RELIGIOSITY, SOCIOECONOMIC INEQUALITY, AND HEALTH BEHAVIOR AMONG PAKISTANI UNIVERSITY STUDENTS: A SOCIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2025(X-III).30      10.31703/gssr.2025(X-III).30      Published : Summer 2025
Authored by : Saman Naseer , Shahzad Khaver Mushtaq

30 Pages : 348-359

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2025(X-III).30      10.31703/gssr.2025(X-III).30      Published : Sep 2025

Religiosity, Socioeconomic Inequality, and Health Behavior among Pakistani University Students: A Sociological Analysis

    This paper analyzes the sociological connection between religiosity, socioeconomic disparity, and health behaviors among Pakistani university students based on the sociological framework. The multistage stratified random sampling was used to obtain 384 students at the University of Sargodha to complete a quantitative cross-sectional survey. The results indicate that there is a statistically significant positive correlation between religiosity and health behaviors. Family income and perceived social status were also found to be important predictors and there was no statistically significant influence of age and education level.  The paper will be a contribution to sociology of health because it will reveal the combined effects of culturally embedded religious norms and structural inequalities on health behavior among young adults in Pakistan and it will have a significant implication on culturally sensitive health promotion interventions and equity-based health promotion in higher education institutions.

    (1) Saman Naseer
    M.Phil. Scholar, Department of Sociology and Criminology, University of Sargodha, Sargodha, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Shahzad Khaver Mushtaq
    Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology and Criminology, University of Sargodha, Sargodha, Punjab, Pakistan.
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    APA : Naseer, S., & Mushtaq, S. K. (2025). Religiosity, Socioeconomic Inequality, and Health Behavior among Pakistani University Students: A Sociological Analysis. Global Social Sciences Review, X(III), 348-359. https://doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2025(X-III).30
    CHICAGO : Naseer, Saman, and Shahzad Khaver Mushtaq. 2025. "Religiosity, Socioeconomic Inequality, and Health Behavior among Pakistani University Students: A Sociological Analysis." Global Social Sciences Review, X (III): 348-359 doi: 10.31703/gssr.2025(X-III).30
    HARVARD : NASEER, S. & MUSHTAQ, S. K. 2025. Religiosity, Socioeconomic Inequality, and Health Behavior among Pakistani University Students: A Sociological Analysis. Global Social Sciences Review, X, 348-359.
    MHRA : Naseer, Saman, and Shahzad Khaver Mushtaq. 2025. "Religiosity, Socioeconomic Inequality, and Health Behavior among Pakistani University Students: A Sociological Analysis." Global Social Sciences Review, X: 348-359
    MLA : Naseer, Saman, and Shahzad Khaver Mushtaq. "Religiosity, Socioeconomic Inequality, and Health Behavior among Pakistani University Students: A Sociological Analysis." Global Social Sciences Review, X.III (2025): 348-359 Print.
    OXFORD : Naseer, Saman and Mushtaq, Shahzad Khaver (2025), "Religiosity, Socioeconomic Inequality, and Health Behavior among Pakistani University Students: A Sociological Analysis", Global Social Sciences Review, X (III), 348-359
    TURABIAN : Naseer, Saman, and Shahzad Khaver Mushtaq. "Religiosity, Socioeconomic Inequality, and Health Behavior among Pakistani University Students: A Sociological Analysis." Global Social Sciences Review X, no. III (2025): 348-359. https://doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2025(X-III).30