Abstract:

In this study, the University of Kastamonu aimed at comparing the relationship between the students of the Faculty of Health Sciences and the students of the Forest Faculty, where health education is intensely provided, the variables that affect healthy lifestyle behaviors. This research, which is of defining and cutting-edge quality, was carried out with 139 Health Sciences and 111 Forest School students who studied at the Faculty of Health Sciences and Forestry of the University of Kastamonu during the spring 2018-2019 academic year. The data was collected with the survey form consisting of 10 questions and Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors II Scale, one way Anova, Pearson correlation and Student t test. 55.6 percent of students are in Health Sciences and 44. The school was formed by Forest School 4. In both groups, the student’s healthy lifestyle behavior is medium (Health=127.41±19.56; Forest=129.45±16.43), but the students of the School of Forest, the students of the School of Health Sciences, have a higher healthy lifestyle score and the statistical difference between them is significantly determined (p<0.05). In the Faculty of Health Sciences, it has been found that the lessons they take about health do not affect their health behavior. Age from the socio-demographic characteristics and "Do you apply healthy lifestyle behaviors in your life?" A meaningful relationship between the scale scores of healthy lifestyle behaviors of students who said "yes" to the question has been established (p<0.05). The behavior of the healthy lifestyle of students at the Faculty of Health and Forest has been identified at a medium level and has not been found differences (p>0.05). The implementation of educational programs designed to develop healthy lifestyle behaviors in university students, including students studying in health sciences, is extremely important for the protection of health.