Evaluation of the risk behavior of Medical students at a university in Alagoas

Abstract: Introduction: Health risk behaviors often begin in the early stages of a person’s life, and represent a major catalyst for the development of other diseases. In this regard, different social groups experience several contexts, values, environments and living conditions, which lead to the establishment of certain behaviors that can be harmful to themselves. Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the risk behavior of medical students at a university in Alagoas. Methods: The aim of this study was to evaluate the risk behavior of medical students at a university in Alagoas. To this end, the Questionnaire on Risk Behavior in University Students (QREU) was applied. It consisted of twenty-four questions, which assess six categories of behavior, namely: use of tobacco; consumption of alcohol and other drugs; risky sexual behaviors; eating habits; physical inactivity; and dangerous driving. The responses were categorized, presented as relative and absolute frequencies; the data were processed and analyzed using the SPSS software. Results: Of the medical students enrolled during the data collection period, 134 (44.66%) responded to the questionnaires. There was a statistical difference between “daily smoking” (p=0.01), “tranquilizers without medical consent” (p=0.03) and “use of condoms” (p=0.01), in the univariate analysis of the years of course. Regarding the grouping of sociodemographic variables, there was a statistical difference in “condom use” (p=0.02). Conclusion: Therefore, the minor observations verified in relation to the risk behavior in the studied group, indicate a warning to raise the awareness about the use of preventive investigation methods and the execution of future works involving changes in the risk behavior of Brazilian youngsters.

摘要：引言：健康危险行为通常始发于人生早期，是诱发多种其他疾病的重要危险因素。在此背景下，不同社会群体所处的社会背景、价值观念、生活环境与生存条件存在差异，由此形成了诸多危害自身健康的特定行为模式。目的：本研究旨在评估巴西阿拉戈阿斯州（Alagoas）某高校医学生的健康危险行为现状。方法：本研究旨在评估巴西阿拉戈阿斯州（Alagoas）某高校医学生的健康危险行为现状。为此，本研究采用大学生危险行为问卷（Questionnaire on Risk Behavior in University Students, QREU）开展测评，该问卷共包含24个测评条目，涵盖6大类危险行为，分别为：烟草使用、酒精与其他药物滥用、危险性行为、饮食习惯、身体活动不足以及危险驾驶。问卷结果以绝对频数与相对频率的形式进行分类展示，所有数据均采用SPSS统计软件进行处理与分析。结果：数据收集阶段内，该校在册医学生中共计134人（占比44.66%）完成了问卷作答。针对学制年限的单因素分析结果显示，"每日吸烟"（p=0.01）、"无医嘱使用镇静剂"（p=0.03）与"安全套使用"（p=0.01）这三项指标均存在统计学差异。在社会人口学变量分组分析中，"安全套使用"情况存在统计学差异（p=0.02）。结论：综上，本研究针对受试群体健康危险行为的观测结果相对轻微，这提示我们需强化预防性筛查方法的科普宣传，并推动开展更多旨在改善巴西青年危险行为模式的后续研究。