Data collection.
Ethical approval was obtained prior to conducting
this study. All students were informed of the purpose
of the study and were assured of confidentiality.
Consent to participate in the study was assumed if
students completed and returned the questionnaire.
University students were by recruited by convenience
sampling. Students were approached at various
sites on the campus including student canteens,
open areas, library, and study areas, as well as classrooms.
The study was conducted in March, in the
middle of the semester, to purposely avoid seasonal
holidays and examination time. This time of the
semester was chosen because the study intended to
identify the usual pattern of university students
health practice and to avoid stressful periods such
as examination time.
A total of 270 questionnaires were distributed to
eligible students at the university. Incomplete questionnaires
were discarded. As a result, only 247
(91.5%) questionnaires were analyzed for this study.
Data were entered and analyzed using the SPSS
package version 9.
Data collection.Ethical approval was obtained prior to conductingthis study. All students were informed of the purposeof the study and were assured of confidentiality.Consent to participate in the study was assumed ifstudents completed and returned the questionnaire.University students were by recruited by conveniencesampling. Students were approached at varioussites on the campus including student canteens,open areas, library, and study areas, as well as classrooms.The study was conducted in March, in themiddle of the semester, to purposely avoid seasonalholidays and examination time. This time of thesemester was chosen because the study intended toidentify the usual pattern of university studentshealth practice and to avoid stressful periods suchas examination time.A total of 270 questionnaires were distributed toeligible students at the university. Incomplete questionnaireswere discarded. As a result, only 247(91.5%) questionnaires were analyzed for this study.Data were entered and analyzed using the SPSSpackage version 9.
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