%0 Journal Article
%T Risky Behaviors of University Students: A Cross-Sectional Study
%A Hilal Ozcebe
%A Sarp Uner
%A Sabahat Tezcan
%A Nuket Paksoy Erbaydar
%J Turkish Journal of Public Health
%D 2012
%I Turkish Society of Public Health Specialists
%R 10.5421/10.5421/1304.1086
%X Objective: This study aimed to identify certain risky behavior patterns (unsafe sex, tobacco and drug use, and binge drinking) and the factors affecting these behaviors among first- and third-year students in a university. Method: The study included a total of 8407 students enrolled as first- (4392) and third- (4015) year students. A self-administered questionnaire was used for data collection. In data analysis, respecting sampling weights, models were formed by logistic regression method to determine factors that affect the risky behaviors. Results: 731 male¨C1114 female students from the first year and 560 male¨C1096 female students from the third year were interviewed. Male students were found to be engaged in risky behaviors more frequently than females. Logistic models of the study indicated that gender, place of residence, relationship with parents, and socialization with friends have profound effects on risky behaviors. Conclusion: After leaving home, young people develop their own lifestyles, and this study demonstrates that lifestyle is the main effective factor for risky behaviors in this group. Universities need to assume more responsibility to guide students¡¯ lives and to provide the facilities and opportunities that encourage and facilitate their adoption of a healthy lifestyle.   Key Words: University students, risky behaviours Bir ¨¹niversitede   rencilerin Riskli Davran  lar : Kesitsel Bir  al  ma Ama : Bu  al  man n amac , bir ¨¹niversitenin birinci ve ¨¹ ¨¹nc¨¹ s n f   rencileri aras nda baz  riskli davran   modellerini (g¨¹vensiz seks, t¨¹t¨¹n ve uyu turucu kullan m  ve a  r  alkol) ve bu davran  lar  etkileyen fakt rleri saptamakt r. Y ntem: Ara t rman n evrenini birinci (4392) ve ¨¹ ¨¹nc¨¹ (4015) s n flarda kay tl  8407   renci olu turmaktad r. Veri   rencilerin g zlem alt nda doldurduklar  anket arac l    ile toplanm  t r. Riskli davran  lar  etkileyen fakt rleri belirlemek i in lojistik regresyon y ntemi modellemesi kullan lm  t r. B¨¹t¨¹n istatistiksel analizlerde a  rl kl  y¨¹zdeler dikkate al nm   ve kullan lm  t r. Bulgular:  al  mada birinci s n flardan 731 erkek¨C1114 kad n ve ¨¹ ¨¹nc¨¹ s n flardan 560 erkek¨C1096 kad n   renci yer alm  t r. Ara t rmada erkek   rencilerin kad nlara g re daha fazla riskli davran  larda bulundu u saptanm  t r.  al  ma verilerinin lojistik regresyon modellemesinde cinsiyet, aile ile ili kiler, arkada lar ile sosyalle me ve ya am ko ullar  ile   rencilerin riskli davran  lar  ile anlaml  d¨¹zeyde ili kili oldu u saptanm  t r. Sonu : Evden ayr ld ktan sonra, gen  insanlar kendi ya am tarzlar n  geli tirmektedir. Bu  a
%K university students
%K risky behaviours
%U http://tjph.org/ojs/index.php/TJPH/article/view/37