Publication: Comparing health promotion behaviors of male and female high school students in Southeast of Iran
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Issued Date
2020
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3340139
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2-s2.0-85066083900
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มหาวิทยาลัยศรีนครินทรวิโรฒ
Bibliographic Citation
International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health. Vol 32, No.1 (2020)
Suggested Citation
Salari N., Farokhzadian J., Abazari F. Comparing health promotion behaviors of male and female high school students in Southeast of Iran. International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health. Vol 32, No.1 (2020). doi:10.1515/ijamh-2017-0124 Retrieved from: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14740/4659
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Abstract
Adolescence is one of the most challenging periods of human life. Many healthy or risky behaviors may be formed during this period and continue to the end of life. The aim of this study was to examine and compare the health promotion behaviors of male and female students in high schools. In this descriptive-comparative study, 609 high school students were selected using multi-stage random sampling method. Data were collected using demographic and health-promoting lifestyle profile (HPLPII) questionnaires. The mean of health promotion behaviors was moderate in female (2.43 ± 0.46) and male (2.61 ± 0.45) students. The highest and lowest means in the male students were respectively the dimensions of spiritual growth and health responsibility. Also, the highest and lowest means in the female students were dimensions of interpersonal relationships as well as physical activity and exercise. The status of male health promotion behaviors was significantly more favorable than that of the female (p = 0.001, t =-4.71). The male students had a better situation than female in terms of all the six dimensions of HPLPII, so there was a significant difference between them in the four dimensions of spiritual growth, stress management, physical activity and health responsibility. There was also a significant relationship between the history of physical and mental illness in the past year and the students' health promotion behaviors (p < 0.05). The results indicated the importance of promoting self-care and educational interventions in the aspects such as physical activity and health responsibility of young people in order to improve the health of the community. © 2020 2020 Walter de Gruyter GmbH, Berlin/Boston.
Subject(s)
Adolescent
Adolescent behavior
Adolescent nutrition
Article
Descriptive research
Exercise
Family size
Female
Health behavior
Health promotion
High risk behavior
High school student
Human
Human relation
Iran
Lifestyle
Major clinical study
Male
Medical history
Mental disease
Physical disease
Religion
Self care
Sex difference
Stress management
Adolescent behavior
Adolescent nutrition
Article
Descriptive research
Exercise
Family size
Female
Health behavior
Health promotion
High risk behavior
High school student
Human
Human relation
Iran
Lifestyle
Major clinical study
Male
Medical history
Mental disease
Physical disease
Religion
Self care
Sex difference
Stress management