Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=53021#.VLR7M8nQrzE Author(s) Abeer M. Shaheen 1* , Omayyah S. Nassar 1 , Huda M. Amre 1 , Ayman M. Hamdan-Mansour 1,2 Affiliation(s) 1 Faculty of Nursing, The University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan . 2 Department of Community Health Nursing, Al Farabi College, Riyadh, KSA . ABSTRACT Objectives: To determine health promoting behaviors of university students in Jordan and factors influencing them. Design and Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive design was used to recruit convenience sample (n = 525) of university students receiving education from two governmental and one private universities in Jordan. Data were collected between September 2013 and January 2014 by using Health Promoting Lifestyle Profile II. Pender Model provided conceptual framework to guide the study. Results: The mean score of Health Promoting Lifestyle Profile of the student was ...
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