Common Health Problems and Risk Behaviors among Adolescent Males in Governmental Secondary Schools, Assuit Governorate | ||
| The Medical Journal of Cairo University | ||
| Article 19, Volume 86, March, March 2018, Pages 137-144 PDF (617.78 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/mjcu.2018.55051 | ||
| Authors | ||
| MOSTAFA M. NABIL, M.Sc.; MONA SADEK, D.N.Sc.; HEBA MAGDY, D.N.Sc. | ||
| The Department of Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Assiut* and Cairo** Universities | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Abstract Background: During adolescence, males have higher rates of morbidity and suffer from various health problems and risk behaviors. Aim of the Study: To assess the most common health problems and risk behavior performed by adolescent males in Governmental Secondary Schools. Subject and Methods: A descriptive cross sectional design was utilized in this study. Setting: Gamal Farghaly Soultan Governmental Secondary School for males Assuit City. Sample: One hundred fifty five students were chosen randomly from 3 different grades. Tools: One questionnaire sheet composed of 3 parts: Part I: Demographic characteristic of the students, part II: Common health problems (physical, social and psychological), part III: Risk health behavior performed by secondary male students. Results: Physically, 23.9% of the students had medical health problems, out of them the most common were respiratory problems (48.6%). Regarding psychological problems frus-tration was common among (25.8%), while the most common social health problem was peer pressure to perform risk behaviors (52.9%). The most common risk behavior was violence at school (27.7%). Smoking was correlated positively with age (p=0.001). Conclusion: The most common physical, psychological and social health problems were as follow, respiratory prob-lems, frustration and peer pressure to perform risk behaviors while the most common risk behavior was violence at school. Recommendation: More health educational programs to raise the awareness of secondary male students about how to avoid being engaged in health risk behaviors. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Male – Adolescents – School – Health problems – Risk behaviors | ||
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