Author:

• Marcio Neres dos Santos - Santos, M. N. - Bagé, RS - Programa de Pós-Graduação em Educação Física, Universidade Federal de Pelotas - <marcioneres@hotmail.com>

Co-author(s):

• Alexandre Carriconde Marques - Marques, A. M. - Programa de Pós-Graduação em Educação Física, Universidade Federal de Pelotas - <amcarriconde@hotmail.com>

Thematic Area:

Saúde e Trabalho

Abstract:

Several health problems have been identified among teachers, and we lack information on their lifestyles choices. The aim of the present study was to investigate health condition, lifestyle and work characteristics of teachers from municipal schools in Bagé, Southern Brazil. A cross-sectional study including 414 teachers was carried out by means of self-administration of a standardized questionnaire. We used descriptive and bivariate analytic techniques. Most teachers were females (96.1%) and the mean age was 40.1 years (SD 9.4). Average teaching time was 12.4 years (SD 9.5), 59% of the teachers had a specialization degree, a high number of working hours per week (31.7 hours, SD 10.5) and 62% were absent from work at least once in the last 12 months. Self-rated heath was good (38.5%), 62.5% of them were physically active, 32.3% were overweight and 14.4% obese. They presented low consumption of fruits and vegetables (79.6%), moderate stress levels 14.9 points (SD 6.6) and 20.3% reported to have hypertension. Self-reported health was related to teaching time, absenteeism, physical activity, number of meals per day, stress levels and hypertension. The prevalence of teachers who rated their health negatively was low, however, several health problems were identified, which can lead to negative lifestyles among them.

Keywords:

Teacher Health Lifestyle

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