التعليم الجامعي و علاقته بنمط الحياة الصحي : دراسة مقارنة على عينة من طلاب و طالبات جامعة الملك عبد العزيز بجدة

Abstract EN

The study aimed to identify the reality of university education's interest in the healthy elements in its environment, the study sample's level of commitment to the topics of a healthy lifestyle, and the relationship between university education and the healthy lifestyle.

The study used the descriptive-analytical method with a sample of (410) male and female students from the King Abdulaziz University in Jeddah.

The study used the questionnaire as its main tool to obtain responses from the study sample.

The study came out with a set of results, the most important of which were: On the first axis' paragraphs "University education related to a healthy life at the university", the participants' estimate ranged between (66.6 - 83.3%) and the total score on this axis reached 76%, which indicates a significant level of agreement.

The scores of the participants' estimate on the first topic's paragraphs "Physical Activity" ranged between (56.6 - 72.9%) and the total score to this topic was 66%, indicating a moderate level of agreement.

The second topic "food habits", ranged between (56.7 - 85.2%) with a total score of 68.5%, which indicates a high level of agreement.

The participants' scores on the third topic's paragraphs "Health habits and practices" ranged between (50 - 87%) with a total score of 73.4%, indicating a high level of agreement and showing a relationship between university education and a healthy lifestyle followed by the male/female university students.

The study also showed statistically significant differences in the participants' responses regarding the relationship between university education and a healthy lifestyle attributed to the gender variable.

Yet, the study found an absence of statistically significant differences in the participants' responses regarding the relationship between university education and a healthy lifestyle attributed to the family's economic level.