Sok Say, Pal Khuondyla, Tuot Sovannary, Yi Rosa, Chhoun Pheak, Yi Siyan
KHANA Center for Population Health Research, Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
Department of Media and Communication, Royal University of Phnom Penh, Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
J Environ Public Health. 2020 Mar 11;2020:6740236. doi: 10.1155/2020/6740236. eCollection 2020.
Students go through a transition when they enter university, which involves major individual and contextual changes in every domain of life that may lead to several behavioral and health problems. This study examined a wide range of health behaviors and practices among 1,359 male and female students recruited from two public universities in Cambodia using a multistage cluster sampling method. Health-related information in different domains were collected using a structured questionnaire. We compared the variables in male and female students. Of the total, 50.8% were male and the mean age was 21.3 (SD = 2.3) years. The majority (79.5%) reported not having any vigorous-intensity activities, 25.9% not having moderate-intensity activities, and 33.5% not having walked continuously for 10 min over the last week. More than one-third (38.3%) reported drinking alcohol, 1.1% smoking tobacco, and 0.4% using an illicit drug in the past 12 months. About one in ten (10.6%) reported having sexual intercourse; of whom, 42.4% reported not using a condom in the last intercourse, and the mean number of sexual partners was 2.1 (SD = 2.4) in the past 12 months. Only 7.1% reported having been diagnosed with a sexually transmitted infection (STI) in the past 12 months; of whom, 60% sought for treatment for the most recent STI. About one-third (33.6%) reported eating fast food at least once over the last week. More than half (55.6%) had one to two servings of fruits or vegetables daily, and 9.9% did not eat any fruits or vegetables over the last week. Gender differences were observed in physical activities, dietary intakes, cigarette smoking, alcohol drinking, and sexual behaviors. Findings from this study indicate that public health and education policies should promote healthy behaviors among university students. The interventions may take advantage of and expand upon the positive health behaviors and consider gender differences.
学生进入大学时会经历一个过渡阶段,这涉及生活各个领域的重大个人和环境变化,可能导致一些行为和健康问题。本研究采用多阶段整群抽样方法,对柬埔寨两所公立大学招募的1359名男女学生的广泛健康行为和习惯进行了调查。使用结构化问卷收集不同领域的健康相关信息。我们比较了男女生的变量。其中,50.8%为男性,平均年龄为21.3岁(标准差=2.3)。大多数人(79.5%)报告没有进行任何剧烈强度的活动,25.9%没有进行中等强度的活动,33.5%在过去一周内没有连续步行10分钟。超过三分之一(38.3%)的人报告在过去12个月内饮酒,1.1%吸烟,0.4%使用非法药物。约十分之一(10.6%)的人报告有过性行为;其中,42.4%的人报告在上次性行为中未使用避孕套,过去12个月中性伴侣的平均数量为2.1(标准差=2.4)。在过去12个月中,只有7.1%的人报告曾被诊断患有性传播感染(STI);其中,60%的人对最近的性传播感染寻求过治疗。约三分之一(33.6%)的人报告在过去一周内至少吃过一次快餐。超过一半(55.6%)的人每天吃一到两份水果或蔬菜,9.9%的人在过去一周内没有吃任何水果或蔬菜。在体育活动、饮食摄入、吸烟、饮酒和性行为方面观察到了性别差异。本研究结果表明,公共卫生和教育政策应促进大学生的健康行为。干预措施可以利用并扩展积极的健康行为,并考虑性别差异。