Saúde dos adolescentes: um estudo de base populacional em Campinas, São Paulo, Brasil

Abstract

We estimated the prevalence of chronic diseases and other health problems reported by adolescents in relation to social and demographic variables and nutritional status. This cross-sectional population-based survey analyzed data from the Health Survey in Campinas, São Paulo State, Brazil, 2008. We used descriptive statistics and associations between variables with the chisquare test. Prevalence of chronic diseases among adolescents was 19.17%, with asthma showing the highest prevalence (7.59%), followed by heart disease (1.96%), hypertension (1.07%), and diabetes 0.21%. Prevalence rates were 61.53% for health problems, 40.39% for allergy, and 24.83% for frequent headache or migraine. After multivariate analysis using Poisson regression, the factors associated with chronic disease were age 15 to 19 years (PR = 1.38), not attending school (PR = 1.46), having children (PR = 1.84), and obesity (PR = 1.54). Female gender (PR = 1.12) was statistically associated with health problems. The study illustrates that adolescence is a life stage in which chronic disease and health problems can occur.

Uma revisão sobre o acolhimento na atenção à saúde de adolescentes

“…Adolescentes e jovens, por serem considerados pessoas saudáveis, não são consideradas pessoas com necessária atenção à saúde, a não ser nas questões de saúde reprodutiva (Brasil, 2010). Infelizmente, há um entendimento que adolescentes raramente ficam doentes e o hábito de se justificar qualquer problema de saúde, seja físico ou mental, como comum ou característico dessa etapa da vida, limita a atenção à saúde dos adolescentes (Braz et al, 2013).…”

Aplicativos móveis desenvolvidos para crianças e adolescentes que vivem com doenças crônicas: uma revisão integrativa

“…Data produced by the National Household Sample Survey (PNAD), conducted in Brazil in 2017, found that about 93% of households had mobile devices 4 . In a survey conducted in Brazil, it was found that 86% of respondents search the internet for information about their health, a percentage this higher than to medical opinion or specialists that was 74% 5 .…”

“…There is a significant and progressive increase in the use of the internet by people with chronic health conditions, and these are the ones who most use the internet for health information when compared to other patients 6 . Chronic conditions begin gradually, have an indeterminate and long prognosis, and their duration and clinical conditions vary over time and require continuous care with frequent interventions that can be articulated through the use of technologies 5,7 .…”

“…In addition to heredity, the environment where people live, socioeconomic conditions, habits, and lifestyle are determining and conditioning factors of individual health. It has been observed that eating and physical activity habits among children and adolescents have caused early health problems, leading to an increase in chronic diseases and mental disorders 5,8,9 .…”

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