Open AccessBarriers to healthy lifestyle among college-going students in a selected college in Bengaluru Urban district
Author(s) -
Chitra Tomy,
Farah Naaz Fathima,
Savan Sara Mathew,
Avita Rose Johnson
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
indian journal of community medicine/indian journal of community medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.375
H-Index - 32
eISSN - 1998-3581
pISSN - 0970-0218
DOI - 10.4103/ijcm.ijcm_44_19
Subject(s) - medicine , cronbach's alpha , likert scale , environmental health , cross sectional study , gerontology , demography , psychology , clinical psychology , developmental psychology , pathology , sociology , psychometrics
Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are influenced by factors acting at all stages of life. Healthy lifestyle practices among adolescents and youth are crucial in preventing CVDs in the later years. Many barriers prevent young people from practicing healthy lifestyles.