Health determinants among a sample of Portuguese children

Nélio Veiga; Carlos Pereira; Rosalina Loureiro; Maria Odete Amaral; Inês Coelho; Joana Pereira

doi:10.29352/mill0201.06.00100

Health determinants among a sample of Portuguese children

Título traduzido da contribuição: Determinantes de saúde numa amostra de crianças Portuguesa

Nélio Veiga, Carlos Pereira, Rosalina Loureiro, Maria Odete Amaral, Inês Coelho, Joana Pereira

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Introdução: Os estilos de vida actuais podem estar associados a comportamentos de risco que estão na base do perfil de saúde de um país. Objetivos: O objectivo do estudo consiste na avaliação dos determinantes da saúde e sua associação com variáveis sóciodemográficas numa amostra de crianças portuguesas dos 3 aos 10 anos de idade. Métodos: Foi realizado um estudo transversal desenhado com um total de 1617 crianças de escolas públicas, a partir dos dois principais grupos escolares de Tondela e Vouzela, Portugal. A amostra final do estudo foi construído com um total de 1365 crianças com idades compreendidas entre os 3 e 10 anos de idade. A recolha de dados foi realizada através da distribuição de um questionário auto-administrado aos pais e cuidadores das crianças. Resultados: Verificou-se que as crianças mais velhas tinham uma menor adesão a hábitos alimentares saudáveis e uma maior prevalência de atividade física. Os meninos tinham níveis mais elevados de atividade física e maior prevalência de sedentarismo, em comparação com as meninas. A área de residência das crianças foi associada a uma maior prevalência de consumo de fastfood e comportamentos sedentários. Torna-se evidente a necessidade de realizar intervenção sobre os grupos sociais mais vulneráveis para obter a igualdade em saúde de forma mais eficaz. A definição de estratégias de promoção da saúde deve ser seriamente considerada nas comunidades, a fim de melhorar os estilos de vida saudáveis entre as crianças portuguesas e as suas famílias.

Título traduzido da contribuição	Determinantes de saúde numa amostra de crianças Portuguesa
Idioma original	English
Páginas (de-até)	77-84
Número de páginas	8
Revista	Millenium
Volume	2
Número de emissão	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.29352/mill0201.06.00100
Estado da publicação	Publicado - set 2016

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Crianças
Estilos de vida
Aspectos sócio-demográficos
Atividade sedentária

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