Socio-Economical Inequalities on Physical Activities and Mental Health Status among the Young People

Health inequality among the social groups is accepted as one of the most important matters of the public health. The study was to investigate socioconomic health Inequalities in terms of physical activity and mental health among young people. This cross-sectional study sample consisted of 1,274 rand...

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Published in:International journal of caring sciences 2014-01, Vol.7 (1), p.302-302
Main Authors: Akin, Belgin, Ege, Emel, Koçoglu, Deniz, Arslan, Selda
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
College campuses
Economics
Exercise
Health behavior
Hypotheses
Inequality
Mental health
Multivariate analysis
Public health
Studies
University students
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Summary:Health inequality among the social groups is accepted as one of the most important matters of the public health. The study was to investigate socioconomic health Inequalities in terms of physical activity and mental health among young people. This cross-sectional study sample consisted of 1,274 randomly selected university students. A questionnaire and General Health Questionnaire were used to collect data. It was questioned the activities during the last week for assessing the physical activity status of students. Of the students 27.2 % had moderate and 47.1 % had vigorous physical exercise during last week. Females, those percieving their social position in class middle or worse had negative characteristics in terms of having physical exercise (p
ISSN:1791-5201
1792-037X