Health-promoting Lifestyle among Students Studying in Secondary Level of a Government School

Introduction: Health promotion during adolescence is the basic indicator of positive development. Adopting the healthy lifestyle in this period promotes health, prevents chronic diseases, and reduces the cost of treating diseases. This study was conducted to find the health promoting lifestyle of students studying in secondary level of a government school. Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted among students studying in grade 9 and 10 of a government school from 14 August 2022 to 10 September 2022. Convenience sampling technique was used to select the sample from the school. The validated tool “Health-promoting Lifestyle Profile II”, developed by walker et al., was used to collect the information related to the health-promoting lifestyle of respondents. Data was collected by self-administered questionnaire. Data were entered and analyzed in IBM SPSS Statistics version 27.0. Point estimate and 95% confidence intervals were calculated. Results: Among 123 participants, 93 (75.60%) (68.02-83.20, 95% Confidence Interval) participants’ overall health-promoting lifestyle was good. Interpersonal relation was good in 112 (91.05%) participants. Conclusions: The overall health-promoting lifestyle of adolescents was similar to studies done in similar settings in the past.