THE SITUATION OF HEALTH-PROMOTING LIFESTYLE AMONG THE STUDENTS LIVING IN DORMITORIES OF TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, IRAN

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MAHERI AGH BABAK; BAHRAMI MOHAMMAD NABI; SADEGHI ROYA

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Journal: Health and Development Journal Year:2013 | Volume:1 | Issue:4 Page(s): 275-286

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THE SITUATION OF HEALTH-PROMOTING LIFESTYLE AMONG THE STUDENTS LIVING IN DORMITORIES OF TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, IRAN

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MAHERI AGH BABAK | BAHRAMI MOHAMMAD NABI | SADEGHI ROYA | Issue Writer Certificate

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HEALTH PROMOTIONQ2

LIFESTYLEQ2

STUDENTQ2

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Background: Health-promoting LIFESTYLE is a major determining factor of health in the present and future. Living in dormitories during STUDENTship, due to particular circumstances, could play a decisive role on STUDENTs' health promoting LIFESTYLE in the future. The purpose of this research was to study the situation of health-promoting LIFESTYLE among the STUDENTs living in the dormitories of Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Iran.Methods: In this cross-sectional study, a sample of 140 female and 110 male STUDENTs residing in the dormitories of Tehran University of Medical Sciences were selected by stratified random sampling method in 2012. All the included STUDENTs completed a questionnaire with two parts, sociodemographic information and the standard Walker’s LIFESTYLE questionnaire. Data were analyzed by the independent samples t-test, Mann-Whitney U test, and Spearman and Pearson correlations.Results: The mean score of health promoting LIFESTYLE was 119 ± 20.3 from a maximum score of 208, indicating a moderate situation. There were significant associations between health-promoting LIFESTYLE (HPL) and employment, marital status, age, and average grade in final exams, but no significant associations between health-promoting LIFESTYLE and gender or academic degree.Conclusion: This study showed that the score of health-promoting LIFESTYLE is average among the STUDENTs of Tehran University of Medical Sciences. Therefore, targeted interventions should be made to promote health-promoting LIFESTYLE among these STUDENTs.

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MAHERI, AGH BABAK, BAHRAMI, MOHAMMAD NABI, & SADEGHI, ROYA. (2013). THE SITUATION OF HEALTH-PROMOTING LIFESTYLE AMONG THE STUDENTS LIVING IN DORMITORIES OF TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, IRAN. HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT JOURNAL, 1(4), 275-286. SID. https://sid.ir/paper/233543/en

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MAHERI AGH BABAK, BAHRAMI MOHAMMAD NABI, SADEGHI ROYA. THE SITUATION OF HEALTH-PROMOTING LIFESTYLE AMONG THE STUDENTS LIVING IN DORMITORIES OF TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, IRAN. HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT JOURNAL[Internet]. 2013;1(4):275-286. Available from: https://sid.ir/paper/233543/en

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AGH BABAK MAHERI, MOHAMMAD NABI BAHRAMI, and ROYA SADEGHI, “THE SITUATION OF HEALTH-PROMOTING LIFESTYLE AMONG THE STUDENTS LIVING IN DORMITORIES OF TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, IRAN,” HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT JOURNAL, vol. 1, no. 4, pp. 275–286, 2013, [Online]. Available: https://sid.ir/paper/233543/en

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