' health-promoting behaviors and the scores of the variables of marital status and educational level (p<0.05). Also, a statistically significant association was observed between the physical activity dimension score and the gender variable and the responsibility and nutrition dimensions score and the marital status variable (p<0.05).
Conclusion: Since the total score of the health-promoting behaviors of the studied students was in the middle class, with proper planning, the university can help students create a positive health concept and strengthen their awareness and performance about balanced nutrition, regular exercise, stress management, and attention to their health or self-care.
Key words: Health promotion, Health behavior, Students, Rafsanjan
Funding: This study was funded by Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences.
Conflict of interest: None declared.
Ethical approval: The Ethics Committee of Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences approved the study (IR.RUMS.REC.1401.149).
How to cite this article: Rezaeian Mohsen, Asadpour Mohammad, Mahbobi Rad Mahmood, Abdolkarimi Mehdi, Mobini Lotfabad Mohammad, Khodadadi Hassan, Shahabinejad Erfan, Shakoeizadeh Amirreza. The Survey of Health-Promoting Behaviors among Students of Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences in 2022: A Descriptive Study. J Rafsanjan Univ Med Sci 2024; 22 (10): 1191-1204. [Farsi]
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Environmental Health
Received: 2023/06/10 | Accepted: 2023/12/25 | Published: 2024/02/21
Received: 2023/06/10 | Accepted: 2023/12/25 | Published: 2024/02/21
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