title: Modifiable Risk Factors for Major Non-communicable Diseases Among Medical Students in Nepal.
abstract: The objective of this study was to assess the prevalence of modifiable risk factors of the major non-communicable diseases (NCDs) among medical students. A cross sectional study was conducted at three randomly selected medical colleges in the Kathmandu Valley in Nepal. All third-year medical students (n = 191) participated in the study. A total of 62.3% of the respondents were male, and 37.7% were female. The mean age of the respondents was 21.5 ± 1.0 (SD) years. A total of 20.4% (n = 39) of the medical students were current tobacco users and 50.8% (n = 97) have ever consumed alcohol. The majority (85.6%) of the medical students did not consume the daily recommended amount of fruits and vegetables. A total of 30.9% (n = 59) of the medical students were involved in low level of physical activity and 42.9% (n = 82) were involved in moderate level of physical activity. This study showed a high prevalence of risk factors of major NCDs among medical students and interventions are needed to change the unhealthy behaviour of medical students being role models in society.
authors.affiliation: Nepal Development Society (NEDS), Chitwan, Kathmandu, Nepal, shivarajmishra@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Shiva Raj
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Mishra
authors.forename: Dinesh
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Neupane
authors.forename: Aditya
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Shakya
authors.forename: Samaj
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Adhikari
authors.forename: Per
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kallestrup
mesh_terms: D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000453:epidemiology; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004032:Diet; D015444:Exercise; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009390:Nepal / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D012907:Smoking / Q000453:epidemiology; D013337:Students, Medical / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D055815:Young Adult
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