Salari Nasibeh, Farokhzadian Jamileh, Abazari Faroukh
Student of MSc Nursing, Nursing Research Center, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran.
Department of Community Health, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Nursing Research Center, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran.
Int J Adolesc Med Health. 2017 Nov 23;32(1):/j/ijamh.2020.32.issue-1/ijamh-2017-0124/ijamh-2017-0124.xml. doi: 10.1515/ijamh-2017-0124.
Background Adolescence is one of the most challenging periods of human life. Many healthy or risky behaviors may be formed during this period and continue to the end of life. The aim of this study was to examine and compare the health promotion behaviors of male and female students in high schools. Methods In this descriptive-comparative study, 609 high school students were selected using multi-stage random sampling method. Data were collected using demographic and health-promoting lifestyle profile (HPLPII) questionnaires. Results The mean of health promotion behaviors was moderate in female (2.43 ± 0.46) and male (2.61 ± 0.45) students. The highest and lowest means in the male students were respectively the dimensions of spiritual growth and health responsibility. Also, the highest and lowest means in the female students were dimensions of interpersonal relationships as well as physical activity and exercise. The status of male health promotion behaviors was significantly more favorable than that of the female (p = 0.001, t = -4.71). The male students had a better situation than female in terms of all the six dimensions of HPLPII, so there was a significant difference between them in the four dimensions of spiritual growth, stress management, physical activity and health responsibility. There was also a significant relationship between the history of physical and mental illness in the past year and the students' health promotion behaviors (p < 0.05). Conclusion The results indicated the importance of promoting self-care and educational interventions in the aspects such as physical activity and health responsibility of young people in order to improve the health of the community.
青春期是人生中最具挑战性的时期之一。许多健康或危险行为可能在此期间形成并持续至生命结束。本研究旨在调查和比较高中生中男女生的健康促进行为。方法：在这项描述性比较研究中，采用多阶段随机抽样方法选取了609名高中生。使用人口统计学和健康促进生活方式概况（HPLPII）问卷收集数据。结果：女生（2.43±0.46）和男生（2.61±0.45）的健康促进行为均值中等。男生中均值最高和最低的分别是精神成长维度和健康责任维度。此外，女生中均值最高和最低的分别是人际关系维度以及身体活动与锻炼维度。男生健康促进行为的状况显著优于女生（p = 0.001，t = -4.71）。在HPLPII的所有六个维度方面，男生的情况都比女生好，因此在精神成长、压力管理、身体活动和健康责任这四个维度上他们之间存在显著差异。过去一年的身心疾病史与学生的健康促进行为之间也存在显著关系（p < 0.05）。结论：结果表明，为了改善社区健康，在年轻人的身体活动和健康责任等方面促进自我护理和教育干预具有重要意义。
