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Research code: 1004382
Ethics code: IR.ARUMS.REC.1404.003
1- Students Research Committee, Faculty of Health, Ardabil University of Medical Sciences, Ardabil, Iran
2- District One of Ardabil Education, Ardabil, Iran
3- Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health, Ardabil University of Medical Sciences, Ardabil, Iran ,hamidzade2015@gmail.com
2- District One of Ardabil Education, Ardabil, Iran
3- Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health, Ardabil University of Medical Sciences, Ardabil, Iran ,
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Background and Objectives: Health-promoting behaviors are one of the best ways by which people can maintain and control their health. The health of adolescent girls is more crucial for various cultural and social reasons, including the characteristics of girls' puberty and the physical and psychological conditions of this period, and most importantly, the fundamental role of girls in the field of fertility and its impact on family life compared to boys. This study aimed to determine health-promoting behaviors in girls' elementary school students and their predictive factors in Ardabil, Iran.
Materials and Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 311 fifth and sixth-grade students from girls' primary schools in Ardabil, Iran, were studied in 2025. The sampling was stratified random. The required data were collected using a valid and reliable questionnaire. The collected data were analyzed using descriptive and analytical statistical parameters, such as mean and standard deviation, frequency percentage, Pearson correlation coefficient, t-test (t), and linear regression in SPSS software (version 18).
Results: The average age of the students was 11.93 ± 0.7, and the average use of cyberspace was 2.31 ± 1.4 hours. The average score of health-promoting behaviors was 161.09 ± 21.81. The highest score belonged to the dimension of responsibility for health (28.38 ± 4.33 points), and the lowest score belonged to the dimension of physical activity and exercise (26.22 ± 4.56 points). Only income and hours of cyberspace use had a significant correlation with the average score of health-promoting behaviors (P < 0.05). In the linear regression analysis, only the mother's occupation predicted the students' behaviors (P = 0.025).
Conclusion: The health-promoting behaviors of more than 70% of the fifth and sixth-grade students of girls' primary schools in Ardabil, Iran, were insufficient. It is necessary to design and implement formal and informal education programs on health-promoting behaviors in this age group in cooperation with the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Health and the media.
Materials and Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 311 fifth and sixth-grade students from girls' primary schools in Ardabil, Iran, were studied in 2025. The sampling was stratified random. The required data were collected using a valid and reliable questionnaire. The collected data were analyzed using descriptive and analytical statistical parameters, such as mean and standard deviation, frequency percentage, Pearson correlation coefficient, t-test (t), and linear regression in SPSS software (version 18).
Results: The average age of the students was 11.93 ± 0.7, and the average use of cyberspace was 2.31 ± 1.4 hours. The average score of health-promoting behaviors was 161.09 ± 21.81. The highest score belonged to the dimension of responsibility for health (28.38 ± 4.33 points), and the lowest score belonged to the dimension of physical activity and exercise (26.22 ± 4.56 points). Only income and hours of cyberspace use had a significant correlation with the average score of health-promoting behaviors (P < 0.05). In the linear regression analysis, only the mother's occupation predicted the students' behaviors (P = 0.025).
Conclusion: The health-promoting behaviors of more than 70% of the fifth and sixth-grade students of girls' primary schools in Ardabil, Iran, were insufficient. It is necessary to design and implement formal and informal education programs on health-promoting behaviors in this age group in cooperation with the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Health and the media.
Type of Study: Research Article |
Subject:
Health Sciences
Received: 2025/08/23 | Accepted: 2025/12/27
Received: 2025/08/23 | Accepted: 2025/12/27
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