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The aim of the present study was to estimate the chance of early sports specialization in a school population. A questionnaire on Early Specialization was prepared, and 830 practitioners of different modalities answered demographic data. Participants were recruited from public and private schools. The classification of early specialization was based on selfrating methods and the three-point system. Data analysis was performed using descriptive statistics, chi-square test and multinomial logistic regression analysis. The results showed that the chance for sports specialization by type of school is twice as high for public schools in the moderate (OR= 2.06; 95%CI 1.46--2.74) and high (OR= 1. 96; 95%CI 1.19--3.26) than private schools. The points system classified adolescents into levels: low, medium and high specialization, showing 61.8% (n= 495), 29.5% (n= 235), 8.7% (n= 70) respectively. Participants classified themselves as practicing a single (n= 405, 50.6%), or multiple sports (n= 396, 49.4%) through the self-classification system. Therefore, the chance of a student being specialized early is low, and the age variable was not determinant in influencing the specialization of students. However, sports specialization seems to be influenced by gender and school type. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objective: To identify aspects associated with the vulnerability of medical students, useful for knowledge about tuberculosis. Methodology: Cross-sectional study, carried out in 2017, with students from the first to the third year of Medicine. For an analysis of the data used contingency tables, with application of odds ratio and 95% confidence interval, and chi-square or Fisher's exact test, considering p≤0.05. Results: 182 students participated, with a predominance of women (63.2%), aged between 21 and 25 years (56.6%), enrolled in the basic cycle (61.0%). The most serious signs and symptoms were (91.2%), fever (42.3%) and hemoptysis (34.1%); the main cause of disease was Koch's Bacillus/Mycobacterium tuberculosis (53.8%); the means of transmission was respiratory (63.7%) and the means of prevention was to avoid contact with a sick person (35.2%). Most students reported that the disease is treated (91.8%) and cured (85.2%); treatment is carried out by antibiotic therapy (38.5%) and medication (31.9%). Conclusion: Medical students detected a useful vulnerability to knowledge about a disease, which allows to identify the presence of gaps in the training process. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]