Lifestyles of university students in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Abstract

Introduction:Currently, there is a growing interest in alcoholism-related studies among healthcare community. Cigarette smoking is five times more prevalent among adult men compared to women but these gender differences have been decreasing among young people. In developed countries, harmful effects of sedentary lifestyle and physical inactivity have led to increased rates of obesity in young population. The main aim of this study was to explore the lifestyles of students at the University of Sarajevo. We investigated the prevalence of cigarette smoking and alcohol consumption, eating habits, and physical activity in this student population.

Alcohol Consumption Among Students in the Lublin Region of Poland

“…75% of students consumed alcohol at least once in the month preceding the study, three or more times a month -almost 44% [8]. The problem of high alcohol consumption by students exists not only in Poland but also in other countries, which is confirmed by the results of other studies [9,10,11,13,14,15,16,24]. The results of our research confirm these observations.…”

Genotoxicity of waterpipe smoking in young adults from Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina

“…According to the latest available data in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, conducted in 2019, with the majority of participants being 13–16 years old, 44.1% of them smoked waterpipe [ 4 ]. According to the study conducted by Brankovic et al (2017) 21.8% out of 410 included university students have been consuming tobacco products [ 47 ]. In our study, we found that 43% of WPS participants used waterpipe for the first time at the age of 15 or 16.…”

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“…In the countries in the Southeast of Europe, the data are a little bit different: for example, in the study conducted on the sample of 420 students in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 21% of students are smokers of which the largest percentage (11.2%) of students smoke from 10 to 20 cigarettes a day. As the main reason for smoking, 60% of students stated overcoming the everyday stressful situations (Branković, Pilav, Cilović-Lagarija, Pašalić, & Mahmutović, 2017).…”