Abstract
Background: Youths are precious human resources of every country. An unhealthy lifestyle among youth is a serious and often unnoticed problem which can lead to various Noncommunicable diseases. This study was done in a rural area of Bihar with the objective to assess their lifestyle using Simple Lifestyle Indicator Questionnaire (SLIQ).Materials and Methods: A cross sectional study done in a rural nursing college of Bihar. A validated SLIQ was used to assess the lifestyle which included dietary consumption, physical activity, and self perceived stress, tobacco and alcohol consumption. Life style was assessed by calculating SLIQ score.Results: Study included 151 rural students with a male female ratio of 0.78:1 and age group ranging from 18-31 years. 53.7% consumed green leafy salad more than six times per week and 67.5% had fresh fruits less than three times per week although 66.9% ate high fibre cereals twice or more times per day. Light, moderate and strenuous exercise was preferred by 71.6%, 33.8% and 16.5% respectively. Alcohol abuse was observed in 15.2% while 13.9% consumed tobacco. Self perceived stress scoring showed stressful lifestyle among 27.1% of students. Mean SLIQ score was 5.31 (SD=2.37).Discussion: Rural students consumed more of green leafy salad and high fibre cereals as compared to fresh fruit intake. Most of them were engaged in light exercise. Substance abuse like alcohol and tobacco was almost similar. About one fourth students showed stressful lifestyle.Lifestyle and health promotion policies are required for youth to decrease NCDs.Bangladesh Journal of Medical Science Vol.16(3) 2017 p.401-406
Highlights
WHO made the declaration of delivering Health for all by year 2000.1 Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely an absence of disease or infirmity.[2]
There is a concern that dietary changes, less physical activity, access to tobacco, alcohol and processed food may increase population exposure to risk factors for non communicable disease (NCD)’s
A WHO study suggested that participation in physical activities of adolescent and young adults improves their lifestyle on a regular basis.[23]
Summary
WHO made the declaration of delivering Health for all by year 2000.1 Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely an absence of disease or infirmity.[2]. The lifestyle disorders are affecting younger population shown by the shift of age affected from 40+ to 30+ or even younger.[4] WHO defines adolescence as age spanning from 1019 years, youth as those in 15-24 years and those two overlapping age groups as young people with the age group of 10-24 years.[5] The National Youth Policy of India (2003) defines the youth population as those in the age group of 15-35 years.[6] A variety of factors contributes to an individual’s health and their risk of illness They include environmental factors, economic status, and social conditions as well person’s behaviour and habits. Lifestyle and health promotion policies are required for youth to decrease NCD’s
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