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Zhu, Zhong-kun; Leng, Chen-xin; Chen, Shu-long; Zheng, Yu-xuan; Chen, Dan-qing – Health Education Research, 2022
This study investigates the effect of public health education (PHE) on migrant workers' health status in China, using the data collected from the China Migrants Dynamic Survey project. The analysis employs a probit model, whose results suggest that, in general, PHE has a statistically significant and positive impact on migrant workers' self-rated…
Descriptors: Public Health, Health Education, Foreign Countries, Migrant Workers
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Mou, Yi; Lin, Carolyn A. – SAGE Open, 2020
Heavy episodic drinking among college students is a common but scarcely researched public health problem in China. Although social drinking could be regarded as an enjoyable activity across cultures, the Chinese cultural belief about alcohol use is different from that of its Western counterpart, which has been richly evidenced in the research…
Descriptors: Drinking, Longitudinal Studies, College Students, Predictor Variables
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Quan, Minghui; Chen, Peijie; Zhuang, Jie; Wang, Chao – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 2013
Purpose: Although walking has been demonstrated as one of the best forms for promoting physical activity (PA), little is known about Chinese city children and youth's walking behavior. The purpose of this study was therefore to assess ambulatory PA behavior of Chinese city children and youth. Method: The daily steps of 2,751 children and youth…
Descriptors: Adolescent Attitudes, Physical Activities, Physical Activity Level, Urban Population
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Chen, Xinguang; Stanton, Bonita; Li, Xiaoming; Fang, Xiaoyi; Lin, Danhua; Xiong, Qing – American Journal of Health Behavior, 2009
Objective: To determine whether rural-to-urban migrants in China are more likely than rural and urban residents to engage in risk behaviors. Methods: Comparative analysis of survey data between migrants and rural and urban residents using age standardized rate and multiple logistic regression. Results: The prevalence and frequency of tobacco…
Descriptors: Alcohol Abuse, Rural Areas, Foreign Countries, Comparative Analysis
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Wen, Xiaozhong; Chen, Weiqing; Qian, Zhengmin; Muscat, Joshua E.; Lu, Ciyong; Ling, Wenhua – Journal of School Health, 2008
Background: The prevalence of smoking among Chinese adolescents has dramatically increased in recent years. The purpose of this study was to examine the differences in smoking-related knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors among Chinese students in 3 types of secondary schools. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted among 3957 students of…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Private Schools, Smoking, Incidence