Self-reported academic performance in relation to health behaviours among Bahria University students.
J Pak Med Assoc
; 68(2): 195-199, 2018 Feb.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To find an association between self-reported academic performance with different socio-demographic factors, health behaviours and mental health amongst university students.METHODS:
This cross-sectional study was conducted at Bahria University, Karachi, from January 2012 to December 2013, and comprised university students of different disciplines. An anonymous, self-reported questionnaire was distributed among the subjects. Convenient sampling technique was used. Demographic information, including age, gender and field of study, were obtained. Depresion was evaluated via Centre for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale. SPSS 22 was used to analyse data.RESULTS:
Of the 813 respondents, 334(41.1%) were males and 479(58.9%) females. The mean age was 19.9±1.8 years. Overall, 126(15.5%) subjects reported excellent, 242(29.8%) very good, 310(38.1%) good, 100(12.3%) satisfactory and 35(4.3%) not satisfactory academic performance. Residential status of students played a significant role on their academic performance (p=0.011). Breakfast eating behaviour depicted a significant association with the academic performance (p=0.04).The proportion of unsatisfactory academic performances among students having severe sleep disorder was the highest, followed by mild/moderate (p=0.01). The depression scale's item 'troubling in mind' was highly associated with academic performance (p<0.05).CONCLUSIONS:
A constructive association existed among healthy behaviours and academic performance. .Palabras clave
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01-internacional
Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Estudiantes
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Conductas Relacionadas con la Salud
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Características de la Residencia
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Conducta Alimentaria
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Rendimiento Académico
Tipo de estudio:
Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Región como asunto:
Asia
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Pak Med Assoc
Año:
2018
Tipo del documento:
Article