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    Health knowledge and health-risk behaviours among undergraduate students in the faculty of community and health sciences at a university in the Western Cape
    (University of the Western Cape, 2025) Bovana, Sinombulelo; Leach, Lloyd
    Health-risk behaviours are major causes of global mortality and morbidity, and they can be as a result of poor health knowledge. Therefore, the aim of the study was to investigate the relationship between health knowledge and health-risk behaviours among undergraduate students in the Faculty of Community and Health Sciences at a university in the Western Cape. A quantitative, cross-sectional, and correlational study was conducted with 356 conveniently sampled undergraduate female and male students, aged 18 years and older, at the University of the Western Cape. A reliable and validated questionnaire was used to measure health knowledge and health-risk behaviours. The data was collected on the following eight health domains, namely, nutrition, physical activity, alcohol consumption, smoking, sexual behaviour, stress, violence and sleep. SPSS version 29 was used to capture and analyse the data. Descriptive statistics, non-parametric statistical tests (Mann-Whitney U and Kruskal-Wallis tests) and the Chi-squared test were used to analyse the data
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    Health knowledge and health-risk behaviours among undergraduate students in the faculty of community and health sciences at a University in the Western Cape
    (University of the Western Cape, 2024) Bovana, Sinombulelo
    The transition to university can be a challenging time for young people, characterized by increased independence, socializing, self-regulation, and self-organization (Siri et al., 2016). The promotion of health knowledge is a fundamental strategy to maintain people’s health during public health emergencies (Siri et al., 2016). Communities that possess sufficient health information may be better able to identify risk factors and promptly respond to virus outbreaks (Balkhy et al., 2010). Academic discipline, sex, age, and socio-economic factors can influence the level of health knowledge (Al-Isa & Alfaddagh, 2014). Nutritional education or studying a health-related course have been linked to increased knowledge in some students (Belogianni et al., 2021; Spexoto et al., 2015). Health knowledge among university students is a critical area of study because it directly influences their health behaviours and overall well-being (Wu et al., 2023). University students who possess a sufficient level of health literacy are better equipped to handle public health emergencies and lessen the unintentional harm that potentially catastrophic public health events might cause (Jansen et al., 2018; Juvinyà-Canal et al., 2020a; Wu et al., 2023).