Behavioral risk factor clusters among university students at nine universities in Libya

作者: Walid El Ansari , , Khalid A Khalil , Derrick Ssewanyana , Christiane Stock

DOI: 10.3934/PUBLICHEALTH.2018.3.296

关键词: Cluster analysisClinical psychologyInjury preventionSuicide preventionInjury controlHuman factors and ergonomicsPoison controlOccupational safety and healthBehavioral riskPsychology

摘要: Objectives: This study identifies and describes the clustering of 5 behavioral risk factors (BRFs) among university students. We also investigated whether cluster membership is associated with ...

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