Key health promotion factors among male members of staff at a higher educational institution: a cross-sectional postal survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Men's lifestyles are generally less healthy than women's. This study identifies associations between health-related behaviour in different groups of men working in a Higher Education (HE) institution. In addition, men were asked whether they regarded their health-related behaviours as a concern. This article highlights smoking, consumption of alcohol and physical activity as most common men's health-related lifestyle behaviours.

Methods

A descriptive cross-sectional survey was conducted among all male staff employed by a Higher Education institute in Scotland using a postal self-completed questionnaire. A total of 1,335 questionnaires were distributed and 501 were returned completed (38% return rate). The data were analysed using SPSS 13.0 for Windows.

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SUBMITTER: Vasianovich A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2270269 | biostudies-literature | 2008 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature