ABSTRACT

Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) have been the leading cause of death worldwide. Its consistency has greatly affected the labour force of a lower middle income country like the Philippines causing the productivity rate to decrease. Risk factors found on adolescents like college students increases the possibility of having to develop NCD as they reached adulthood. Assessing the general well-being as early as possible could help determine what possible preventions are needed before risk factors develop to NCDs. The study was conducted to determine the general well-being of the senior BS Biology students of MSU-IIT in association with non-communicable diseases. General check-up and self-reported health assessment was utilized in this study in assessing general condition. A total of 50 students took part on the study. The general check-up had revealed conditions in the major systems of the body observed among the study population that are associated with non-communicable diseases such as in respiratory system and cardiovascular system. These include being prehypertensive (52%), shortness of breath (8%), chronic cough (6%), wheezing (12%), chest pain/ discomfort (14%), difficulty of breathing (8%), palpitations (8%) and irregular heart beat (2%). Keywords: College students, non-communicable diseases, health risk factors, cardiovascular, and respiratory

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