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The global school-based student health survey as a tool to guide adolescent health interventions in rural Guatemala.
Johnson, Randi K; Lamb, Molly; Anderson, Hillary; Pieters-Arroyo, Michelle; Anderson, Bradley T; Bolaños, Guillermo A; Asturias, Edwin J.
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  • Johnson RK; Department of Epidemiology, Colorado School of Public Health, Aurora, CO, USA.
  • Lamb M; Center for Global Health, Colorado School of Public Health, Aurora, CO, USA.
  • Anderson H; Department of Epidemiology, Colorado School of Public Health, Aurora, CO, USA.
  • Pieters-Arroyo M; Center for Global Health, Colorado School of Public Health, Aurora, CO, USA.
  • Anderson BT; Center for Global Health, Colorado School of Public Health, Aurora, CO, USA.
  • Bolaños GA; Department of Anthropology, University of North Carolina Wilmington, Wilmington, NC, USA.
  • Asturias EJ; Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, USA.
BMC Public Health ; 19(1): 226, 2019 Feb 22.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30795754
BACKGROUND: Adolescents from rural areas in low-middle income countries face increasing physical and mental health challenges that are not well characterized or addressed due to resource limitations. We used the Global School-based Student Health Survey (GSHS) to describe adolescent health behaviors, and to inform prioritization of health promotion efforts in a resource-limited, rural, agricultural region in Guatemala. METHODS: In July 2015, a group of volunteers administered the GSHS to students from seven schools in four communities in the southwest Trifinio region of Guatemala. Prevalence and predictors of nutritional, mental, and sexual health behaviors were calculated from survey responses, and summarized in region- and school-level reports. Facilitated discussion of survey results with local leadership in January 2016 led to the identification of priorities for school-based health interventions. RESULTS: Five hundred fifty-four out of 620 (87%) students aged 12-18 years completed the survey. Prevalence of unhealthy dietary behaviors and body size was high: 61% reported high current soft drink intake, 18% were overweight, and 31% were moderate-severely stunted. In multivariable regression models, being food insecure was marginally associated with being underweight/stunted (OR = 1.95, 95%CI = 0.95-4.0). Boys were more likely than girls to report being sexually active (25% versus 6.4%, p < 0.001). Local school leadership identified food insecurity and sexual education as priority areas for intervention, and made plans for providing breakfast in schools, sexual education curriculum development and teacher training, and continued adolescent health reporting and evaluation. CONCLUSIONS: The GSHS is a rapid, cost-efficient, useful tool for surveillance of adolescent health behaviors in vulnerable, resource-limited populations. Results of a locally-administered GSHS informed school-based interventions to decrease food insecurity, early sexual initiation, and teen pregnancy in a rural Guatemalan region.
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Texto completo: 1 Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: População Rural / Instituições Acadêmicas / Comportamento Sexual / Comportamentos Relacionados com a Saúde / Comportamento do Adolescente / Saúde do Adolescente / Dieta Tipo de estudo: Etiology_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limite: Adolescent / Child / Female / Humans / Male / Pregnancy País como assunto: America central / Guatemala Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2019 Tipo de documento: Article

Texto completo: 1 Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: População Rural / Instituições Acadêmicas / Comportamento Sexual / Comportamentos Relacionados com a Saúde / Comportamento do Adolescente / Saúde do Adolescente / Dieta Tipo de estudo: Etiology_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limite: Adolescent / Child / Female / Humans / Male / Pregnancy País como assunto: America central / Guatemala Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2019 Tipo de documento: Article