Atividade física, autoavaliação negativa de saúde e condutas de risco em adolescentes

Introduction: During the adolescence the individual acquires behaviors that can influence his health, such as the practice of Physical Activity and some conducts of risk associated with negative health self-assessment. Objective: to verify the association between physical activity and negative health self-assessment with risk behaviors Health in adolescents. Methods: This is an epidemiological schoolbased survey with a cross-sectional design. Fulfilled with students of the State Public High School of Sergipe aged between 14 and 19 years. A self-administered questionnaire was applied. The variables of analysis were: Negative Health Self- Assessment (ANS) and Non-active. The independent variables considered for the study were organized in two domains: a) Sociodemographic domain (age, sex, skin color, territory, year of study of the adolescent, maternal schooling, family income); B. Behavioral Domain (use of drugs, alcohol, tobacco and food habit: consumption of fruits, vegetables, fruit juice and soft drinks). In the analysis of the association was used the Chi-square test and in the multivariable analysis was used to binary logistic regression. Results: The prevalence of negative health selfassessment was higher among female adolescents (61.3%). Risk behavior was associated with inactive adolescents (OR=1,57; IC95% 1,37-1,80), inadequate eating habits, fruit intake (OR= 1,49; IC95% 1,28-1,74), vegetable consumption (OR= 1,27; IC95% 1,05-1,54), fruit consumption (OR=1,28; IC95% 1,10-1,49), tobacco use (OR=1,37 IC95% 1,14-1,64). The prevalence of inactive adolescents was 44.7%, which was associated with negative health self-assessment (OR=1,57; IC95% 1,37-1,80), to inadequate eating habits, fruit juice consumption (OR=1,42; IC95%1,14-1,76), fruit consumption (OR=1,37; IC95%1,12-1,69). Conclusions: The evidence criated by the research constitutes an important tool to subsidize information and monitor the health of Sergipe schoolchildren, giving sustainability to the implantation of programs directed to the health of ...