scholarly journals Determinant of Health risk behaviours among secondary school students in Kwara State, Nigeria

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-5
Author(s):  
Umar N. Jibril ◽  
◽  
Olusegun Badaki ◽  
Umar Aminat ◽  
A. M Ibraheem ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Health Risk ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Risk Behaviours ◽  
School Students ◽  
Health Risk Behaviours

scholarly journals Assessment of Health Risk Behaviours among Secondary School Students in Enugu, South-East, Nigeria

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (7) ◽  
pp. 57 ◽  
Author(s):  
Babatunde I Omotowo ◽  
Anne C Ndu ◽  
Olanike R Agwu Umahi ◽  
Uchechukwu E Ezeoke ◽  
Idoko C Arthur ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Health Risk ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Fast Food ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Statistical Significance ◽  
Risk Behaviours ◽  
School Students ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Health Risk Behaviours

INTRODUCTION: Health risk behaviours contribute to the leading causes of deaths and disability among adults and youth.    OBJECTIVE: The purpose of the study was to investigate the prevalence of health risk behaviours among secondary school students in Enugu, South-East Nigeria.METHODS: This cross sectional study was conducted between May and July 2015 among 348 school students randomly selected in six secondary schools in rural and urban areas. Data was analysed using SPSS version 21, and statistical significance of association between variables was assessed using Chi-square test at p<0.05.RESULTS: Overall, 348 respondents out of 360 returned the completed questionnaires. 50.6% were females, while their mean age was 15.2 ± 5.1 years. Majority of respondents live with both parents (73.9%).Many respondents 44.5% had taken alcohol, while 13.5%, and 40.8% had smoked cigarette and had sex before respectively. Also, 59.8% had experienced one form of violence, while 37.6% of them preferred fast food junks to food prepared at home.Age, sex and class did not significantly influence participants that had taken alcohol. Also, age, sex and class did not significantly influence those that had sex in the past. However, sex significantly influenced smoking of cigarettes.CONCLUSIONS & RECOMMENDATIONS: Our results showed high percentage of health risky behaviours among secondary school students. Introduction of compulsory health education curriculum activities in schools was recommended.

scholarly journals Co-occurrence subgroups of child sexual abuse, health risk behaviors and their associations among secondary school students in China

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yan Zhang ◽  
Xiayun Zuo ◽  
Yanyan Mao ◽  
Qiguo Lian ◽  
Shan Luo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Abuse ◽  
Child Sexual Abuse ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Health Risk ◽  
Risk Behaviors ◽  
Latent Variable ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Latent Class ◽  
Computer Assisted ◽  
School Students

Abstract Background Little is known on the co-occurrence and heterogeneity of child sexual abuse (CSA) or health risk behavior (HRB) prevalence nor the associations among the victims. Objectives To detect the prevalence and subgroups of adolescents reporting CSAs or HRBs, and to examine the association between the subgroups. Methods Participants were secondary school students in a national survey in China (N = 8746). Self-reported CSA and HRB experiences were collected through a computer assisted questionnaire. Prevalence and confidence intervals were calculated. Multigroup latent class analysis (LCA) was used to examine latent subgroups of CSA and HRB. Dual latent class regression analysis was used to examine the association between CSA and HRB classes. Results A total of 8746 students participated in our study. The prevalence of having ever experienced any of the reported seven CSA items was 12.9%. The preferred LCA model consisted of a three-class CSA latent variable, i.e. “Low CSAs”(95.7% of the total respondents), “Verbal or exhibitionism CSAs”(3.3%), and “high multiple CSAs” (1.1%); and a three-class HRB latent variable, i.e. “Low HRBs”(70.5%), “externalizing HRBs” (20.7%), and “internalizing HRBs” (8.7%). Students in the “Verbal or exhibitionism CSAs” or “high multiple CSAs” classes had higher probabilities of being in “externalizing HRBs” or “internalizing HRBs” classes. The probabilities were higher in “high multiple CSAs” class(male externalizing OR 4.05, 95%CI 1.71–9.57; internalizing OR 11.77, 95%CI 4.76–29.13; female externalizing OR 4.97, 95%CI 1.99–12.44; internalizing OR 9.87, 95%CI 3.71–26.25) than those in “Verbal or exhibitionism CSA”(male externalizing OR 2.51, 95%CI 1.50–4.20; internalizing OR 3.08, 95%CI 1.48–6.40; female externalizing OR 2.53, 95%CI 1.63–3.95; internalizing OR 6.05, 95%CI 3.73–9.80). Conclusions Prevalence of CSA items varies. Non-contact CSAs are the most common forms of child sexual abuse among Chinese school students. There are different latent class co-occurrence patterns of CSA items or HRB items among the respondents. CSA experiences are in association with HRB experiences and the associations between latent classes are dose-responded. Multi-victimization has more significantly negative effects. The results could help identify high-risk subgroups and promote more nuanced interventions addressing adverse experiences and risk behaviors among at-risk adolescents.

Health Risk Behavior of Rural Secondary School Students in Zimbabwe

2001 ◽  
Vol 28 (5) ◽  
pp. 608-623 ◽  
Author(s):  
Clement K. Gwede ◽  
Robert J. McDermott ◽  
Wayne W. Westhoff ◽  
Moses Mushore ◽  
Tsungai Mushore ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Health Risk ◽  
Risk Behavior ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Health Risk Behavior ◽  
School Students

scholarly journals Can We Reverse this Trend? Exploring Health and Risk Behaviours of Grade 12 Cohorts of Ontario Students from 2013–2019

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (6) ◽  
pp. 3109
Author(s):  
Adam G. Cole ◽  
Rachel E. Laxer ◽  
Karen A. Patte ◽  
Scott T. Leatherdale
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Health Risk ◽  
Risk Behaviours ◽  
Health Risk Behaviours ◽  
School Day ◽  
Promotion Strategies ◽  
Multidimensional Health ◽  
Multiple Health ◽  
Inadequate Sleep ◽  
Over Time

Adolescents engage in multiple health risk behaviours that put them at risk of future chronic disease. By the time students graduate from secondary school, they may be engaging in behaviours that set them on a particular health trajectory. It is important to monitor the co-occurrence of health risk behaviours of cohorts of grade 12 students over time to highlight important areas for intervention. The purpose of this study was to examine trends in health and risk behaviours over six waves among subsequent cohorts of grade twelve students from Ontario, Canada. A total of 44,740 grade 12 students participated in the COMPASS study across the six waves (2013/14 to 2018/19), and self-reported movement (physical activity, screen time, sleep), dietary (fruit and vegetables, breakfast), and substance use (smoking, vaping, binge drinking, and cannabis use) behaviours. Over 91.0% of students reported engaging in three or more health risk behaviours, with increases in the number of students reporting inadequate sleep, not eating breakfast on every school day, and vaping over time. Although modest, the wave 6 cohort reported slightly more risk behaviours compared with the wave 1 cohort, highlighting the importance of multidimensional health promotion strategies across multiple settings.

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