Abstract

VIVAN DE CARVALHO, Mª Aparecida; CORREA, Mab Pereira; REUS, Thamile Luciane  and  LIMBERGER, Adeline. Diagnosis of Health Behaviors and Habits of College Students. Paradígma [online]. 2014, vol.35, n.1, pp.167-179. ISSN 1011-2251.

The admission in higher education brings changes for the student regarding teaching, learning, relationships and future perspectives. Because the role of the university is to take care of the health of its community's members, this research had as its objective the analyses of conducts and health habits, with a sample of 352 academic students in a public university of Paraná State. The study involved the use of qualitative and quantitative methodology. It was applied a questionnaire aiming to diagnose lifestyles related to the health, such as feeding behavior, sleeping, hydration, physical activity, alcohol consumption, tobacco and illicit drugs use. The main events of health that have interfered in the student activities were reported. The most relevant points regarding the university freshmen’s conduct are the lack of physical exercises, the high levels of alcohol consumption and a significant percentage of sexual practices that deserve attention. Due to the risky conducts of the university students, it is important the intervention of the University. Regarding BMI, the general average founded in the morning and night turns was 22,81 kg/m2. The instruction level does not seem to have protective paper towards a healthy lifestyle. The results can serve as a support to the universities when it comes to the development of programs of health promotion.

Keywords : eating habits; college students; physical activity.

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