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Epidemiological
Study Of Risky Behaviours And Their Relation With Mental
Ill Health Among Secondary School Students In Cairo Essam
A. El-Moselhy; Morsy A. Ammar; Khaled M. Abd-Allah; Ibrahim A. Ismail* and
Eman S. Abd-Allah** Departments of Community
Medicine, Psychiatry* and Community Health Nursing** Faculty of Medicine and
Nursing, Al-Azhar and Zagazig University
Abstract
A cross-sectional design was carried out on 827 students from general
and technical secondary schools in Cairo. The aim of this study was to
determine the prevalence of risky behaviours among the studied students, to
assess their relation with sociodemographic factors and psychological problems
and to explore student’s
attitude toward these behaviours. The data were collected by a
standardized interviewing form. Different psychological symptoms were assessed
using Middle Sex Hospital Questionnaire. The study showed, 54.1%
of the students were having unhealthy diet and tobacco smoking behaviours.
Also, all the risky behaviours, except absence of physical exercise practice
and suicide attempt, were more common among boys. The most important
sociodemographic risk factors were; positive family history of risky
behaviours, one parent family and the student's work beside studying (OR=7.11,
4.07 and 3.37, respectively). The most important reasons for unhealthy diet,
carrying weapon and engagement in casual sex were imitation (55.2%), to feel
grown up (47.1%) and peer pressure (39.1%), respectively. While, the most common
psychological problem was hysteria (15.1%) and the most common
neurotic trait was sadness (41.9%). The most important psychological
problems
risk factors were obsession and hysteria (OR=5.53 and 4.59, respectively). While, the most
important neurotic traits risk were irritability and sadness (OR=9.53 and
8.05, respectively). No awareness to the reported risk was present among 96.4%
of the students having the risky behaviours (OR=6.41). |
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