Health Behaviors of a Sample of Adolescents in Bandar Abbas, Iran
| Author | Teamur Aghamolaei | en |
| Author | Sedigheh Sadat Tavafian | en |
| Issued Date | 2013-06-01 | en |
| Abstract | Background: Health promotion for adolescents has become a research priority worldwide and life at school offers a good opportunity to establish health promoting behavior among this age group. Objectives: This study aimed to investigate health behaviors of a sample of adolescents in Bandar Abbas, Iran. Materials and Methods: Totally, 410 students including 204 males and 206 females studying in grades 9 to 12 and aged between 15–18 years old were studied. The instruments used to collect data were a self administered demographic questionnaire and the scale of Adolescent Health Promotion (AHP). Results: The mean age of participants was 16.5 (SD = 1.34) years. The mean score of Adolescent Health Promotion (AHP) scale was 64.8 (SD = 8.9) ranging from 34.3 to 89.9. Female students scored significantly higher for health-responsibility, life-appreciation, and stress-management than male students (P < 0.05). In contrast, male students scored higher scores on exercise behavior than female (P < 0.05). All dimensions of AHP scale except for nutrition behavior and social support was associated with gender and nutrition behavior was associated with age (P < 0.05). Conclusions: This study indicated that sedentary life style and physical inactivity is a common and serious problem among high school students of Bandar Abbas. | en |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.5812/ijhrba.8842 | en |
| Keyword | Health Behavior | en |
| Keyword | Adolescent | en |
| Keyword | Iran | en |
| Publisher | Brieflands | en |
| Title | Health Behaviors of a Sample of Adolescents in Bandar Abbas, Iran | en |
| Type | Research Article | en |
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