Awareness Regarding Obesity and Healthy Lifestyle Practices among College Students in Mandya
Journal Title: National Journal of Community Medicine - Year 2018, Vol 9, Issue 8
Abstract
Introduction: Non communicable diseases are important among the adult population in developed and developing countries. Overweight & obesity are important risk factors for development of these NCDs. Healthy lifestyle measures when followed properly help in the pre-vention & control of disease and the risk factors causing it. Awareness about the disease & healthy lifestyle practices is the first step in preven-tion and management of NCDs. This study was taken up to assess the awareness about obesity and healthy lifestyle practices among college students in Mandya. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted in October 2016 to November 2016 among 321 Bache-lor of Commerce students in Man-dya, by interview method using a semi-structured, pre-tested ques-tionnaire. Results: The study revealed that 205 (63.9%) knew the difference between obesity and overweight. 52 (16.2%) knew about the use of Body Mass Index for diagnosis of obesity. All the study participants had heard about healthy lifestyle. 260 (81.0%) knew that healthy lifestyle includes balanced diet & regular physical ac-tivity. Conclusion: Awareness regarding obesity was poor. While the stu-dents knew about some healthy life-style practices, their knowledge on the whole was inadequate.
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Mythily MR, Vijay M, Harish BR
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