Percepção de hábitos saudáveis e avaliação do estado nutricional de adolescentes de uma escola técnica do interior do Rio Grande do Sul.

Abstract

Objective: To analyze the perception about healthy habits and to relate them to the nutritional status of students of a technical school in the interior of Rio Grande do Sul. Materials and methods: Cross-sectional study with a quantitative methodology with 47 students of both sexes, enrolled in a Technical Course in Agropecuária, from the Technical School of Nossa Senhora da Conceição. For information on the data, use the Healthy Habits Perception Questionnaire (QPHS). The assessment of the nutritional status was carried out to verify the weight and height of the students and the calibration of the body mass (BMI). The QPHAS reliability was found using the Cronbach's alpha coefficient and presented values of correlation coefficient "r" of moderate to high magnitude (0.58 to 0.82). Results: Of the participants, 57% were male and 43% female, with ages between 15 and 19 years. The mean QPHS score was high, being 87.5 ± 11.8 points for the female sex and 83.3 ± 14.2 for the male sex. Most students are in utrophic 88%. The mean BMI was 23.11 ± 5.69 kg / m². The comparison between scores and classification of nutritional status did not present statistically significant differences (p = 0.259). Conclusion: It was concluded that the majority of the students presented high perception about healthy habits and nutritional status in eutrophy. Despite the fact that most of them present good perception, some important QPHS issues present little perception on the part of the individuals, and educational practices are necessary to assist in the adoption of healthy lifelong habits.