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Abstract
Adolescence is an imperfect transition period and it is a time of great physical,
emotional, and social changes. However, the awareness of adolescents on the importance
of health is low (Lee & Im, 2010). It has been reported that adolescents form behaviors and
attitudes toward health during this period, which may last for a long lifetime (Kang et al.,
2015). In addition, the beliefs or behaviors of adolescents on health are closely related to
their lifelong quality of life (Cassolato &Turnbull, 2003).
The aim of the present work is to study unhealthy habits and cultural attitudes among
preparatoryschool students in Kafr El- Sheikh Governorate.
A cross-sectional study was done on 824 students. A multistage stratified random
sample was used. Stratification was based on educational zones and type of schools (urban
and rural). The number of students that was allocated from each selected school was
determined according to proportional allocated method.
Data collection was carried out by a self administrated questionnaire to collect the
following data:
1. Socio-demographic characteristics of the study sample.
2. Some of habits related to study sample health.
3. Some Cultural attitudes of the students.
Results:
Socio-demographic characteristics:
· More than half of the students (51.09%) were of medium socio-economic status,
45.02% of the students were of high socio-economic status and only 3.88% of the
students were of low socio-economic status.
Habits:
· The level of dietary habit was fair among 60.4 % of the study sample, only 24.0 % of
the students showed good dietary behavior level and those of poor dietary behavior
constituted 15.5 %.
· The level of personal hygiene was good among 71.1 % of the study sample, 22.2 % of
the students showed fair behavior and 6.7 % of the students showed poor behavior.
· The level of physical activity habit was fair among 69.4 % of the study sample, while
19.7 % of students showed good behavior and 10.9 % of students showed poor
physical activity behavior.
· The level of sleeping habit was good among 53.4 % of the students, 43.1 % of the
students showed fair behavior and 3.5 % of students showed poor behavior.
· The level of smoking habit was fair among 51.9 % of the study sample, while 45.5 %
of students showed good behavior and 2.5 % of students showed poor behavior.
· The level of the total habit was fair among 49.9 % of the study sample, 49.1 % of the
students showed fair total habit level and 1.0 % of students showed poor total behavior.
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· The overall total habit score was significantly associated with gender (p=0.009),
habitant area (p=0.009), mother education (p=0.009), family income (p=0.001),
mother work (p=0.001), father work (p=0.001)and socio economic status (p=0.000).
· Mother work was the positive predictor of overall habit score.
Cultural attitudes:
· The attitudes toward the education of girls was positive among 79.4 % of the study
sample and 10.4 % of the students had negative attitudes.
· The attitudes toward the work of girls was positive among 59.6 % of the study
sample and 25.0 % of the students had negative attitudes.
· The attitudes toward the need of girls to be protected by a man were positive among
67.4 % of the study sample and only 17.5 % of the students had negative attitudes.
· The attitudes toward the early marriage before 18 years were positive among 59.0 %
of the study sample, while 26.8 % of the students had negative attitudes.
· The attitude toward the role of old people in the community was positive among
76.0% of the study sample and only 11.3 % of the students had negative attitudes.
· The attitude toward the presence of grandparents in the same home of the family was
positive among 75.2 % of the study sample and 16.5 % of the students had negative
attitudes.
· The attitude toward sharing care of old people was positive among 77.1 % of the
study sample and only 7.3 % of the students had negative attitudes.
· The attitude toward the education of handicapped child was positive among 80.1 %
of the study sample and only 6.7 % of the students had negative attitudes.
· The attitude toward that handicapped child has all the rights of the healthy child was
positive among 84.6 % of the study sample and only 6.1 % of the students had
negative attitudes.
· The attitude toward that not feeling shy when accompanied with handicapped child
was positive among 70.1 % of the study sample and only 17.4 % of the students had
negative attitudes.
· The attitude toward that the number of brothers and sisters should be big in the
family was negative among 53.6 % of the study sample and only 19.2 % of the
students had positive attitudes.
· The attitude toward the extended family was positive among 48.1 % of the study
sample while 32.4 % of the students had negative attitudes.
· The attitude toward that family planning is important for mother was positive among
82.0 % of the study sample compared to 6.2 % of the students had negative attitudes.
· The attitude toward that family planning is harmful for child health was positive
among 12.6 % of the study sample and 73.2 % of the students had negative attitudes.
· The attitude toward that female genital mutilation is important was positive among
23.8 % of the study sample while 54.1 % of the students had negative attitudes.
· The total attitude toward the all cultural issues was positive among 66.7 % of the
study sample compared to 1.5 % of the students had negative attitudes.
· There was significant association between total attitude score and all independent
variables except gender and family size.
· Habitant area, father work and family income were the predictors of the total cultural
attitude.