Volume 26, Issue 126, August 2022

The impact of medical knowledge on modifying the Lifestyle among medical students of King Abdulaziz University clinical years

Abdualrahman S Aldharrab¹, Abdullah M Nammazi¹, Muhanad H Saigh¹, Abdullah M Alqarni¹, Abdulelah S Alasiri¹, Fahad S Almalki¹, Ayman Z Elsamanoudy^1,2♦

¹Faculty of Medicine, King AbdulAziz University, Jeddah 21465, Saudi Arabia
²Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, King AbdulAziz University, Jeddah 21465, Saudi Arabia

^♦Corresponding author
Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, King AbdulAziz University, Jeddah 21465, Saudi Arabia

ABSTRACT

Background and aim of the work: It has been understood that students at medical schools are more mindful of the value of living a healthy lifestyle than others. So, the current study aims to investigate the medical Knowledge of a healthy lifestyle among the clinical years' students and the impact of modifying the Lifestyle. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted to assess the Knowledge and attitudes of a sample of the medical students at King Abdulaziz University, Faculty of Medicine, Saudi Arabia, regarding the impact of medical Knowledge on modifying their Lifestyle. It included 330 medical students between the ages of 19-24 years from preclinical years and Clinical years’ students in the faculty of medicine. A self-reported questionnaire was employed to evaluate the impact of medical Knowledge on modifying their Lifestyle. Results: In total, 336 medical students participated in our study (48.5% males and 51.5% females). The smoking rate among the preclinical students (28.3%) was higher than the clinical students (13.9%). Smoking was also prevalent in both genders. Consumption of energy drinks was more common among preclinical students (P<0.05). No difference was detected between preclinical and clinical year’s students or between male and female students. Conclusion: Our results revealed that clinical years’ students are more kept in a healthy lifestyle than preclinical years’ students. These conclusions are supported by the prominent findings of the lower incidence rates of smoking, and energy drink consumption, besides the better sleeping quality in clinical students.

Keywords: Conventional Cigarettes, Electronic Cigarettes, Prevalence, Health Science Students, Saudi Arabia

Medical Science, 2022, 26, ms331e2358

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.54905/disssi/v26i126/ms331e2358

Published: 08 August 2022