Sociodemographic, academic and clinical profile of adolescents in two public schools in the state of Pernambuco

Abstract

Objective: To outline a sociodemographic, academic and clinical profile of students from two schools in the state of Pernambuco. Methods: This is a cross-sectional, descriptive study with a quantitative approach, conducted with 435 school-age adolescents aged 10 to 19 years old, in two public schools, one in the metropolitan region and the other in the Zona da Mata. Information was collected through a collection instrument, using a questionnaire, whose data includes sociodemographic variables, academic and clinical information. The data were analyzed by absolute and relative measures, central tendency and dispersion, and the Kolmogorov-Smirnov normality test was calculated for the quantum variables and the P value in the Chi-square test for comparison ofproportions. Results: Of the participants, 374 (86%) were heterosexual, 336 (81.8%) were single, 409 (94%) had no children, 162 (37.3%) of the families were in a vulnerable context and 348 (80%) had no health complaints. Conclusion: The profile drawn is of heterosexual, single adolescents, without children or employment, self-perception of good behavior and average grades, no school failures and missing classes only in case of illness. Measurement of vital signs with changes in blood pressure levels and anthropometric measurements with results within the parameters considered normal.