The relationship between health-related knowledge and attitudes and health risk behaviours among Portuguese university students.

ABSTRACT: Scientific evidence reveals a high prevalence of health risk behaviour among university students. This calls for the creation of educational programmes that promote more knowledge about health. However, knowledge alone is not enough to change behaviours; other factors should be considered, including attitudes towards health. The objective of this cross-sectional study was to analyse the relationship between knowledge, attitudes and health risk behaviours among university students. For this, a previously validated self-report questionnaire was applied to a stratified sample of 840 students, by year of study (first- and third-year students) and their scientific area. In addition to sociodemographic issues, the questionnaire contains a health-related knowledge scale, an attitudes towards heal

SUBMITTER: F Alves R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11015703 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature