Objective: to investigate leisure time activities among school adolescents. Materials and methods: This are a cross-sectional study, carried out with high school students from the state school system. The sample was of the probabilistic type by clusters. A self-administered questionnaire with variables related to the sociodemographic profile and activities during leisure time was used. The chi-square statistica...
Objective: To analyze the health-related habits of community health agents (CHA). Methods: Cross-sectional study in Montes Claros, Minas Gerais, Brazil, 2018. Anthropometric, sociodemographic, labor and lifestyle characteristics were evaluated. Poisson regression was applied to calculate the prevalence ratio (PR) (and 95% confidence interval [95%CI]) of unhealthy habits by independent variables. Results: 675 CH...
Objective: to evaluate the lifestyle of university students of the Nutrition course. Methodology: This is a quantitative research, with a cross-sectional and descriptive approach carried out with 108 students enrolled and frequent in the Nutrition course of two private colleges, in the city of Montes Claros, Minas Gerais. For the data collection, the validated questionnaire was used. The study was approved by t...
Oral conditions impact on the individual’s health and quality of life. The use of a valid and reliable instrument provides accuracy in the measurement of this impact. This study aimed to assess the evidences of validity and reliability of the Oral Health Impact Profile instrument (OHIP-14) in adolescents. A total of 763 adolescents participated in the study. The OHIP-14, the 12-Item Short-Form Health Survey (SF...
Objetivo: avaliar os idosos quanto ao perfil socioeconômico e condições de saúde nas faixas etárias de 60 a75 anos de idade (idosos “jovens”) e acima de 76 anos (idosos “velhos”). Métodos: estudo transversal de basedomiciliar. Coletaram-se os dados aplicando-se um questionário baseado no modelo desenvolvido pelo OlderAmericans Resources and Services. Resultados: participaram do estudo 118 idosos, sendo 68,6% “j...
Objective: to evaluate the elderly about the socio-demographic profile and health conditions in the age groups from 60 to 75 years old (“young” elderly) and above 76 years (“old” elderly). Methods: this is a cross-sectional study and home based. The data were collected applying a questionnaire based on the model developed by the Older Americans Resources and Services. Results: 118 elderly participated in the st...
This study aimed at characterizing social demographic aspects and health conditions of men attending a Primary Family Health Care unit in Montes Claros, MG, Brazil, correlating these variables with health self-perception and identifying men’s difficulty in using the health service. 115 adult men were interviewed who had attended the service in April and May, 2013. Most of them had completed high school, were ma...
Objetivou-se avaliar o estado nutricional em escolares da rede municipal de ensino em Carinhanha, Bahia, Brasil. Trata-se de um estudo transversal, realizado em 2012, com 224 escolares, de ambos os gêneros, entre 6 e 9 anos de idade, predominantemente de classe socioeconômica baixa. O estado nutricional foi avaliado por meio da aferição de peso e altura. Conforme o índice de massa corporal por idade, a prevalên...
The study assessed the nutrition status of public school students in the city of Carinhanha, state of Bahia, Brazil. It was a cross-sectional study made in 2012, with 224 students from 6 to 9 years of age, of both sexes, mostly from families of low socioeconomic level. The nutrition status was assessed by checking weight and height According to the body mass index per age, malnutrition was observed in 3.6% of t...
O objetivo deste estudo foi caracterizar as condições sociodemográficas e de saúde em homens atendidos em uma Unidade Básica de Saúde da Família de Montes Claros, MG, Brasil correlacionar essas variáveis à percepção da saúde e identificar as dificuldades dos homens no atendimento prestado pelo serviço. Entrevistou-se 115 homens adultos que buscaram a unidade de saúde entre abril e maio de 2013. A maioria tinha ...