High School Students Residing in Educational Public Institutions: Health-Risk Behaviors.

ABSTRACT: Although several health-risk behaviors of adolescents have been described in the literature, data of high school students who reside at educational institutions in developing countries are scarce. This study aimed to describe behaviors associated with health risks among high school students who reside at an educational public institution and to associate these variables with the length of stay at the institution. This cross-sectional study was conducted during the year 2015 and included 122 students aged 14-19 years at a federal educational institution in the Midwest of Brazil; students were divided into residents of <8 months and those of >20 months. Information concerning the family socioeconomic status and anthropometric, dietary and behavioral profiles was investigated. Despite being p

SUBMITTER: Noll PR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4999216 | biostudies-literature | 2016

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature