J Korean Community Nurs.  2002 Jun;13(2):306-320.

A Descriptive Study on the Health Status of University Students and School Personnel for the Development of a University Health Promotion Center

• Lee EJ
• Kim JH
• Yeo JH
• Park EO

Abstract

PURPOSE
The purpose of this study was to identify health problems and health behaviors of university students and school personnel based on the PRECEDE model, which will be used as basic data for developing a health promotion center. METHOD: Data were collected from a convenient sample of 878 university students and school personnel at C-university located in Jeju. The data were collected from May to June 2001 using a self report questionnaire. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics. RESULT: 1. 17.2% of the school personnel and 36.7% of the university students reported that they were not satisfied with their life. 2. 44.0% of the school personnel and 42.1% of the university students described that they consider themselves healthy in terms of perceived health status. 3. The smoking and drinking rates of the school personnel were 30.4% and 78.5%, respectively. For university students, their smoking and drinking rates were 27.3% and 89.9%, respectively. 4. 91.3% of the school personnel and 88.8% of the university students responded that they were distressed.
CONCLUSION
The findings of this study showed that the university students and school personnel had various types of health problems, and poor health behavior practices, despite their satisfaction for life. They were vulnerably exposed to unhealthy practices. Therefore, it is suggested that a health promotion program should be provided for university students and school personnel in order to help them maintain healthy lifestyles.

MeSH Terms

Drinking
Health Behavior
Health Promotion*
Humans
Life Style
Surveys and Questionnaires
Self Report
Smoke
Smoking
Smoke