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Abstract
Obesity is a common public health problem of the 21st century because it is the leading cause of death worldwide, with increasing prevalence in adults and children. It has reached an epidemic proportion globally, with more than one billion adults’ world wide being obese. The study’ aim was to determine the perceived personal, social and environmental factors that lead to obesity among university
students. Method and Subjects: A cross sectional design was used. A sample of
1000 students of the first, second, third and fourth year. Setting Faculty of Art and
Nursing in Shebin Elkom- Menofia University were chosen by simple random
sample. Tools: Three tools were utilized for data collection. An interview
questionnaire including; Sociodemographic data and medical history of the student
and her family, Measure some aspects of student’s life style as physical activity and
eating habits, Students knowledge about obesity and perceived factors to weight
maintenance questionnaire. Biophsiological measurement. Results: age of the studied
sample ranged from 18-24 years old, with mean of 19.95±1.05. There was statistically
significant difference between two faculties’ students regarding information about the
importance of physical activity, and weighing regularly. The result showed lack of
time, no safe environment and lack of access to the places for physical activity. There
was statistically significant difference between normal vs overweight and obese
students regarding support from spouse or family members for physical activity
Conclusion: lack of time, no safe environment, lack of access to the places for
physical activity and unhealthy diet lead to obesity. Recommendation: Improving
student’s knowledge about nutrition and healthy eating habits may promote healthy
body weight among students and reduce the prevalence of obesity.
Key words: Obesity-Personal, social and environmental factors.