Benchmarking the health of health sciences students at Kuwait University: towards a culture of health.

@article{AlSayegh2016BenchmarkingTH,
  title={Benchmarking the health of health sciences students at Kuwait University: towards a culture of health.},
  author={Nowall Al-Sayegh and Nadia Al-Shuwai and Soad Abd Elsalsm Ramadan and T Al-Qurba and Saud M Al-Obaidi and Elizabeth Dean},
  journal={Eastern Mediterranean health journal = La revue de sante de la Mediterranee orientale = al-Majallah al-sihhiyah li-sharq al-mutawassit},
  year={2016},
  volume={22 8},
  pages={
          619-627
        }
}
  • N. Al-Sayegh, N. Al-Shuwai, +3 authors E. Dean
  • Published 2 November 2016
  • Medicine, Education, Political Science
  • Eastern Mediterranean health journal = La revue de sante de la Mediterranee orientale = al-Majallah al-sihhiyah li-sharq al-mutawassit
Health professional entry-to-practice programmes are intense, competitive and prolonged. The aims of this study were to benchmark the health of health sciences students at Kuwait University, thereby informing student health services, and to establish a base for individual student's health assessments throughout the programmes. We used a convenience sample of 176 students. Assessment included a health/wellness questionnaire (smoking, nutrition, physical activity, sleep and stress) and objective… 
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