Aspectos sociodemográficos e comportamentais associados à autopercepção de saúde positiva entre adolescentes do ensino médio

Abstract

Self-perceived health is considered to be a predictor of mortality and morbidity as it encompasses a global healthassessment based on an analysis of the sociodemographic and behavioral aspects associated with positive self-perceivedhealth among high school adolescents. This study aimed to identify the factors regarding sociodemographic aspectsand health behaviors associated with positive self-perceived health of teenage students in the city of Guanambi, BA.Therefore, a cross-sectional epidemiological study was carried out with 1,140 adolescents aged between 15 and 19years old enrolled in public and private schools in the city, using a questionnaire. Data analysis was carried out bymeans of binary logistic regression, with variables that presented p<20% remaining in the final model, and p<0.05was considered statistically significant. Among the respondents, 60.9% were female, 69.3% were aged 15 to 17 yearsold, and 68.6% came from families with a monthly income of up to two minimum wages. It was observed that 78.3%of students rated their health positively (those who reported an excellent or good self-perceived health). In general,this outcome was associated with younger (p=0.02) males (p<0.01), with experience using drugs (p=0.04), who werephysically activity (p=0.02), and had a lower stress level (p<0.01). In boys, self-perceived health was associated withphysical activity (p=0.04) and lower levels of stress (p<0.01). In the analysis with the girls, the outcome was associatedwith the age group (p<0.01) and with lower levels of stress (p<0.01). It was concluded that the prevalence of positive selfperceivedhealth among high school adolescents was different for males and females, as well as their associated factors.