مقارنة بين طلاب كليه الطب والكليات الاخرى بخصوص خصائص نمط الحياة في جامعة كربلاء

Comparison between Medical and Non medical Students regarding Life Style Characteristics in Kerbala University

Background: Academic success in school and in higher education is influenced by health. Therefore, in the context of Universities or Colleges, encouraging effective learning entails encouraging the health and well-being of all participants. A sizable portion of the young adult population are students. They typically begin a dynamic period of adjustment to their new level of independence from their parents, which is characterized by quick, connected changes in their bodies, minds, and social relationships. The primary goal of the study was to assess the dietary habits of medical students, to compare how they ate to non-medical students, and to try to determine what variables contributed to the students eating habits.

Subjects and Methods: The study was performed over 6 months (April 2022- September 2022) in kerbala University among two groups: Medical and non-medical. The studywas conducted in a cross‑sectional method and was approved by the College of Medicine of University of Kerbala. Medical and non‑medical students of Kerbala university were given a self‑administered, predesigned questionnaire. The questionnaire consisted of three sections. In the first section, demographic information was included to assess the socioeconomic status of the participants. The second section contained questions about diet, exercise, smoking, and sleeping habits. The questionnaire was distributed by direct paper questionnaire with informed consent.

Results: The number of students who responded positively to the survey was 400 ,mean age [21.8 ± 1.6] years, most age group of cases are 24 ≥ years [95%], [56.6%] of cases are females and [43.4%] are males, [84.5%] of them unmarried, [97,8%] of cases have no chronic disease, just [19.2%] are smoking, and [86%] of cases live with their family, [37.4%, 37.2%] of cases in 4th and 2nd academic year respectively . Among the medical students , [61%] of students sometimes considered the breakfast as important meal, Exercise [51%] of medical students walking. Sleeping habit, time going to bed [43%] of medical students go to bed from 11pm to 1am, [12%] of medical students are smoking.
Conclusion: In our research, it was found that although medical students had a greater level of understanding of dietary and lifestyle behavior, it was not represented in their practices, which needed to be addressed.