Suhee Kim, Chungyul Lee
Factors Affecting Sexually Transmitted Infections in South Korean High School Students
Public health nursing (Boston, Mass.)
tobacco use poor diet physical inactivity risk behaviors established childhood influenced parents improving health habits rural families poses particular challenges resources may limited number reach characterize kinds prevention programs needed rural families 501 surveys mailed caregivers elementary school children living rural north carolina county health behaviors related attitudes demographic characteristics assessed risk behaviors defined eating less 5 fruits vegetables day exercising less 20 minutes 3 times week smoker two hundred sixtyone adults 55 completed surveys two hundred fortyfour 93 female mean age 37 years 55 high school less education 89 reported least one risk behavior 57 reported 2 risk behaviors female caregivers multiple risk behaviors lower educational levels p 0007 placed less importance childrens health behaviors p 0009 caregivers female caregivers multiple risk behaviors less confident could change behavior one risk behavior majority female caregivers elementary school children rural population engaged modeled multiple health risk behaviors children health promotion activities address multiple risk factors involve children needed young families rural communities