导航风险: 了解特拉华州大学人口中的慢性疾病因素
Amy Gootee-Ash1, Megan Rothermel2, Adam Kuperavage3
1Director, Bachelor Public Health Program, Public & Allied Health Sciences Department, Delaware State University.
Delaware journal of public health
|April 4, 2024
概括
大学生,特别是服务于少数群体的机构的大学生,显示出大量的慢性疾病风险因素,如烟草使用和营养不良. 有针对性的预防计划对于促进更健康的行为和减少未来的健康负担至关重要.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 促进健康 促进健康
- 预防慢性疾病 预防慢性疾病
背景情况:
- 大学生代表了早期干预慢性疾病风险因素的关键人口统计.
- 服务于少数群体的机构在解决学生的健康行为方面可能面临独特的挑战.
- 了解风险因素的普遍性对于制定有效的公共卫生战略至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 确定大学生中慢性疾病风险因素的患病率,包括吸烟,体力活动水平和饮食习惯.
- 在为少数民族服务的机构中,为发展有针对性的预防和健康促进工作提供信息.
- 为了确定学生群体内潜在的行为差异.
主要方法:
- 使用了一种定量,横截面的研究设计.
- 在三年内对德拉华州立大学的457名学生进行了调查.
- 用描述性统计数据收集和分析了有关烟草使用,体力活动和饮食的数据.
主要成果:
- 很大一部分学生表示尝试过烟草香烟 (24.1%) 和电子烟 (37.2%),最近使用 (4.9%吸烟,11.8%电子烟).
- 虽然65.6%的人符合体力活动建议,但只有5.7%的人每天摄入足够的蔬菜.
- 观察到行为差异,男性报告烟草使用和体力活动较高,而营养摄入量不足.
结论:
- 大学校园是实施健康促进倡议以打击慢性疾病风险因素的重要场所.
- 包括教育,政策和社区参与在内的综合战略对于可持续的行为改变是必不可少的.
- 需要对更大的随机样本进行进一步的研究,以提高概括性并为基于证据的干预措施提供信息.
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