Assessment of health promotion behavior and associated factors among the northern Saudi adolescent population: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background and aim

Health promotions among the adolescent population have a significant role in achieving the 2030 sustainable development goals of the World Health Organization. The COVID-19 pandemic has led to several devastating impacts on the health, economic, social, and healthcare systems, and adolescents' health promotions are no exception. We assessed health promotion behaviors and associated factors among the adolescent population of northern Saudi Arabia (KSA).

Methods

We used the Arabic version of the adolescent health promotion scale (AHPS-40) among the 400-adolescent population. The AHPS-40 assessed six domains of adolescent health behavior: nutrition, social support, health responsibility, life appreciation, exercise, and stress management. We applied the Chi-s

SUBMITTER: Alruwaili TAM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10312158 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature