Browsing Academic by Subject "university students"
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10 Year Cardiovascular Risk assessment In university students
( European College of Sport Science , 2013 , Presentation)Introduction Cardiovascular disease (CVD) causes more than half of all deaths in the European region, and according to WHO, 80% of premature heart disease and stroke is preventable. Healthy lifestyles, such as eating a ... -
Disaster Management and Preparedness among Future Jordanian Health Professionals: Exploring Knowledge, Attitude, and Readiness to Practice
(2022 , Article)Healthcare students as volunteers and future healthcare providers must be prepared to manage disasters. Disasters occurred worldwide and are highly prevalent in the recent time. We examined the level of knowledge (K), ... -
Exploring the challenges of virtual internships during the COVID-19 pandemic and their potential influence on the professional identity of health professions students: A view from Qatar University
( Frontiers Media , 2023 , Article)Introduction: COVID-19 has imposed many shared limitations on medical and health education. Just like other health professions programs at most institutions, the Qatar University health cluster (QU Health) applied a ... -
Factors Affecting Influenza Vaccination Uptake and Attitudes among Lebanese University Students: The Impact of Vaccination Promotional Programs and COVID-19 Pandemic
( MDPI , 2023 , Article)Vaccination is the most effective preventative strategy against influenza, yet university students' influenza vaccination uptake remains low. This study aimed firstly to determine the percentage of university students who ... -
Factors Affecting Waterpipe Tobacco Smoking among University Students in Qatar.
( Taylor and Francis , 2021 , Article)Recent data show an increase in the prevalence of waterpipe tobacco smoking (WTS) among university students in the Arab Gulf region alongside an attitude of social acceptability and a perception that WTS is less harmful ... -
Knowledge of MERS-Corona Virus among Female Students at Qatar University.
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2016 , Conference Proceedings)Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) is a severe, acute respiratory illness caused by Corona Virus (CDC, 2015). Globally, there are 1599 cases diagnosed with MERS Corona virus and at least 574 related death cases were ... -
Psychotic-like experiences among university female students in Qatar: A qualitative-phenomenological study
( Frontiers Media , 2022 , Article)Background and aims: Psychotic-like experiences (PLEs) are hallucinatory or delusional experiences that fall below the threshold of a diagnosable psychotic disorder. Although PLEs are common across the spectrum of psychiatric ... -
Sleep Quality and Sleep Hygiene Behaviours Among University Students in Qatar
( Dove Medical Press Ltd , 2023 , Article)Background: Insomnia is a highly prevalent health problem, affecting about one-third of the adult population globally. University students are at a high risk for developing insomnia due to the stressful nature of academic ... -
Staff and student experiences and attitudes towards smoking and smoking cessation, University of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
( European Publishing , 2021 , Article)Introduction: Tobacco smoking causes an estimated 7 million deaths per annum with 70 thousand of those occurring in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) where the National Transformation Program highlights the need to ... -
Stigma associated with mental illness: perspectives of university students in Qatar
( Dove Press , 2017 , Article)Stigma in relation to mental illness is one of the main factors inhibiting people from seeking help. Studies have been undertaken looking into the knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs (KAB) about mental illness among residents ... -
Ten-year cardiovascular risk assessment in university students
( Akademiai Kiado , 2014 , Article)Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is responsible for more than half of all deaths in the European region. The aim of the study was to compare body composition, blood pressure, total cholesterol (TC) and high density lipoprotein ... -
University Students' Intention of Smartphone Adoption for Academic Purposes: Testing and Extended TAM Model
( India , 2017 , Article)New technology has been credited with the ability to extend human senses. However, adaptation and use of technology has been reported to be intricately mediated by usefulness and ease of use of technology among other ...