Health and behaviours of Tunisian school youth in an era of rapid epidemiological transition.
East Mediterr Health J
; 15(5): 1201-14, 2009.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-20214134
ABSTRACT
To assess youth health behaviours and related quality of life in urban Tunisia, we conducted a cross-sectional survey of a representative sample of 699 secondary-school students. The overweight rate was 20.7%. Most of the sample had an insufficient level of physical activity and were unfamiliar with the recommended frequency of moderate physical activity. Norm-based scores of psychological state were about average, slightly better for boys than girls. Girls perceived themselves to be more stressed than boys. Of all students, 35% declared having smoked a cigarette and 14% having drunk alcohol at least once in their lives. The main sources of health education were mass media (59%) and medical staff (36%).
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Estudantes
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Comportamentos Relacionados com a Saúde
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Conhecimentos, Atitudes e Prática em Saúde
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Nível de Saúde
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Comportamento do Adolescente
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Transição Epidemiológica
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Qualitative_research
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
Africa
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2009
Tipo de documento:
Article