title: Health habits and behaviour of adolescent schoolchildren, Taif, Saudi Arabia.
abstract: The aim of this study was to provide data regarding habits, behavior, problems and needs regarding health in adolescent children from a military community at Al Hada and Taif, Saudi Arabia which could guide school health programmes. We carried out a cross-sectional study on 284 preparatory and secondary school students. Prevalence of smoking was 21.3% among males and 4.9% among females. The rate of overweight was 20.8%. Driving without a license was reported by 68.8% of students, and 82.3% said they didn't fasten seat belts. However, we recorded a high rate of physical activity, 75.0% overall.
authors.affiliation: Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt. alaabouzeid@yahoo.com
authors.forename: A H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Abou-Zeid
authors.forename: T M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Hifnawy
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Abdel Fattah
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior; D001294:Attitude to Health; D001334:Automobile Driving; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D015444:Exercise; D005260:Female; D006184:Habits; D015438:Health Behavior; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008889:Military Personnel; D050177:Overweight / Q000453:epidemiology; D036301:Qualitative Research; D012529:Saudi Arabia / Q000453:epidemiology; D012907:Smoking / Q000453:epidemiology; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires