Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran.
Research Center for Health Sciences, School of Public Health, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran.
J Public Health (Oxf). 2019 Dec 20;41(4):788-797. doi: 10.1093/pubmed/fdy204.
Multiple risk-taking behaviors are associated with increased risk of poor educational attainment, morbidity and premature mortality. This study involved a large representative sample of Iranian university students addressing multiple risk behaviors and associated factors.
This cross-sectional study included 4261 participants, involving 13 medical universities throughout the country in 2017. The following six risky behaviors were addressed: (a) smoking cigarettes during the past month, (b) using some kinds of illicit drugs during the past month, (c) drinking alcohol during the past month, (d) engaging unprotected sex during the past year, (e) having suicidal ideation during the past month or attempting suicide in the past year, (f) and Internet addiction. The 20-item internet addiction test and the 28-item general health questionnaire were used.
Almost 37.3% of the participants engaged in at least one out of six risky behaviors. The prevalence of Internet addiction was 24.5%, cigarette smoking 13.5%, alcohol use 7.8%, illicit drug abuse 4.9%, unprotected sex 7.8%, suicidal ideation 7.4%, attempting suicide 1.7% and general health problems 38.9%.
A majority of the Iranian university students studied engaged in at least one risky behavior. Engaging in one risky behavior increases the risk of engaging in other risk-taking behaviors.
多种风险行为与教育程度低、患病和早逝的风险增加有关。本研究涉及伊朗大学生的大型代表性样本，涉及多种风险行为及其相关因素。
本横断面研究包括 4261 名参与者，涉及全国 13 所医科大学，于 2017 年进行。共涉及六种危险行为：（a）过去一个月吸烟，（b）过去一个月使用某种非法药物，（c）过去一个月饮酒，（d）过去一年无保护性行为，（e）过去一个月有自杀念头或过去一年试图自杀，（f）和网络成瘾。使用了 20 项网络成瘾测试和 28 项一般健康问卷。
几乎 37.3%的参与者至少有一种六种危险行为之一。网络成瘾的患病率为 24.5%，吸烟率为 13.5%，饮酒率为 7.8%，非法药物滥用率为 4.9%，无保护性行为率为 7.8%，自杀意念率为 7.4%，企图自杀率为 1.7%，一般健康问题率为 38.9%。
大多数伊朗大学生至少有一种危险行为。从事一种危险行为会增加从事其他冒险行为的风险。
