Comparison of Health Promoting Lifestyle in Guilan Medical and Non-Medical Sciences Students

Background: Since health-promoting lifestyle is an important determinant of health status, this study aimed to compare the health-promoting lifestyle in medical and non-medical students of Guilan, Iran. Methods: This is a cross-sectional study with a descriptive-analytical approach that was performed on ۱۳۱۹ students of medical sciences and non-medical sciences in Guilan, ۲۰۱۴. The data collection tool was ۵۲-item HPLP Π in six dimensions (health responsibility, physical activity, nutritional habits, stress management, spiritual growth, and interpersonal relationships). Data was analyzed using one-way ANOVA, T-test, and Kruskal–Wallis test. Results: The mean health-promoting lifestyle among students of Guilan University and Guilan University of Medical Sciences was (۱۲۹.۵± ۷.۱۷) and (۱۲۸.۱± ۱۹), respectively. There was a significant difference between the two studied population in terms of health responsibility (p= ۰.۰۰۰۱). Students of medical sciences had ۳.۲ times more favorable health promoting lifestyle (OR = ۳.۱۲۳, ۹۵% CI = ۱.۵۷-۶.۳), married students ۶.۱ times (OR= ۱.۵۵, ۹۵% CI = ۱.۰۵-۲.۳۲), students with mothers with under diploma degree ۲.۶ times (OR= ۲.۶ ۹۵% CI = ۱.۴۹-۴.۶۲), students with fathers with diploma ۱.۷ times (OR = ۱.۷, ۹۵% CI = ۱.۲-۲.۵۶), and physical education and sports science students ۵.۸ times (OR = ۸.۵, ۹۵% CI = ۳.۴۲- ۲۰.۹۵) had a more optimal health promoting lifestyle. Conclusion: In the present study, students' health-promoting lifestyles are in an unfavorable condition. Since the students in the future will be responsible for managing different sectors of the country and will play a role in changing the other health-promoting behavior of other strata of the society, it is important to consider their health-promoting lifestyles by providing facilities and eliminating the shortcomings. Keywords: lifestyle, health-promoting, students

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lifestyle ، health-promoting ، students