Mishra Shiva Raj, Neupane Dinesh, Shakya Aditya, Adhikari Samaj, Kallestrup Per
Nepal Development Society (NEDS), Chitwan, Kathmandu, Nepal,
J Community Health. 2015 Oct;40(5):863-8. doi: 10.1007/s10900-015-0012-6.
The objective of this study was to assess the prevalence of modifiable risk factors of the major non-communicable diseases (NCDs) among medical students. A cross sectional study was conducted at three randomly selected medical colleges in the Kathmandu Valley in Nepal. All third-year medical students (n = 191) participated in the study. A total of 62.3% of the respondents were male, and 37.7% were female. The mean age of the respondents was 21.5 ± 1.0 (SD) years. A total of 20.4% (n = 39) of the medical students were current tobacco users and 50.8% (n = 97) have ever consumed alcohol. The majority (85.6%) of the medical students did not consume the daily recommended amount of fruits and vegetables. A total of 30.9% (n = 59) of the medical students were involved in low level of physical activity and 42.9% (n = 82) were involved in moderate level of physical activity. This study showed a high prevalence of risk factors of major NCDs among medical students and interventions are needed to change the unhealthy behaviour of medical students being role models in society.
本研究的目的是评估医学生中主要非传染性疾病（NCDs）可改变风险因素的流行情况。在尼泊尔加德满都谷地随机选取的三所医学院开展了一项横断面研究。所有三年级医学生（n = 191）参与了本研究。共有62.3%的受访者为男性，37.7%为女性。受访者的平均年龄为21.5 ± 1.0（标准差）岁。共有20.4%（n = 39）的医学生目前吸烟，50.8%（n = 97）曾饮酒。大多数（85.6%）医学生未达到每日推荐的水果和蔬菜摄入量。共有30.9%（n = 59）的医学生身体活动水平较低，42.9%（n = 82）的医学生身体活动水平中等。本研究表明医学生中主要非传染性疾病风险因素的流行率较高，需要采取干预措施来改变医学生在社会中作为榜样的不健康行为。
