Do behavioural risks cluster among college students in Chandigarh, India? Novel insights from a latent class analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Youth is a critical phase in life, as behavioural risks in youth can have profound health impacts throughout the life course. Coexistence of behavioural risks is especially hazardous, and is important to address in public health interventions. Given the gaps in existing research on this issue, we aimed to determine the prevalence of multiple behavioural risks and identify their clustering among young adults in a prominent North Indian city.

Methods

We collected data from young adults aged 18-22 years in a representative survey conducted across six colleges, assessing injury risks, victimisation, suicide, substance use, diet and physical activity using a self-administered questionnaire. We determined the prevalences of individual risks. We then identified risk clus

SUBMITTER: Bhatia VK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12758675 | biostudies-literature | 2026

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature