A Survey on College Student Lifestyle: Bhilai City 2011-12

Sharma Mukesh*, Ajazuddin, V. Minu, Nagori Kushagra, Anjali, Dewangan Manish, Khan Sagufta Magar Richa, Tripathi D.K.

Rungta Collage of Pharmaceutical Science and Research, Kurud, Bhilai-490026 (C.G.) India.

ABSTRACT:

Students are young and their behavior can reflect the health status of the society they are going to live in the coming years. Lifestyle reflects social values, attitudes and activities of a person. Personal health is a function of lifestyle and behavior, which can be altered through medical device. The unhealthy lifestyle, common in modern societies, accounts for a high number of mortalities secondary to preventable diseases. The aim of the current study was to explore the students’ lifestyle in order to formulate policies and educational and behavioral programs to promote their overall wellbeing. Data were collected by mailed questionnaires in 2011 Jan –March from a Local sample of Bhilai City, State-Chhattisgarh having age group of , 18-21years old. In this, only the 18 year old & above considered, however, there are no means to assess representativeness according to college performance. It has been found that in health-related surveys the response rate is lower in young boy than in young girl, and that reluctance to respond is associated with negative health behavior and poor college performance. If active responding were selective in that direction also here, the associations found would be weak as compared to the situation where everyone would have responded. We have found that addiction of pan was more in college A as compared to college B, C, and D and also B+ blood group of college A was more as compared to college B,C and D. Disease history of cancer in college C was more as compared to college A and B.

KEY WORD: Survey, Students, Life Style, College, Chhattisgarh

INTRODUCTION:

Lifestyle is a recognizable behavioral pattern stemming from interaction between personal characteristics of an individual and his/her life’s circumstances. Lifestyle reflects social values, attitudes and activities of a person. Ordinary people throughout their career and therefore should be urged to practice what they will be preaching in future. ⁽¹⁾

OBJECTIVE:

The objective of the current survey is to explore the students’ lifestyle in order to develop policies and educational and behavioral programs to promote their overall wellbeing and to make society aware of college student life style. Students are young and their behavior can reflect the health status of the society they are going to live in the coming years.

MATERIALS AND METHODS:

The study is a part of the Adolescent Health and Lifestyle Survey which is a national monitoring system of adolescent health and health behaviors. Data were collected by mailed questionnaires in 2011 JAN –MARCH from a LOCAL sample of BHILAI CITY having age group of , 18-21years old. In this project, only the 18 year old & above considered. ⁽²⁾⁽³⁾

DEPENDENT VARIABLE:

The dependent variable, educational track, is formed by classifying the respondents into five successive categories predicting their social position in adulthood. The first category consists of those who are presumed to have the poorest social prospects, i.e. the lowest probability of reaching a high social position in adulthood. The secound category consists of those who are presumed to have the best social prospects, i.e. the highest probability of reaching a high social position in adulthood. The categories of educational track are formed according to the type of college the respondents are attending and their achievement. ⁽⁴⁾⁽⁵⁾

INDEPENDENT VARIABLES:

The independent variables are divided into two main groups as follows.

1. SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC BACKGROUND:

· The FOUR geographical regions (COLLEGES) in bhilai city were taken as a place to collect sample.

· Sample type: collegian UG & PG studying students staying in nuclear family (living with both parents), non-nuclear family(parents not living together, father, mother or both dead, or not living with parents).⁽⁶⁾

· Gender: male, female.

2. LIFE STYLE:

Physical exercise, Alcohol use, Smoking, Consumption of sugar.

Physical exercise:

Organized physical exercise is obtained by summarizing, for each respondent, the total frequencies of participating in exercise organized by (a) college or workplaces (physical training lessons were excluded), (b) sports clubs and (c) other associations or clubs.⁽⁷⁾

Alcohol use:

None (do not drink alcohol or drink at most once a year, but never get drunk), controlled drinking (drink but never get drunk), less-controlled drinking (drink at most twice a month and get drunk at most once a month/drink at least once a week, but get drunk less often than once a month), uncontrolled drinking (drink at least once a week and get drunk at least once a month).⁽⁷⁾

Smoking:

Never tried, experimental or occasional (have smoked at most 50 times, but do not smoke daily).

Consumption of sugar:

Number of sugar lumps used in a cup of coffee is classified as: no sugar (including those who do not drink coffee daily), 1–2 lumps, 3 lumps or more. Consumption of sweets: at most once a week (or never), about 3–4 times a week, daily.⁽⁷⁾

Fig:- 1) Addiction of colleges

Fig:-2) Blood group of colleges

Fig:- 3)Carrier planning of colleges

Fig:- 4) Disease history of colleges

Fig:- 5)Food habit of colleges

Fig :- 6)Income group of collages

Fig:-7)Life style of colleges

Fig.8)Type of job preferred of colleges

Fig:- 9)Type of accommodation of colleges

DISCUSSION:

Ø The data divulge that students are, to a great extent, inclined towards unrestricted attitudes of gender stereotypes. In this regard, however, they still hold on to traditional view in some respects.

Ø The boys were less active than girls in returning the questionnaire. However, there are no means to assess representativeness according to college performance.

Ø It has been found that in health-related surveys the response rate is lower in young men than in young women among the socioeconomic variables, gender was most closely associated with educational track. Girls were more often on the tracks with good social prospects than boys.

Ø It has been observed that now day’s girls achieve better in schools/colleges than boys. One explanation given for this phenomenon is that girls are often more disciplined and hardworking than boys.

Ø It has been found that in health-related surveys the response rate is lower in young boy than in young girl, and that reluctance to respond is associated with negative health behavior and poor college performance. If active responding were selective in that direction also here, the associations found would be weak as compared to the situation where everyone would have responded.

Ø It has been found that addiction of pan was more in college A as compared to college B, C, and D and also B+ blood group of college A was more as compared to college B,C and D. Disease history of cancer in college C was more as compared to college A and B.

Ø Results as well as, show that spare time activities have been concentrated in modern one (for example going to Fast-food restaurant, listening to pope music, etc.).

Ø Additionally, findings indicate that most of the students, particularly females, take their body and appearance into consideration, and pay so much attention to it.

CONCLUSION:

Here our efforts towards this project survey speaks on measured survey based on questionnaire methods and resulting data and drawn graph highlights in itself with accurate lifestyle changing scenario in this era in its accurate position. Realy youngsters have become advanced in their lifestyle maintenance as per changing western lifestyle(gambling, drinking, smoking etc.).

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