Health risk behavior pattern among students from Cartagena, Colombia: prevalence and associated variables

Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da USP

Zuleima Cogollo¹  Edna Margarita Gómez-bustamante¹ 

关键词: Adolescent;    Students;    Health knowledge;    attitudes;    practice;    Adolescent health;    Cross-sectional studies;    Adolescente;    Estudantes;    Conhecimentos;    atitudes e prática em saúde;    Saúde do adolescente;    Estudos transversais;    Adolescente;    Estudiantes;    Conocimientos;    actitudes y prácticas en salud;    Salud del adolescente;    Estudios transversales;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0080-623420130000400009

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

The aim of the study was to determine the prevalence and variables associated with the pattern of risky health behavior (PRHB) among adolescent students in Cartagena, Colombia. A cross-sectional study was designed to investigate PRHB in a random cluster sample of students from middle and high schools. The associations were adjusted by logistic regression. A total of 2,625 students participated in this research, with ages from 10 to 20 years, mean=13.8 years (SD=2.0), and 54.3% were women. A total of 332 students reported PRHB (12.7%, 95%CI 11.4–14.0). Age over 15 years (OR=2.19, 95%CI 1.72–2.79), not being heterosexual (OR=1.98, 95%CI 1.36-2.87), poor/mediocre academic performance (OR=1.87, 95%CI 1.47–2.38), family dysfunction (OR=1.78, 95%CI 1.40–2.28) and male gender (OR=1.58, 95%CI 1.24–2.01) were associated with PRHB. One in every eight students presented a PRHB. It is important to pay greater attention to students who are over 15 years of age, male, not heterosexual, with a poor/mediocre academic performance and a dysfunctional family.

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