TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2009//
TI  - Health habits and behaviour of adolescent schoolchildren, Taif, Saudi Arabia
JO  - Eastern Mediterranean health journal
A1  - Abou-Zeid, A. H.
A1  - Hifnawy, T. M.
A1  - Abdel Fattah, M.
SP  - 1525
EP  - 1534
VL  - 15
IS  - 6
N2  - 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.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1020-3397
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -