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Gender differences in health-promoting behaviors and psychological well-being of Palestinian medical students based on the HPLP II
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Background: Medical school is considered a critical developmental stage for students. They face many challenges and rapid changes. Unfortunately, they adopt unhealthy behav-iors that can negatively affect their future health and role as healthcare providers in some cases. Objective: This research aimed to compare gender disparities in health-promoting hab-its among Palestinian medical students. Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out us-ing the HPLP II mean scores d out on 400 students composed of 22.25% males and 77.75% females. According to Pender's model, a self-reported anonymous questionnaire, including the health-promoting lifestyle profile II, was distributed to a convenient sample of students during the Spring of 2018. Data analysis was performed using descriptive analysis and para-metric tests. Results: Gender differences in the total health-promoting lifestyle profile II scores and health responsibility were significant, with females having higher scores than males. Males were more significantly engaged in the physical activity subscale than females (p < 0.01). Females scored significantly higher than males in the interpersonal relations sub-scale (p < 0.001). Gender differences in other subscales were statistically insignificant. Con-clusions: This study might give healthcare providers and educators insights into developing specific warranted interventions and gender-sensitive measures to orient medical students to-wards better healthy lifestyles. Medical schools are invited to prioritize healthy styles and be-haviors based on gender in the curriculum.
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- Authors
- Ghanim, M., Al-Othman, N., Rabayaa, M., & Alqaraleh, M.
- Affiliations
- An-Najah National University (PS)
- Al-Ahliyya Amman University (JO)
- Corresponding author
- Ghanim, Mustafa
- Venue
- Palestinian Medical and Pharmaceutical Journal
- Publisher
- An-Najah National University
- Published
- 2022-12
- Volume
- 7
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 197-206
- ISSN
- 2413-8568 (ISSN-L)
- 2790-0231
- OpenAlex
- W4323774078
- Cited by
- 12
- References
- 30
- Citations by year
- 2026: 2 · 2025: 5 · 2024: 4 · 2023: 1
- FWCI
- 2.87
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- diamond
- doi.org
- Licence
- cc-by
- Locations
- Palestinian medical and pharmaceutical journal/Palestinian medical & pharmaceutical journal (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- Funders
- An-Najah National University
- Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Health and Wellbeing Research
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Health and Lifestyle Studies
- Health Sciences › Nursing › Leadership and Management › Healthcare Education and Workforce Issues
- Keywords
- gender differences, health-promoting lifestyle, medical students, psychological well-being, Health-Promoting Lifestyle Profile II, health responsibility, physical activity, interpersonal relationships, healthy lifestyle intervention, medical education
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