Health Behaviours of Undergraduate Students in Suan Sunandha Rajabhat University

Abstract

The purpose of this research is study of relationship between a varieties of health behaviours of undergraduate students in the College of Allied Health Science, Suan Sunandha Rajabhat University, Thailand. The students of Health Science Program, Aesthetic Health Science Program, Public Health Program and Thai Traditional Medicine Program were represented the sample group in this research. Undergraduate students (N=562) enrolled in second semester, 2014. Male students and female students were 87.5% and 12.5%, respectively. The research tool for data collection was the checklist with 0.807 reliability index. The interpreting of results was calculated by statistical analysis. The results found that the most average of healthy behaviours in students was brushing teeth after wake up and before sleep 85.6% .Moreover, less healthy behaviours was exercise regularly at 3.6%. As a result of most health risk behaviours, 36.0% of students in aesthetic health science program eating spicy food, 20.9% was constipation regularly and 19.4% of students in Thai traditional medicine program was stress and insomnia. The students was self-care with well-being in mental health of 62.8%. Moreover, 8.4% was general medical examination in every year. As a Results, good health and life satisfaction are related to a variety of health behaviours in undergraduate students of Suan Sunandha Rajabhat University.