Health-promoting Behavior Factors Among Students of Birjand University of Medical Sciences

Health promotion and providing health for the wholepopulation is an important factor of progress in societies. Students of medical sciences have a significant role in the health promotion as health promoter and professional health care providers. Therefore, the health-promoting behaviors among these students have noticeable importance. Inthiscross-sectional descriptive-analytical study,400studentswere assessedbyHPLP II questionnaire through two-stagestratifiedsampling. This questionnaire has six dimensions:responsibility, physical activity, nutrition, spiritual growth, Stress Management, and interpersonal relationships. Descriptive statistics and T-test was used for data analysis through SPSS11.5. The mean age ofstudents was21.36±1.6. The total meanscore of health-promoting behavior was 113.08±25 (total score 208). The highest score was gained by spiritualgrowth (20.81±6.2), and the lowest score was by responsibility domain (19.26±6.8). Interpersonal relationsbetween two sexeswas statistically significant (p<0.05). Due to the state of the health-promoting behaviors among students of medical sciences (intermediate levels),educational planning in health-promoting behaviors is recommended for students.