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Profile and trend of risk factors for traffic accidents in schoolchildren in Brazilian capitals: PeNSE 2009, 2012 and 2015
Conclusions: The results show the need to invest in educational measures, associated with supervision, the improvement of road infrastructure, research and improvement of legislation. The monitoring of risk factors in schoolchildren substantially contributes to support intersectoral public policies interventions to reduce morbidity and mortality in traffic. (Source: Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia)
Source: Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia - December 12, 2018 Category: Epidemiology Source Type: research

Trends in violent situations experienced by Brazilian adolescents: National Adolescent Student Health Survey 2009, 2012, and 2015
Conclusion: PeNSE contributed to identifying the increase in the prevalence of violence experienced by adolescents, which alerts to the need of planning and implementing policies that help to p revent violence, and promote health and a culture of peace. (Source: Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia)
Source: Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia - December 12, 2018 Category: Epidemiology Source Type: research

Analysis of sexual and reproductive health indicators of Brazilian adolescents, 2009, 2012 and 2015
Conclusion: There was a reduction in sexual initiation and condom use among Brazilian adolescents, boys were more vulnerable to sexually transmitted infections, and girls from public schools were more vulnerable to pregnancy. (Source: Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia)
Source: Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia - December 12, 2018 Category: Epidemiology Source Type: research

Parental supervision and alcohol use among Brazilian adolescents: analysis of data from National School-based Health Survey 2015
Conclusion: The results showed early alcohol experimentation and occurrence of problems due to its use among Brazilian adolescents. In addition, the lack of monitoring by parents and guardians shows a risk of alcohol use in this age. (Source: Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia)
Source: Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia - December 12, 2018 Category: Epidemiology Source Type: research

Characteristics associated to a poor self-rated health in Brazilian adolescents, National Adolescent School-based Health Survey, 2015
Conclusion : The impact of risky behaviors on physical and emotional health need to be addressed among students. The school presents itself as a safe and opportune space for promoting a healthy lifestyle. (Source: Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia)
Source: Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia - December 12, 2018 Category: Epidemiology Source Type: research

Factors associated with the use of waterpipe and other tobacco products among students, Brazil, 2015
Conclusion: The use of other tobacco products was high and has been increasing in recent years, particularly waterpipe. It is important to raise awareness of the risks and monitor the use of these products, as well as improve public policies of tobacco control in the country. (Source: Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia)
Source: Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia - December 12, 2018 Category: Epidemiology Source Type: research

Nutritional status, body image, and their association with extreme weight control behaviors among Brazilian adolescents, National Adolescent Student Health Survey 2015
Conclusion: Body image perception seems to have a greater influence on extreme behaviors than nutritional status. Strategies involving health services and schools have gr eat potential to impact the self-esteem and health of students positively. (Source: Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia)
Source: Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia - December 12, 2018 Category: Epidemiology Source Type: research

Risk and protection factors for chronic noncommunicable diseases in adolescents in Brazilian capitals
Conclusion: The school is an important area of access to the adolescent public, and it is necessary to encourage school health promotion programs to reduce health risk behaviors, as well as to stimulate protective ones. (Source: Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia)
Source: Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia - December 12, 2018 Category: Epidemiology Source Type: research

Demand for health services or professionals among Brazilian adolescents according to the National School Health Survey 2015
Conclusion: Organizing health services in a way that takes the particularities of this population into account may provide a space to deal with subjects related to the risks to which it is exposed. (Source: Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia)
Source: Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia - December 12, 2018 Category: Epidemiology Source Type: research

Dietary patterns, sociodemographic and behavioral characteristics among Brazilian adolescents
Conclusion: Our findings contributed to the identification of the most vulnerable population groups to unhealthy dietary patterns and to the understanding of the coexistence of different food habit determinants among adolescents. (Source: Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia)
Source: Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia - December 12, 2018 Category: Epidemiology Source Type: research

Asthma trend in adolescence in Brazil: results of the National Adolescent School-based Health Survey (PeNSE 2012-2015)
Conclusion: There was a decrease in the prevalence of self-report of asthma symptoms and an increase of self-reported lifetime presence of asthm a. Certainly, monitoring indicators of asthma prevalence is of high importance for health knowledge and the development of public policies. (Source: Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia)
Source: Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia - December 12, 2018 Category: Epidemiology Source Type: research

Trends in risk and protective factors for non-communicable diseases in the population with health insurance in Brazil from 2008 to 2015
Conclusion: There are differences according to gender, and, in general, women accumulate more protective factors and men, more risk factors. (Source: Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia)
Source: Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia - December 12, 2018 Category: Epidemiology Source Type: research

Soft drink consumption and body mass index in Brazilian adolescents: National Adolescent Student Health Survey
Conclusion: The results show the possibility of reverse causality between consumption of sweetened soft drinks and zBMI in the overweight adolescents group. For eutrophic male adolescents, soft drink consumption can potentially increase the chances of having higher zBMI, which reinforces the need for measures to significantly r educe the consumption of this beverage. (Source: Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia)
Source: Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia - December 12, 2018 Category: Epidemiology Source Type: research

Prevalence of physically active adolescents in Brazilian capitals: National Adolescent School-based Health Survey 2012 and 2015
Conclusion: Overall, no changes in the prevalence of physically active adolescents residing in urban centers was observed from 2012 to 2015. These findings evidence the need for new public policies in order to enhance and promote the practice of physical activity among Brazilian adolescents, as well as the expansion of existing ones. (Source: Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia)
Source: Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia - December 12, 2018 Category: Epidemiology Source Type: research

Simultaneous oral health risk behaviors among adolescents: evidence from the National School-based Student Health Survey
Conclusion: The prevalence of simultaneous oral health risk behaviors was low and negatively associated with sociodemographic and family factors. Interventions aiming at reducing these behavior patterns should prioritize the groups that have been identified as being at most risk. (Source: Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia)
Source: Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia - December 12, 2018 Category: Epidemiology Source Type: research