Risky health behaviors at young generation (The case of Kırklareli̇ University)

The period of youth is the time of the life that people's behaviours are shaped and varied. One of the most distinguishing feature between youth and adults is that young people have more risky behavior than adults in this period of life and that they tend towards these risky behaviors. Youth should avoid from the behaviors which are dangerous and risky. Thus they live more healty in the future. This research subject was choosen to identify the youth's risky behaviour's reasons and their results and so to be able to take the measures what are needed. Firstly, a literature review was made to evaluate that affect risky health behaviors during the youth period in students who study at the center of the Kırklareli City. Then a survey which was about the survey subject was applied to the 265 students who are freshman and senior class. Survey datas were analysed in the programme of SPSS and we determined variations between freshman students and the senior class student. As result, variatios are found in the risky behaviours such as cigarets, alcohol, drugs, malnutrition and non- physical activity, suicide and depression, unhealty sexual intercourse and unhealty tatoo or piercing according to year of the school, socio-demographic and socio –economic situations. Keywords : Risky Health Behavior, Youth Issues, Protecting and İmproving Health, University of Youth and Health