Estilos de vida saludables de niños, niñas y adolescentes

Objective: To describe the healthy lifestyles of children and adolescents in Barranquilla. Materials and methods: descriptive cross-sectional study in 991 children and adolescents. Physical activity was assessed using the Physical Activity Questionnaire for Adolescents and school children; a survey that measured the knowledge and practices of school oral health, hand washing, eating fruits and vegetables and postural care was applied; the Checklist “My Life in School”, which evaluates rates bullying and aggression; and emotional intelligence through the TMMS-24 scale. Results: The 65.4% were categorized as physically inactive. Only 14.7 % of students recognize that the maximum weight of the bag is 10% of their body weight; 34.1% change the toothbrush every three months as recommended by experts and 48,4% % brushes his teeth between 2 and 3 times a day; 16.6 % do not wash their hands before and after using the toilet and 9.4 % do not have before and after meals; 17.5 % have a good intake of vegetables and fruits; Index bullying and was found in 55.6 % of participants. Conclusion: The above results raise require interventions that increase healthy practices in children and adolescents. © 2017, Universidad del Norte. All rights reserved.

• Autores: Campo Ternera, L.; Herazo Beltrán, Y.; García Puello, F.; Suarez Villa, M.; Méndez, O.; Vásquez De la Hoz, Francisco Javier
• Tipo de recurso: Article of journal
• Fecha de publicación: 2017
• Institución: Universidad Cooperativa de Colombia
• Repositorio: Repositorio UCC
• OAI Identifier: oai:repository.ucc.edu.co:20.500.12494/41983
• Acceso en línea: https://doi.org/10.18687/LACCEI2015.1.1.052; http://ojs.urepublicana.edu.co/index.php/pensamientorepublicano/article/view/364; https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12494/41983
• Palabra clave: Adolescents; Children; Emotional intelligen-ce; Healthy lifestyles
• Rights: closedAccess
• License: http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_14cb