Health habits and behaviour of adolescent school children, Taif, Saudi Arabia
EMHJ-Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal. 2009; 15 (6): 1525-1534
in English
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| ID: emr-157466
ABSTRACT
The aim of this study was to provide data regarding habits, behavior, problems and needs regarding health in adolescent children from a military community at Al Hada and Taif, Saudi Arabia which could guide school health programmes. We carried out a cross-sectional study on 284 preparatory and secondary school students. Prevalence of smoking was 21.3% among males and 4.9% among females. The rate of overweight was 20.8%. Driving without a license was reported by 68.8% of students, and 82.3% said they didn't fasten seat belts. However, we recorded a high rate of physical activity, 75.0% overall
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IMEMR (Eastern Mediterranean)
Main subject:
Schools
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Students
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Behavior
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Smoking
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Body Mass Index
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Health
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Prevalence
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Cross-Sectional Studies
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Overweight
Type of study:
Prevalence study
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
East Mediterr Health J.
Year:
2009
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