| Keywords |
Adolescents ; Health behavior ; Atopic dermatitis |
| Abstract |
The purpose of this study was to identify and compare the health behaviors of adolescents with and without atopic dermatitis in environmental disease. The data sources used in this research were from the results of Korea Youth Health Risk Behavior Web-based Survey from 2009 and at the same time it was 13,934 students with atopic dermatitis among 75,066 and 15,497 students without atopic dermatitis in junior and high school students. The data analysis was done by using SPSS (version 18.0). Logistic regression analysis was used to estimate the odds ratio(OR) of the two groups. Eat enough fruits, moderate physical activity and stress were significantly higher for students with atopic dermatitis. On the contrary, feeling of happiness and getting enough sleep, hours of sleep and eat instant noodles were significantly lower for students with atopic dermatitis. This study revealed that the health behaviors are significantly different between the students with atopic dermatitis and without atopic dermatitis. Based on the findings this study , health educational program should be developed to improve health behaviors for adolescents with atopic dermatitis |