Pesquisa Nacional de Saúde do Escolar (PeNSE)

Abstract

This supplement of Ciência & Saúde Coletiva presents the results of the 1st National Adolescent Schoolbased Health Survey (PeNSE), conducted by means of a partnership between the Ministry of Health and the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) in 2009. The study investigated different risk and protection factors of the ninth grade scholar health in 26 Brazilian capitals and the Federal District. PeNSE is justified by the fact that adolescence is a stage of life marked by a complex growing and biopsychosocial development. This stage is an important moment to the adoption of new practices and behaviors, autonomy gain, exhibition to different situations and present and future risks to health. Exposure to behavioral risk factors such as smoking, alcohol consumption, unhealthy diet, sedentary lifestyle, violent situations, often starts in adolescence. These factors are associated with the development of most non-communicable diseases and injuries (DANT), including cardiovascular disease, diabetes, cancer, and situations of violence and accidents as leading causes of death in adult life in Brazil and the world. PeNSE is part of the Non-communicable Diseases and Injuries Surveillance (DANT), which was structured in 2003 at the Health Surveillance Secretariat aiming to monitor trends in morbidity and mortality and risk factors for these diseases, thereby generating evidence to guide the development and planning of prevention and health promotion actions. The monitoring of DANT assumes the systematic flow of secondary and primary data. The main sources of data are information systems in hospital admissions and mortality as well as health surveys and special journals. Aiming to provide the country information on these diseases and their factors the following national surveys were carried out: the Risk Factors of DANT Survey (2003) conducted in partnership between SVS and the National Cancer Institute (INCA) in 18 Brazilian capitals; the National Survey on Risk Factors and Protection of Non-Communicable Diseases by means of telephone interviews (Vigitel) conducted

Masculinity, vulnerability and prevention of STD/HIV/AIDS among male adolescents: social representations in a land reform settlement

“…With a relationship marked by passion, the partner confidence increases, having unprotected sex becomes a constant due to the emotional involvement and intimacy of the couple, changing to the use of other contraceptive methods, such as a hormonal method (contraceptive pill) (7) . On the other hand, the study by the research PENSE (21) also showed that the young, though most frequently using condoms in early relationship, already in recent years, even timidly, had a trend of adherence to condoms for both protection and contraception (1) .…”

“…In reality what has happened is that most teachers still teach content related to issues of relationships of human sexuality only from the biological sciences discipline perspective (21,24) . It is understood that professors can contribute to the sexuality discussion in various areas of knowledge, since they play mediator roles in the teaching-learning process and opinion formation within educational institutions.…”

Measurement of physical activity and sedentary behavior in adolescents by accelerometer: a cross-sectional study

“…A systematic review 5 indicated that the prevalence of SB has two main factors: first, it is related to a long time spent on screen time as video-games and computers; second, it is exclusive to another kind of screen time, as television. Results from Pesquisa Nacional de Saúde Escolar PeNSE (2009) 22 , showed that 79.5% of school-age children watched television two or more hours per day. This percentage ranged from 74 to 83% in Boa Vista and Cuiabá, Brazil respectively.…”

Manutenção Do Ambiente Seguro E Adolescência: Um Estudo Baseado No Modelo De Atividade De Vida

“…A adolescência é uma etapa da vida marcada por um complexo processo de crescimento e desenvolvimento biopsicossocial, fazendo-se necessária a adoção de novas práticas educativas que favoreçam o ganho de autonomia ante a exposição às diversas situações e riscos presentes e futuros para a saúde 1 . Assim, ao trabalhar com jovens é preciso instigar o mundo particular de suas vivências, desenhando sua realidade e dando margem ao desafio de penetrar nesse complexo viver, movido por emoções, sentimentos e expectativas do ser adolescente.…”