Health risk factors and health promoting behaviour among medical and non-medical students

Students in tertiary level education are mostly young adults that are transiting from the teenage years to adulthood. Since there is less restriction as compared to their teenage years, university and college students might involve in risky behaviours that may affect their health, social and academi...

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Main Authors:	M., Norhaini, Hazali, Norazlanshah, M.I., Khairil Anuar, M.F., Fazlyla Nadya, M., Mashita, G.M., Mohamad
Format:	Article
Language:	English English
Published:	Malaysian Public Health Physicians’ Association 2014
Subjects:	TX341 Nutrition. Foods and food supply
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spelling	iium-378042017-09-14T02:34:54Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/37804/ Health risk factors and health promoting behaviour among medical and non-medical students M., Norhaini Hazali, Norazlanshah M.I., Khairil Anuar M.F., Fazlyla Nadya M., Mashita G.M., Mohamad TX341 Nutrition. Foods and food supply Students in tertiary level education are mostly young adults that are transiting from the teenage years to adulthood. Since there is less restriction as compared to their teenage years, university and college students might involve in risky behaviours that may affect their health, social and academic performance. Thus, the purpose of this study is to investigate and identify the differences of health risk factors and health promoting behaviour that have been practiced by students in Malaysia. A cross sectional study was conducted using closed-ended questionnaires distributed to university and college students via emails. The results showed that 77.0% students claimed they have no health problem. However 49.0% of the non-medical students did not know whether they have normal BMI. Among the medical students, 62.0% rarely do physical exercise even though most are seriously concern about their fat consumption (95.0%). Only 30.0% of the total students have awareness of wearing seat belt. For health promoting behaviour, 33.0% of female students have never perform breast self examination (BSE), while 65.0% of male students have never perform testicular self examination (TSE). These findings confirmed that there are differences in health risk factors and health promoting behaviour that have been practiced by the students. Malaysian Public Health Physicians’ Association 2014 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/37804/1/HEALTH_RISK_FACTORS_AND_HEALTH_PROMOTING_BEHAVIOUR_AMONG_MEDICAL_AND_NON-MEDICAL_STUDENTS.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/37804/4/37804_Health%20risk%20factors%20and%20health.SCOPUSpdf.pdf M., Norhaini and Hazali, Norazlanshah and M.I., Khairil Anuar and M.F., Fazlyla Nadya and M., Mashita and G.M., Mohamad (2014) Health risk factors and health promoting behaviour among medical and non-medical students. Malaysian Journal of Public Health Medicine, 14 (2). pp. 1-11. ISSN 1675–0306 http://www.mjphm.org.my/mjphm/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=600:health-risk-factors-and-health-promoting-behaviour-among-medical-and-non-medical-students&catid=98:2014-volume-14-2&Itemid=113
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spellingShingle	TX341 Nutrition. Foods and food supply M., Norhaini Hazali, Norazlanshah M.I., Khairil Anuar M.F., Fazlyla Nadya M., Mashita G.M., Mohamad Health risk factors and health promoting behaviour among medical and non-medical students
description	Students in tertiary level education are mostly young adults that are transiting from the teenage years to adulthood. Since there is less restriction as compared to their teenage years, university and college students might involve in risky behaviours that may affect their health, social and academic performance. Thus, the purpose of this study is to investigate and identify the differences of health risk factors and health promoting behaviour that have been practiced by students in Malaysia. A cross sectional study was conducted using closed-ended questionnaires distributed to university and college students via emails. The results showed that 77.0% students claimed they have no health problem. However 49.0% of the non-medical students did not know whether they have normal BMI. Among the medical students, 62.0% rarely do physical exercise even though most are seriously concern about their fat consumption (95.0%). Only 30.0% of the total students have awareness of wearing seat belt. For health promoting behaviour, 33.0% of female students have never perform breast self examination (BSE), while 65.0% of male students have never perform testicular self examination (TSE). These findings confirmed that there are differences in health risk factors and health promoting behaviour that have been practiced by the students.
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author	M., Norhaini Hazali, Norazlanshah M.I., Khairil Anuar M.F., Fazlyla Nadya M., Mashita G.M., Mohamad
author_facet	M., Norhaini Hazali, Norazlanshah M.I., Khairil Anuar M.F., Fazlyla Nadya M., Mashita G.M., Mohamad
author_sort	M., Norhaini
title	Health risk factors and health promoting behaviour among medical and non-medical students
title_short	Health risk factors and health promoting behaviour among medical and non-medical students
title_full	Health risk factors and health promoting behaviour among medical and non-medical students
title_fullStr	Health risk factors and health promoting behaviour among medical and non-medical students
title_full_unstemmed	Health risk factors and health promoting behaviour among medical and non-medical students
title_sort	health risk factors and health promoting behaviour among medical and non-medical students
publisher	Malaysian Public Health Physicians’ Association
publishDate	2014
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Health risk factors and health promoting behaviour among medical and non-medical students

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