objectives this study examined the frequency of using alcohol and substances among students of islamic azad university in zahedan in 2012. patients and methods this cross-sectional study included 1,014 students studying at the islamic azad university, zahedan, using cluster sampling and distribution based on gender, college, and graduate level using the high-risk behaviors questionnaire. demogr...

The aim of the study was to find out the prevalence and frequency of oral hygiene habits among intermediate and secondary school students in Riyadh. The study was carried out using a self-administered questionnaire. Seventeen hundred students responded with a response rate of85%. The age range of the students was 12-20 years (mean 15.39 and SD ± 2.08). The results showed that daily oral hygiene...

OBJECTIVES To fully analyze and compare BMI among Han, Tibetan, and Uygur university students, to discuss the differences in their physical properties and physical health, and thus to provide some theoretical suggestions for the improvement of students' physical health. METHODS The cross-sectional random cluster sampling was used to investigate 10103 Han, Tibetan, and Uygur university student...

BACKGROUND In the present days, increasing trend of eating disorders are noticed among college students (both male and female) which can disturb their overall physiological and health status. It is more prevalent in metropolitan cities, like Kolkata. But, the existing literature about the physiological and nutritional status of the undergraduate college students of Kolkata is insufficient. AI...

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OBJECTIVE To measure the magnitude of the problem of low-back pain among 10- to 18-year-old Kuwaiti schoolchildren in Hawalli Governorate. SUBJECTS AND METHODS A cross-sectional multistage stratified random sample of 400 schoolchildren (199 males and 201 females) of ages 10-18 years were selected from two junior and two high schools in Hawalli Governorate, Kuwait. Data on age, gender and char...

OBJECTIVES This study explored sexual knowledge, attitudes and practices of female only-child undergraduates and made a comparison with students with siblings. METHODS Anonymously completed questionnaires were received from 4,769 female undergraduates, recruited using randomized cluster sampling by type of university and students' major and grade. Multivariate logistic regression was used to ...

BACKGROUND Many young men continue to disregard the importance of contraception and family planning in South Africa. The fact that even university students also do not take contraception and family planning seriously poses a serious threat to their own health and well-being. AIM This paper aims at investigating the attitudes of male students towards contraception and the promotion of female s...