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The goal of the study was to estimate the prevalence and correlates of multiple behavioural risk factors of NCDs among university students from 24 countries.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>In a cross-sectional study, the sample included 18 017 university students from countries in Africa, the Americas and Asia.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>indicate that prevalence of single behavioural NCD risk indicators were 38.2% for physical inactivity, 80.5% for inadequate fruit and vegetables intake, 23.1% for having overweight\/obesity, 10.5% for heavy alcohol use and 11.8% for current tobacco use. Students had on average 1.6 (SD\u00a0=\u00a00.9), and 15.9% had three or more behavioural NCD risk factors. In adjusted linear regression, male sex was positively and stronger beliefs in health benefits were negatively associated with multiple behavioural NCD risk factors.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>A high prevalence and co-occurrence of behavioural risk factors of NCDs was discovered. Several behavioural NCD risk factors, such as male sex and low health behaviour benefits beliefs, were found that could be utilized in targeted interventions.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1093\/pubmed\/fdaa138","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2020,7,23]],"date-time":"2020-07-23T11:27:41Z","timestamp":1595503661000},"page":"857-866","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":27,"title":["Prevalence and correlates of multiple behavioural risk factors of non-communicable diseases among university students from 24 countries"],"prefix":"10.1093","volume":"43","author":[{"given":"Supa","family":"Pengpid","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"ASEAN Institute for Health Development, Mahidol University, Salaya, Phutthamonthon, Nakhon Pathom 73170, Thailand"},{"name":"Department of Research Administration and Development, University of Limpopo, Polokwane 0727, South 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