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Food Habits Changes and their Impact on Young Adults During COVID-19 Lockdown in Sri Lanka
(School of Nursing, Faculty of Humanities and Sciences, SLIIT, 2025-10-10) Chamodini, H. W. T.; Mihirani, N. H. G. M.; Sandamali, P. G. S.; Dilrukshi, A. N.; Perera, A. C. H.; Sewwandi, K. P. A.
Globally, the COVID-19 pandemic has brought about significant changes in many aspects of life. Nutrition is one important aspect that has been impacted both positively and negatively. Pandemic mitigation strategies restricted the movement of people, disrupting food production, distribution, and accessibility. On the other hand, the quantity and the quality of nutrition were also altered considerably. Young adults are vulnerable to multiple changes, including nutrition. It has been a timely requirement to study these changes during challenging situations, and the findings can be utilized to introduce nutritional guidelines during pandemic periods and nutritional recovery guidelines during post -pandemic periods. The study explores alterations in dietary habits and lifestyle patterns among Sri Lankan young adults during the COVID-19 lockdown period. Utilizing a descriptive cross-sectional design, data were collected from 118 participants aged 18-30 through an online questionnaire. The study revealed decreased consumption of vegetables, fruits, and chocolates, accompanied by higher levels of water intake and more frequent dinners. Physical activity levels declined significantly, while body weight and sleep duration increased. The research highlights the lockdown's multifaceted impact on young adults' health, emphasizing the need fortargeted nutritional and physical activity guidelines during such crises and even during post -pandemic periods.
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Online Socializing and Offline Alcohol Usage: Influence of Daily Social Media Usage on the Level of Alcohol Usage among Students at a Non-state University in Sri Lanka
(Faculty of Humanities and Sciences, SLIIT, 2022-09-15) Galappaththi, S.K; Abeysinghe, N
Alcohol misuse can affect both the individual and society negatively. Specifically, young adults exhibit close associations with alcohol and social media. Previous studies demonstrate that online alcohol advertising promotes young people using social media to consume alcohol. This study examines the relationship between alcohol use among young adults and their usage of social media in the Sri Lankan context and any differences between levels of alcohol consumption among males and females. 300 students from a non-state university in Sri Lanka between the ages of 18 and 25 participated in a cross-sectional study conducted via online survey. Correlation and independent-sample t-test were used for data analysis. There was no significant relationship between daily social media use and alcohol use among young adults in Sri Lanka. A significant difference was observed between the level of alcohol use among males and females. Young adults in Sri Lanka are significantly influenced by a variety of sociocultural influences in their use of social media and alcohol intake. The use of social media in Sri Lanka and various alcohol-related behaviours among young people should be the subject of exploratory research, thus according to researchers.
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Effect of General Physical Activity on the Flexibility of Lumbar Spine and Lower Limbs in Healthy Undergraduates: A Cross-Sectional Study
(Faculty of Humanities and Sciences (FHS) of the Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology (SLIIT) Malabe, 2021-12-30) Rikas, A. M. M.; Ajmala, H.; Hana, M. H. F.; Herath, H. M. G. S.; Karunaratne, N. G. Y. W.; Senarath, M. K. I. D.; Banneheka, B. M. H. S. K.
Physical inactivity is a leading risk factor for global mortality with flexibility being the key factor for determining an individual’s health status. This study explored the impact of physical activity on the flexibility of lumbar spine and lower extremities in undergraduates. It further explored the association between the flexibility of lumbar spine and lower limbs in individuals who shared the same amount of physical activity. The sample of 70 undergraduates was chosen from the University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka using stratified random sampling method. 35 students from each gender were divided into three categories (low, moderate, and high) based on their physical activity level evaluated using International Physical Activity Questionnaire-short form (IPAQ-SF). Modified Schober test was used to measure the flexibility of lumbar spine while Sit-and-Reach and Groin Flexibility tests were used to measure the flexibility of lower limbs. The results showed a weak significant correlation between physical activity and flexibility of lower limbs (r=0.236, p=0.048), but no significant correlation between physical activity and flexibility of lumbar spine (r=-0.179, p=0.701). It explored a moderate positive significant correlation between the flexibility of lumbar spine and lower limbs (r= 0.536, p=0.008) in subjects who were low in physical activity but not in subjects who were moderately and highly physically active. Furthermore, the study indicated the males to be more flexible in both lumbar spine (22.3) and lower limbs (7.7) compared to the corresponding values of females (21.4 and 6.7) respectively. Therefore, it is important to take measures to alleviate the physical inactivity in young adults with low physical activity to improve the general status of health by preventing the influence of flexibility of one region on another.

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