School of Public Health and Safety, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Introduction and Objective: Adolescence is the best time to maintain and consolidate independent self-care and create sustainable self-care routines for the rest of life. Therefore, the present study was conducted with the aim of assessing the status of self-care in Iranian adolescents.
Methods: The present study is a descriptive-analytical study that was conducted cross-sectional on 504 students aged 13-15 years in schools in Amol city in 1402. The sampling method was a two-stage cluster random sampling. The data collection tool was a researcher-made questionnaire, the validity and reliability of which were confirmed. Descriptive and analytical statistics with independent t-tests and one-way analysis of variance were used to analyze the data. The data were analyzed using SPSS 16 statistical software.
Findings: The results showed that the status of self-care in adolescents was reported as average or good. Based on the findings, gender had a significant relationship with the dimensions of physical activity and personal health. The father's education level was significant in the dimensions of physical activity, nutrition, and high-risk behaviors, and the mother's education level was significant in the dimensions of physical activity, nutrition, safety, and accidents (p<0.05). According to the results of this study, the father's employment status was significantly related to the dimension of physical activity (p=0.01), and the mother's employment status was significantly related to the dimension of nutrition (p=0.001) and high-risk behaviors (p=0.02). Also, economic status was significantly related to the dimension of physical activity and nutrition, and body mass index was significantly related to the dimension of nutrition (p<0.05).
Conclusion: Overall, physical self-care among Iranian adolescents was at a moderate to good level and was influenced by individual, familial, and socioeconomic factors. Considering these factors when designing health promotion interventions may improve self-care behaviors and contribute to reducing risky behaviors among adolescents.
Methods: The present study is a descriptive-analytical study that was conducted cross-sectional on 504 students aged 13-15 years in schools in Amol city in 1402. The sampling method was a two-stage cluster random sampling. The data collection tool was a researcher-made questionnaire, the validity and reliability of which were confirmed. Descriptive and analytical statistics with independent t-tests and one-way analysis of variance were used to analyze the data. The data were analyzed using SPSS 16 statistical software.
Findings: The results showed that the status of self-care in adolescents was reported as average or good. Based on the findings, gender had a significant relationship with the dimensions of physical activity and personal health. The father's education level was significant in the dimensions of physical activity, nutrition, and high-risk behaviors, and the mother's education level was significant in the dimensions of physical activity, nutrition, safety, and accidents (p<0.05). According to the results of this study, the father's employment status was significantly related to the dimension of physical activity (p=0.01), and the mother's employment status was significantly related to the dimension of nutrition (p=0.001) and high-risk behaviors (p=0.02). Also, economic status was significantly related to the dimension of physical activity and nutrition, and body mass index was significantly related to the dimension of nutrition (p<0.05).
Conclusion: Overall, physical self-care among Iranian adolescents was at a moderate to good level and was influenced by individual, familial, and socioeconomic factors. Considering these factors when designing health promotion interventions may improve self-care behaviors and contribute to reducing risky behaviors among adolescents.
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