Global school-based student health survey: country profiles and survey results in the eastern Mediterranean region countries.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The increasing prevalence of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) has some major implications on many countries to achieve universal health coverage. This study aimed to investigate the implementation of Global School-based Student Health Survey (GSHS), which is used to assess the risk factors of NCDs among children and adolescents in the eastern Mediterranean region (EMR).

Methods

This study was a meta-analysis and systematic literature review of 2001-2018 published studies, which were found by searching PubMed, Google Scholar, WHO, and CDC databases. In this study, the target group was students aged between 13 and 17 years old. GSHS implementation as well as risk factors of NCDs were compared across different countries. The random-effect model for meta-analysis was

SUBMITTER: Abdalmaleki E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8767753 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature