scholarly journals Exploring Physical and Social Wellness of High School Students in Suva, Fiji

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 8
Author(s):  
Latileta Odrovakavula ◽  
Masoud Mohammadnezhad
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Life Stage ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sampled Data ◽  
School Students ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
The Social ◽  
Self Administered Questionnaire

BACKGROUND: Given the characteristics of the adolescence life stage, the physical and social wellness dimensions remain a challenge. The aim of this study was to determine adolescent perceptions of physical and social wellness in secondary schools in Fiji. MATERIALS & METHODS: Four purposively selected secondary schools in Suva, Fiji were part of this qualitative cross sectional study in 2019. Fijian students enrolled into years 11 to 13 in the selected schools were invited to participate. Participants were purposively sampled. Data was collected using a structured self-administered questionnaire. Descriptive statistics were generated through the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences software version 25. RESULTS: A total of 350 high school students, with the mean age of 17.5 (SD = ±0.9), participated in the study. The majority (48%) had very high scores for physical wellness and a fifth of the participants (28%) had low scores. In terms of social wellness, about a third (28.9%) scored low whilst the majority (40.3%) had high scores of social wellness. CONCLUSION: This study adds to the pool of knowledge for wellness increases chances of improvement in adolescent program development specifically in terms of physical and social wellness. Appropriate interventions are recommended to improve physical and social wellness in high school students in Fiji.

scholarly journals PERCEPTION OF DAMAGE AND BENEFITS ASSOCIATED TO THE USE OF MARIJUANA IN ADOLESCENTS, VIÑA DEL MAR, CHILE

2019 ◽  
Vol 28 (spe) ◽  
Author(s):  
María Gabriela Morgado Tapia ◽  
Akwatu Khenti
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
School Students ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Perceptions Of Risk ◽  
Regulatory Changes ◽  
Self Administered Questionnaire ◽  
Do So

ABSTRACT Objective: analyze the perception of harm and benefits, and its association with the use of marijuana in high school students, as well as the intention to use it in a context of regulatory changes. Method: a quantitative, exploratory, cross-sectional study was designed, applying a self-administered questionnaire to 268 high school students. Results: The results showed that the declared consumption in the sample is higher than that obtained in previous studies in Chile, which had already warned of the increase in prevalence, compared to previous measurements. There is a low perception of risk associated with consumption and insecurity regarding benefits. In the framework of regulatory changes, no change was observed in the intention of use. Adolescent consumers would continue to do so as before, while those who have not consumed it, 25% would try it, and 60% would still not use it. Conclusions: The current discussion in the country has focused on the effect that the change in the law would have, by itself, on adolescent consumption, however, it is relevant to direct efforts towards the perceptions of risk and benefits that they have, in order to stop the observed increasing in consumption in the country, in the latest studies.

scholarly journals Awareness and Attitude Towards the Premarital Screening Programme Among High School Students in Muscat, Oman

2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
pp. 217 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rahma M. Al-Kindi ◽  
Saraswathi Kannekanti ◽  
Jansi Natarajan ◽  
Lina Shakman ◽  
Zeinab Al-Azri ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Public High Schools ◽  
School Students ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Premarital Screening ◽  
Self Administered Questionnaire ◽  
Source Of Information ◽  
Genetic Carrier Screening

Objectives: This study aimed to explore high school students’ awareness and attitude towards premarital screening (PMS). Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted in 10 public high schools in Muscat, Oman from May to July 2016. A three-part self-administered questionnaire was used to collect data from grade 12 students. The first part focused on respondents’ sociodemographic characteristics, while the second part dealt with awareness of the national PMS programme and the third part explored attitudes towards the national PMS programme. Results: A total of 1,541 participants (response rate: 91.1%) completed the questionnaire. Most participants (78.1%) were aware of the availability of the PMS programme and their main source of information was family and friends (34.3%). The majority of students (87.4%) believed that PMS is important and most students (87.2%) indicated that they would undergo PMS. Over half of the students (55.3%) agreed that PMS should be mandatory before marriage and approximately one-third (38.3%) were in favour of having laws and regulations to prevent consanguineous marriages. Females were significantly more in favour of making PMS mandatory (P = 0.002) and enforcing PMS laws (P = 0.010) compared to males. Conclusion: Most respondents had good levels of knowledge about the PMS programme and half thought it is important to be tested. However, some students were not in favour of PMS. Increasing awareness about Oman’s PMS programme is important and motivating students could contribute significantly to increasing the utilisation of the PMS programme and to limiting genetic blood disorders.Keywords: Awareness; Knowledge; Attitude; Secondary School; Students; Premarital Examinations; Genetic Carrier Screening; Oman.

scholarly journals Knowledge of conjunctivitis among high school students in Pokhara valley of Western Nepal

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-22
Author(s):  
Sarita Tuladhar ◽  
Jamuna Gurung
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Health Education ◽  
Demographic Data ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Study Data ◽  
School Students ◽  
Government Schools ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Pokhara Valley

Introduction: Conjunctivitis is a common health problem in Nepal. It is inflammation of conjunctiva presenting as red eye. It is a communicable eye disease. Health education to the students and proper management can help spread of the disease. Knowledge of conjunctivitis among school students will help in prevention of the disease. So the study was carried out to assess the knowledge of conjunctivitis among high school students in Pokhara valley of Western Nepal. Materials/ Methods: A school based cross sectional study was performed among six government schools in western Nepal from May 2019 to June 2019. Students from grade eight, nine and ten were included in the study. Data was collected using structured questionnaire including demographic data, knowledge regarding sign symptoms of conjunctivitis, treatment, prevention, complication of conjunctivitis. Data was analysed using SPSS version 11.6. Result: A total of 523 students were included in the study. The mean age of the students was 14.7 ± 1.2 years with majority of females (53%). Nearly 2/3rd of the students (61.6%) had heard of conjunctivitis. Majority of the students (87.4%) of the students mentioned that it is communicable while 80.3% of the students correctly mentioned its etiology. Majority of the students (97.9%) mentioned that it is curable with treatment as first option (97.5%). Majority of the students (98.3%) correctly responded to the preventive measures but majority of the students (83.2%) wrongly mentioned mode of transmission. Conclusion: Secondary school students in Western Nepal have poor knowledge of conjunctivitis. Appropriate eye health education should be given to school students to prevent rapid spread of infective conjunctivitis.  

scholarly journals Knowledge, Beliefs, and Practices on Epilepsy among High School Students of Central Nepal

2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lekhjung Thapa ◽  
Tirtha Raj Bhandari ◽  
Shakti Shrestha ◽  
Ramesh Sharma Poudel
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Pearson Correlation ◽  
Significant Negative Correlation ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
School Students ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Beliefs And Practices ◽  
Central Nepal ◽  
Negative Beliefs

Introduction. Epilepsy continues to increase worldwide but, unfortunately, many high school students have inadequate knowledge of and negative beliefs towards the disease. We aimed to assess the knowledge, beliefs, and practices of epilepsy among high school students of Central Nepal. Materials and Methods. A cross-sectional study was performed involving 1360 high school students from 33 private schools across Bharatpur, from June 2013 to July 2013, to assess their knowledge, beliefs, and practices (KBP) on epilepsy using a standardized questionnaire. The differences in mean KBP scores between different sexes, religions, and those personally knowing versus not knowing someone with epilepsy were assessed using independent t-tests; a Pearson correlation was calculated to assess the relationship between KBP scores and age. Results. Of 1360 participants, 79 (5.8%) students had never heard or read about epilepsy and were consequently excluded from statistical analysis. Only 261 out of 1360 (19.2%) had personally known someone with epilepsy. The mean KBP scores were 5.0/8, 7.4/12, and 1.7/3, respectively. Statistically significant differences were only observed in the knowledge component of the KBP score; female scored higher than males (p<0.001) and, interestingly, students who had personally known a person with epilepsy actually knew less than those who had not known one (p=0.018). We also found a significant negative correlation between knowledge and age (p=0.003). Conclusions. The overall knowledge, beliefs, and practices appear to be inadequate, emphasizing the need for further educational intervention.

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