Background: individuals with visual impairment are extremely vulnerable because of limiting access to health information and the ability to live a healthy lifestyle. Aim: the study aimed to assess healthy lifestyle practices among visually impaired adolescent students at El -Noor School in Minia governorate. Study design: a descriptive research design was utilized in the current study. Subject: A cluster random sample of 60 adolescent students. Setting: this study was carried out at Al-Noor School in Minia city. Tools: questioner 1 Socio-demographic characteristics, questioner II healthy lifestyle practices, questioner III female students' practices during menstruation. Results: the results showed that 81.7% of visually impaired students have poor healthy lifestyle practices; the mean lifestyle total score among students was (38.61±5.73). There is a statistically significant difference between student's gender and healthy lifestyle practices. Also, 56.5 % of visually impaired female students have poor practices during menstruation with mean practices (15.52 ± 2.66). Conclusion: the study has demonstrated that the majority of visually impaired students had poor healthy lifestyle practices. Recommendations: apply health education programs for visually impaired students with emphasis on different dimensions of lifestyle behaviors.
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