Health priorities for high school students

Authors

  • Cati Reckelberg Azambuja UFSM
  • Liliani Mathias Brum ufsm
  • Cristiane Kohler Capilosvky UFSM
  • Felipe Vogt Cureau ufsm
  • Paola Marques Duarte UFSM
  • Daniela Lopes dos Santos ufsm
  • Maria Rosa Chitolina Schetinger UFSM

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5585/conssaude.v12n2.4037

Keywords:

Health, Lifestyle, Students, Teaching.

Abstract

Objective: In this study we aimed to identify which of the determinants of health is regarded as the most important for students from public and private high schools in the city of Santa Maria (RS), Brazil. Methods: The 1.142 high school students answered a questionnaire with social and demographic information as well as lifestyle. Results: As a result of the priorities in health, perfect physical, mental and social well-being appeared in the first place (36.5%, n=408), followed by healthy lifestyle (27.5%, n=308), absence of diseases and illness (22.9%, n=256) and good living and work conditions (13.1%, n=147). Conclusion: We concluded that the majority of high school students have as health priority the perfect physical, mental and social well-being in accordance with the concept advocated by the World Health Organization.

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Author Biographies

Cati Reckelberg Azambuja, UFSM

doutoranda no curso de educação em ciências: química da vida e saúde da UFSM/RS. Professora no Curso de Educação Física na FAMES/RS

Liliani Mathias Brum, ufsm

Médica do trabalho e patologista. Mestre em nanociências e doutora em Educação em Ciências. Atualmente coordena o setor de perícia médica da Universidade Federal de Santa Maria- área da saúde.

Cristiane Kohler Capilosvky, UFSM

professora adjunta no departamento de morfologia da UFSM

Daniela Lopes dos Santos, ufsm

professora adjunta no curso de educação física na UFSM

Maria Rosa Chitolina Schetinger, UFSM

professora adjunta no departamento de química na UFSM.

Published

2013-07-31

How to Cite

1.
Azambuja CR, Brum LM, Capilosvky CK, Cureau FV, Duarte PM, Santos DL dos, et al. Health priorities for high school students. Cons. Saúde [Internet]. 2013 Jul. 31 [cited 2024 Jul. 16];12(2):185-94. Available from: https://periodicos.uninove.br/saude/article/view/4037

Issue

Section

Basic Sciences