Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.
East Mediterr Health J. 2009 Nov-Dec;15(6):1525-34.
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.
本研究旨在提供沙特阿拉伯哈达和塔伊夫地区军事社区青少年儿童的健康习惯、行为、问题和需求数据,以便为学校卫生项目提供指导。我们对 284 名预科和中学学生进行了横断面研究。男性吸烟率为 21.3%,女性为 4.9%。超重率为 20.8%。无证驾驶的学生比例为 68.8%,82.3%的学生表示他们没有系安全带。然而,我们记录了总体 75.0%的高身体活动率。