Childhood Environment and Lifestyle Habits Associated with Immunity among STIS Polytechnic Students
Keywords:
imunitas mahasiswa, lingkingan masa kecil, status gizi, vaksinasi, regresi logistik ordinalAbstract
Background: Immune development is shaped by environmental exposures, lifestyle, and biological factors from early life, with potential effects extending into young adulthood. Objective: To examine associations of childhood environment and lifestyle with immunity levels among students of Politeknik Statistika STIS. Methods: Primary data were collected through an online questionnaire from 330 active students selected by two-stage sampling. Results: The independent variables were jointly associated with immunity level. Childhood environmental exposure, nutritional status, vaccination status, and sex were significant individually. Moderate and high environmental exposure had odds ratios (ORs) of 2.401 and 3.310; moderate and high nutritional status had ORs of 2.203 and 2.906; complete vaccination had an OR of 1.793; and male sex had an OR of 2.077. Conclusion: Childhood environmental conditions, nutrition, vaccination, and sex were associated with immunity in young adulthood, highlighting the long-term relevance of early-life health conditions.
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