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Background
Research on strategies for addressing multiple health-related behaviors (HRBs) in one intervention are needed because resources are sparse and clarification is needed regarding the relationship between multiple HRBs.
Purpose
Determine undergraduate students' health behavior co-occurring pairs of smoking cigarettes (SC), alcohol consumption (AC), smoking marijuana (SM), physical activity (PA), and fruit and vegetable consumption (FV) and identify the characteristics of the pairs.
Methods
Nine hundred and twenty-eight undergraduate students enrolled in a health and wellness course were surveyed. A combination of phi statistical test and logistic regression identifies behavior pairs and the variations of paired behaviors by sociodemographic characteristics.
Results
Five of the 10 pair combinations had a relationship (P < .01): SC&AC, AC&SM, SC&SM, SC&PA, and PA&FV. Males were more likely to practice risky SC&AC, SC&SM, and AC&SM behaviors, and females were more likely to practice risky PA&FV.
Discussion
Investigation into the co-occurrence of HRBs pairs provides further insight into the unique associations among 5 Healthy Campus objectives.
Translation to Health Education Practice
Health educators have insight into the behaviors to include in one intervention designed for paired behaviors, knowledge of how to prioritize interventions, and which students to target.