Healthy living behaviors in youth: a comparative study in Brazil, Colombia and Mexico

Ciencia e Saude Coletiva

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Mendez, Aniela¹  Garcia, Andrea Romo¹  Lopez, Mildred¹  Diaz-Lopez, Monica Maria²  Dibai, Daniela Bassi³ 

[1] Tecnológico de Monterrey;Universidad de La Sabana;Universidade Ceuma

关键词: Healthy living behavior;    Healthy lifestyle;    Health promotion;    Obesity;    Holistic health;    Health perception;   

DOI  :  10.1590/1413-81232022278.04052021

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Associacao Brasileira de Pos - Graduacao em Saude Coletiva

【 摘 要 】

The physical, mental and social well being, refers to a new concept of health, far from a conceptualisations of absence of disease Additional challenges emerge as individuals face deep social inequities depending on their ethnicity, rural residence or low educational level, as these translate to poor access to health services and more difficulties to adhere to healthy living behaviors. The objective of this study was to assess the perception that adolescents and young adults in Latinamerica have of the importance of healthy living behaviors (HLB) in the physical, emotional and lifestyle spheres. The approach is considered quantitative and descriptive with a cross sectional design. The sampling consisted of 192 young adults in Brazil, Colombia and Mexico. The results show that participants prioritize higher emotional wellbeing. They state that the health crisis changed the perception, as now the value more the emotional side of health, and understand the status of a combination of the different aspects of wellness. The Latinamerican context poses a challenge in designing strategies with a holistic health perspective, with complexities in the economic and sociocultural domains.

【 授权许可】

CC BY