Comparisons between inner-city and private school adolescents' perceptions of health problems.
J Adolesc Health Care
; 3(2): 82-90, 1982 Sep.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-7141945
ABSTRACT
A youth health survey was administered to 247 students in an inner-city ghetto high school and 404 students in a private boarding school. Significant differences between the two socioeconomic groups were found for responses about health information, health concerns and problems, and health status and service utilization. Sex-related issues were of greater concern to the private school youth and they desired more help with depression-sadness and birth control. Inner-city youth had more health worries and indicated a desire for more help with physical problems such as toothaches, headaches, and stomach aches, and social problems such as racial discrimination and parent relations. From a list of 22 health problems, the inner-city youth ranked dental problems, acne, and health worries highest while the private school youth ranked depression-sadness, tiredness, and acne highest. Regardless of social class, most adolescents perceived large gaps in their health education. One implication of our data is that the specific self-reported needs and concerns of adolescents should be considered in planning health services and education programs.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Autoavaliação (Psicologia)
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Atitude Frente a Saúde
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Saúde
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Nível de Saúde
Limite:
Adolescent
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País como assunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
1982
Tipo de documento:
Article