Health-promoting lifestyle and related factors among rural residents in Hebei province

Objective To explore the health-promoting lifestyle and its determinants among rural residents in Hebei province.Methods With stratified random sampling,847 rural resident were selected from 20 villages in 10 counties and surveyed with a health-promoting lifestyle scale and a self-designed questionnaire.Descriptive statistics,t-test,analysis of variance(ANOVA) and stepwise multiple regression were used for statistical analysis with SPSS 13.0 statistical program.Results The standardized health-promoting lifestyle score was 55.18.The highest score was observed on the domain of self-actualization(standardized score=63.83),followed by interpersonal support(standardized score=62.07),and the lowest was physical activities(standardized score=43.94) and health responsibility(standardized score=41.36).T-test and ANOVA results showed that the health promoting behaviors in the population were significantly different among the residents with diverse age,educational level,occupation,chronic disease history,work pressure,and living conditions(P<0.05).Stepwise multiple regression analyses revealed that age,occupation and history of chronic illnesses were predictors of health-promoting lifestyle among the residents(P<0.05).Conclusion The health-promoting lifestyle among rural residents in Hebei province is at a midium level.Effective health-promoting strategies should be proposed according to populations with different age,occupation and choronic disease history.