فهرست نشریات علمی دسترسی آزاد ایران

BACKGROUND: Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) may be influenced by lifestyle behavior,acquired during transition in student life at university. Health is a major concern globally. Thedeveloping counties are facing a double burden of disease, both communicable and NCD. Thisstudy is aimed to assess the lifestyle and its associated factors that can affect the health status ofmedical and nursing students.MATERIALS AND METHODS: A community‑based cross‑sectional study was conducted amongmedical and nursing students of Sasaram, Bihar, by universal sampling. The study populationconsisted of 303 medical and 233 nursing students. The 536 students in the study, included 195from rural areas and 341 from urban areas. Simple Lifestyle Indicator Questionnaire was used andChi‑square statistics was computed to determine the association of demographic variables withlifestyle behavior using Epi InfoTM 7 analysis software.RESULTS: Mean age and body mass index were 21 ± 2.59 years and 22.12 ± 3.77, respectively.After statistical analysis utilizing the Chi‑square test, it was shown that the difference was found tobe nonsignificant (P > 0.05) in all the following variables, such as gender, age, marital status exceptin designation, and alcohol and tobacco intake which showed the difference to be highly significant.CONCLUSIONS: The maximum number of students in the study population showed intermediatehealthy lifestyle (57.1%), despite being the upcoming health‑care providers of future. Fruits wererarely present in diet in 82%, no physical activity in 21.2%, and tobacco and alcohol were consumedby 11.7% and 13%, respectively. Targeted intervention for healthy diet, physical activity, stress,tobacco, and alcohol reduction can lead to healthy lifestyle. Independence and autonomy gained inthe transition phase in student life needs guided supervision to raise responsible adults. It may helpto assist or to plan accordingly in future to improve lifestyle of the students.