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Journal of Community Health
Published in: Journal of Community Health 5/2015

01-10-2015 | Original Paper

Modifiable Risk Factors for Major Non-communicable Diseases Among Medical Students in Nepal

Authors: Shiva Raj Mishra, Dinesh Neupane, Aditya Shakya, Samaj Adhikari, Per Kallestrup

Published in: Journal of Community Health | Issue 5/2015

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Abstract

The objective of this study was to assess the prevalence of modifiable risk factors of the major non-communicable diseases (NCDs) among medical students. A cross sectional study was conducted at three randomly selected medical colleges in the Kathmandu Valley in Nepal. All third-year medical students (n = 191) participated in the study. A total of 62.3 % of the respondents were male, and 37.7 % were female. The mean age of the respondents was 21.5 ± 1.0 (SD) years. A total of 20.4 % (n = 39) of the medical students were current tobacco users and 50.8 % (n = 97) have ever consumed alcohol. The majority (85.6 %) of the medical students did not consume the daily recommended amount of fruits and vegetables. A total of 30.9 % (n = 59) of the medical students were involved in low level of physical activity and 42.9 % (n = 82) were involved in moderate level of physical activity. This study showed a high prevalence of risk factors of major NCDs among medical students and interventions are needed to change the unhealthy behaviour of medical students being role models in society.
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Metadata
Title
Modifiable Risk Factors for Major Non-communicable Diseases Among Medical Students in Nepal
Authors
Shiva Raj Mishra
Dinesh Neupane
Aditya Shakya
Samaj Adhikari
Per Kallestrup
Publication date
01-10-2015
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Journal of Community Health / Issue 5/2015
Print ISSN: 0094-5145
Electronic ISSN: 1573-3610
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10900-015-0012-6

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