Health risk factors and health promoting behavior of medical, dental and nursing students

Najem, G. Reza; Passannante, Marian R.; Foster, James

doi:10.1016/0895-4356(94)00193-t

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“…Studies have found that significant numbers of physicians in diverse countries are overweight, sedentary, drink alcohol to excess, self-medicate, suffer high levels of stress, and neglect seeking appropriate preventive and curative clinical care for themselves (Vaillant et al, 1972;Nyman, 1991;Janes et al, 1992;Caplan, 1994;Baldwin et al, 1997;Firth, 1997;Townsend, 2001). While some studies show that whereas many medical students enter the profession with reasonably good health habits, some do not (Coe et al, 1982;Sobal, 1986;Parkerson et al, 1990;Konen & Fromm, 1992;Najem et al, 1995;Kamien & Power, 1996), and many may be vulnerable to stress and psychological illness (Ironside, 1966;Vaillant et al, 1972;Richman, 1992). Thus, improving the health and lifestyle of medical students would be expected to protect them from the health risks of their chosen profession and allow them to gain significant additional years of healthy life.…”

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Health and lifestyle needs assessment of medical students in the United Arab Emirates

Carter¹,

Elzubeir²,

Abdulrazzaq³

et al. 2003

Medical Teacher

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Medical students represent a significant community investment and promoting their health preserves this investment. In order to design health promotion programs for medical students in the United Arab Emirates, students' needs were assessed by means of a cross-sectional self-administered questionnaire survey. Major findings of the survey included: 14% of students were underweight while 24% of students were overweight or obese; the majority believed their activity levels were insufficient (77%), their stress levels too high (65%) and their diet unhealthy (50%); 33%were not sufficiently active to meet minimum recommended levels; few students (22%) had seen a doctor in the past year and many were unaware of important personal health parameters. When presented with hypothetical health situations, many made inappropriate choices. This survey identified significant health-promotion opportunities for these students that can be carried out during medical school in order to establish a healthier physician population.

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Health and lifestyle needs assessment of medical students in the United Arab Emirates

Carter¹,

Elzubeir²,

Abdulrazzaq³

et al. 2003

Medical Teacher

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“…The prevalence of smoking among Jordanian dental students was much higher than that in the region [25] and in developed countries [26] . The probable explanation for the high rate of smoking among our students may be due to cultural behavior and people's perception of smokers in society.…”

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Smoking Prevalence and Its Effect on Dental Health Attitudes and Behavior among Dental Students

2006

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Objective: To determine smoking prevalence and its effect on dental health attitudes and behavior among dental students in Jordan. Subjects and Methods: A cross-sectional study of 314 dental students was conducted at Jordan University of Science and Technology. Subjects were surveyed using a modified version of the Hiroshima University Dental Behavior Inventory (HU-DBI) questionnaire. Multivariate logistic regression analyses were performed to study differences between male smokers and nonsmokers only. Results: The response rate was 83.7%, with 48% males and 52% females. The prevalence of smoking was 17.2%. Smoking was more prevalent among male students (31%) than female (4.3%). For male students, the multivariate logistic regression analysis showed 6 items that were different between smokers and nonsmokers. Nonsmokers tended to brush their teeth more often than smokers (OR 8.67, 95% CI 1.66–45.25); claimed that they had never been professionally taught how to brush their teeth (OR 11.15, 95% CI 1.89–65.67); believed that they spend too much time brushing their teeth (OR 12.24, 95% CI 2.0–75.05); were more concerned about having bad breath (OR 41.86, 95% CI 3.44–58.75) and were more concerned about the color of their gums (OR 8.04, 95% CI 1.55–41.84). Conclusions: Smoking prevalence among male dental students in Jordan was high, 7 times greater than for females. Male smokers and nonsmokers had different attitudes and oral health behaviors as indicated by the study survey.

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“…40,41 Smoking prevalence rates below 10 % of the medical student population were shown to occur in Australia (4-6%), China (6%), India (7%), Thailand (7%), the US (7%) and Malaysia (9%). 40,[42][43][44][45][46][47] Marked differences in smoking rates were found by gender in almost all studies, with male students generally having the higher rates. Fifteen percent of responses were aware of the lung cancer as hereditary factor in the causation of the disease.…”

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Understanding of Tobacco and Lung Cancer Among Medical Students in Kathmandu University School of Medical Sciences (KUSMS)

Khatiwada

Kayastha

Pant

et al. 2013

Kathmandu Univ. Med. J.

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Health risk factors and health promoting behavior of medical, dental and nursing students

Cited by 40 publications

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Health and lifestyle needs assessment of medical students in the United Arab Emirates

Health and lifestyle needs assessment of medical students in the United Arab Emirates

Smoking Prevalence and Its Effect on Dental Health Attitudes and Behavior among Dental Students

Understanding of Tobacco and Lung Cancer Among Medical Students in Kathmandu University School of Medical Sciences (KUSMS)

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