Clustering of oral and general health risk behaviors among adolescents
| Autor: | Silvia Carréra Austregésilo, Manoel Raimundo Sena Junior, Carolina Thaiza Costa Pazos, Paulo Sávio Angeiras de Goes |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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Oral health
Adolescent lcsh:R Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Risk behavior lcsh:Medicine Regular Article 030209 endocrinology & metabolism Health Informatics Sample (statistics) Disease cluster Hierarchical clustering 03 medical and health sciences Cluster analysis 0302 clinical medicine Environmental health 030212 general & internal medicine General health Health behavior Psychology |
| Zdroj: | Preventive Medicine Reports, Vol 15, Iss, Pp-(2019) Preventive Medicine Reports |
| ISSN: | 2211-3355 |
| Popis: | Since the co-occurrence of several health-risk behaviors is associated with an increase in chronic diseases, the study of clustering is relevant. The aim of this study was to evaluate how seven types of general and oral health-risk behaviors, cluster among adolescents. A cross-sectional analysis was performed with a sample of high school students from state public schools in São Lourenco da Mata, State of Pernambuco, Brazil (n = 1154). Data were obtained using a self-reported questionnaire. To identify cluster solutions of seven general and oral health-risk behaviors, Hierarchical Agglomerative Cluster Analysis (HACA) was performed. Most of the adolescents participating in the study was female (54.3%) and aged Highlights • Health-related behaviors tend to cluster in different patterns. • Two broad stable clusters were indicated for the seven health-risk types of behaviors. • Risk behaviors affect not merely oral health but also overall health. • Clustering was similar for males and females. • Clustering of behavior has important implications for a comprehensive plan in health promotion. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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