Abstract
The purpose of this study was to investigate the lifestyle behavior of female college students in Kerala state. This questionnaire study sample consisted of 1355 degree college girls students aged between 18 to 21 years. The subjects were randomly selected from different colleges of the entire 14 districts of Kerala state. A 54 items Likerts Type four points scale ranging from routinely to never, measuring lifestyle behavior was developed with the help of experts in public health, nutrition and social behavioral science. Validation and reliability studies were done through pilot studies on 54 item scale. The Cronbach alpha for the scale was obtained as .90. Descriptive statistics was analyzed by SPSS 2016. Results: Female students exhibited neutral life style behaviour.
Key words: Lifestyle behavior, Public health, Lifestyle diseases, female, Degree College students.
Author- Mahesh. K.V