Lifestyle in students from a private university: A descriptive study

Ttito-Vilca S.A.; Estrada-Araoz E.G.; Mamani-Roque M. · Salud, Ciencia y Tecnologia (2024) · DOI: 10.56294/saludcyt2024630

Resumen

Introduction: the lifestyles of university students are essential, as they impact their physical and mental well-being, as well as academic success. Objective: to analyze the lifestyles of students majoring in Administration, Accounting, and Law at a private university in the Peruvian Amazon. Methods: a quantitative, non-experimental, cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted. A total of 285 students participated and were administered the Lifestyle Profile (PEPS-I), an instrument with adequate metric properties. Descriptive statistical methods were applied to categorize the variable and dimensions according to cut-off points. Similarly, the non-parametric Chi-Square test was used to determine whether lifestyles were significantly associated with the proposed sociodemographic and employment-related variables. Results: it was found that 40,7 % of the students had a less healthy lifestyle, 32,3 % had a healthy lifestyle, and 27 % had an unhealthy lifestyle. Likewise, the dimensions of nutrition, exercise, and health responsibility were also rated as unhealthy, while the dimensions of stress management, interpersonal support, and self-actualization were rated as healthy. Furthermore, it was found that lifestyles were associated with some sociodemographic variables, such as gender and socioeconomic level. Conclusions: the students were characterized by having a less healthy lifestyle. Based on the results found, it is imperative that universities implement health education programs focused on promoting healthy lifestyle habits.

Instituciones: Universidad Nacional del Altiplano; Universidad Nacional Amazónica de Madre de Dios; Universidad César Vallejo