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- Title
Physical education techears' knowledge about chronic diseases risk factors in a Southern Brazilian city.
- Authors
José Rombaldi, Airton; Terra Borges, Thiago; Kerber Canabarro, Lúcio; Quadro Corrêa, Leandro; Borges Neutzling, Marilda
- Abstract
The improvement in population quality of life may be associated to the increase in the awareness about chronic diseases risk factors. The aim of the present study was to evaluate physical education teachers' knowledge about the associations between four behavioral factors (sedentary lifestyle, smoking, abusive alcohol intake, and inadequate eating) and eight diseases (diabetes, hypertension, AIDS, osteoporosis, lung cancer, depression, liver cirrhosis and acute myocardial infarction). A census-based cross-sectional study was carried out including 188 teachers (men and women) from public and private schools from Pelotas/RS. For each behavioral factor, a knowledge score was generated, ranging from zero to eight points. The highest score was observed for sedentary lifestyle (6.4), followed by inadequate eating (5.9), smoking (5.3), and abusive alcohol intake (4.5). Overall, higher knowledge scores were observed among teachers from lower age groups, and workplace and working hours were also associated to the outcome. Governmental strategies in health and education are needed to improve teacher's knowledge enabling professionals to perform their jobs satisfactory.
- Subjects
BRAZIL; CHRONIC disease risk factors; ALCOHOLISM; ANALYSIS of variance; EATING disorders; PHYSICAL education; QUESTIONNAIRES; SMOKING; STATISTICS; T-test (Statistics); TEACHERS; U-statistics; DATA analysis; CROSS-sectional method; HEALTH literacy; SEDENTARY lifestyles; DATA analysis software; DESCRIPTIVE statistics
- Publication
Brazilian Journal of Kineanthropometry & Human Performance, 2012, Vol 14, Issue 1, p61
- ISSN
1415-8426
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.5007/1980-0037.2012v14n1p61