Fatemeh Rahimi - Department of Health Education and Promotion, School of Public Health, South Tehran Health Center,
Elahe Alamdar - Department of Research and Technology Management, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Hengame sadat Seyed Mirnasab - School of Nursing and Midwifery, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Somaieh Borjalilu - Department of Health Education and Promotion, School of Public Health, South Tehran Health Center
Mahnaz Pouresmaeil - Department of Health Education and Promotion, School of Health
Mohamad Anbari - Department of Occupational Health Engineering, School of Public Health

Background and purpose: There is concern that students may have an unhealthy lifestyle as a result of changes that occurred during corona conditions, so this study aimed to determine the status of the lifestyle and its relationship with the demographic characteristics of postgraduate students during the corona span.  Material and Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted at Tehran University of Medical Sciences in ۲۰۲۰. The link to the online Health-Promoting Lifestyle Questionnaire Profile۲ was sent to conduct the research. To examine the relationships between the mean scores of health-promoting lifestyle and different variables, an independent samples t-test was applied in the case of dichotomous demographic variables (gender, education level, and income-generating activity), while one-way analysis of variance test was used to evaluate the multilevel demographic variables (marital status, place of residence, and faculty). The Pearson correlation coefficient was also used for testing age.  Results: The sample ۲۴۰, (۷۵.۴%) were female and ۱۴۵ of them, (۶۰.۴%) were single. The mean age of them was ۳۲.۲۱±۷.۴۵.۴۵ years old. The lifestyle total score was ۱۳۸.۲۸± ۲۱.۱۸ at the average level. The highest score was related to spiritual growth (۲۶.۹۳±۵.۰۱), whereas the lowest score was reported on physical activity (۱۶.۹۲±۵.۱۷). The difference between the mean of health-promoting lifestyle was not significant in terms of demographic variables. According to the results, a statistically significant difference was observed between male and female students in the field of nutrition. Also, students were significantly different in the nutrition domain regarding students’ residence (p-value <۰.۰۵). Spiritual growth was significantly different among students in terms of marital status (p-value <۰.۰۵). Conclusion: Although the mean score of health-promoting lifestyle was not different from other studies, further studies are proposed to plan health interventions in accordance with epidemic conditions for students.

COVID-۱۹, Demography, Health Promotion, Student, Life Style