Results of the School Health Communication Survey II.

Student Survey

Abstract

The School Health Communication Survey was planned to map the Hungarian 5th, 7th and 9th grade students’ health behavior and the factors influencing it. Method: the current analysis was done within the Hungarian nationally representative sample which was drawn by the use of multistage, stratified cluster sampling technique. Data collection was carried out in classrooms, using anonymous selfreported questionnaires under the control of trained personnel. The cleaned sample contains 7443 questionnaires, filled in appropriately. The questions cover knowledge about and attitude to health, somatic and mental health status, psychological characteristics, health behaviors, social support, media consumption, health related information seeking, and sociodemographic characteristics. Results: this article presents the descriptive results of the survey. Discussion: in the light of information available on health-related behavior and its influencing factors such as capability, motivation and opportunity it is possible to plan interventions and to identify necessary communication channels.