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0881/2012 - Risk behaviors in college students from Brazil
Condutas negativas à saúde em estudantes universitários brasileiros

Author:

• Thiago Ferreira de Sousa - Sousa, T.F. - Itabuna, BA - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina - <tfsousa_thiago@yahoo.com.br>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9846-9661

Co-author(s):

• Aline Rodrigues Barbosa - Barbosa, A. R. - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina - <alinerb13@yahoo.com.br>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0929-7659
• Helma Pio Mororó José - José, H.P.M - Universidade Estadual do Sudoeste da Bahia - <hpmororo@gmail.com>

Thematic Area:

Epidemiologia

Abstract:

The purpose was to estimate the prevalence and its associated factors to lowers levels leisure-time physical activity, insufficient consumption of fruits and vegetables, alcohol consumption and smoking in college students from public university from region Northeast, Brazil. A cross-sectional study was carried out among a sample, proportional and stratified to academic program, period of study, and year arrival at the university. The negative health-related behaviors were analyzed in relation socio-demographic and program affiliation indicators, through of Prevalence Ratio. The negative health-related behaviors more prevalent were insufficient consumption fruits (82.1%), vegetables (57%) and lowers levels leisure-time physical activity (54.1%). Higher prevalence of insufficient intake of fruit and alcohol consumption were observed in men; lowers levels leisure-time physical activity were observed in women, older, father with lower status educational and negative self-rated relationship with colleagues. The insufficient consumption vegetable was higher in men, younger, without partner, father with lower status educational and with three years academic exposition. The negative health-related behaviors more prevalent were fruits and vegetables consumption. The men had higher prevalence of risk behaviors.

Keywords:

Health behavior Consumption of food Alcohol Drinking Physical Activity Students Cross-Sectional Studies

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