High-Risk Behaviors in Medical Students: A Cross-Sectional Study from Tehran, Iran
| Author | Zahra Sorush | en |
| Author | Fereydoon Sajadi | en |
| Author | Behnaz Soleimani Tapehsari | en |
| Author | Arghavan Haj-Sheykholeslami | en |
| Author | Fatemeh Nadimi G.G | en |
| Author | Hossein Dehghani | en |
| Author | Marzieh Nojomi | en |
| Orcid | Hossein Dehghani [0000-0002-9326-3621] | en |
| Orcid | Marzieh Nojomi [0000-0003-4330-3522] | en |
| Issued Date | 2018-07-31 | en |
| Abstract | Background: Policy-makers in the Ministry of Health Care and Medical Education need to have knowledge concerning high-risk behaviors among medical students in order to have positive changes in the educational system of universities of medical sciences. Objectives: To enquire into the prevalence of high risk behaviors among medical students. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted on medical students in one of the largest medical universities in Tehran, Iran. A total of 275 medical students participated in the study. They filled out a self-developed questionnaire that covered both demographic characteristics and items on eight main risk domains including safety, violence, depressed mood, physical activity, nutrition, smoking, alcohol consumption, and substance abuse. Results: A total of 275 students (55.3% male, mean age: 23.7 ± 4.3 years) took part in the study. Approximately, 38% of the subjects reported less than 30 minutes of low intensity physical activity during the preceding week. Obesity and overweight were seen in 24.4% of the participants. Around 8% of the students had body mass index (BMI) values below 18 kg/m2. Daily smoking during the past month was reported by 10.5%. A total of 29 students (10.2%) mentioned drinking alcohol during the past month. Sense of depression and hopelessness were reported by 26.6% of students. A total of 5.5% had seriously considered committing suicide, with 3.6% who had actually attempted, with some doing it more than once. Conclusions: In this study, physical inactivity, obesity/overweight, and depressed mood were more frequent. Smoking, alcohol consumption, and drug abuse were more prevalent among male students. | en |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.5812/modernc.69327 | en |
| Keyword | Medical Student | en |
| Keyword | Health Risk Behavior | en |
| Keyword | Cigarette Smoking | en |
| Keyword | Violence | en |
| Publisher | Brieflands | en |
| Title | High-Risk Behaviors in Medical Students: A Cross-Sectional Study from Tehran, Iran | en |
| Type | Research Article | en |
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