1. Prevalence and factors associated with body image dissatisfaction among school student: National School Health Survey, 2019
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Ingride Sousa Linhares, Osmar de Oliveira Cardoso, Jesusmar Ximenes Andrade, Fernando Ferraz do Nascimento, Malvina Thais Pacheco Rodrigues, and Márcio Dênis Medeiros Mascarenhas
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Adolescent ,Body Image ,Health ,Schools ,Cross-Sectional Studies ,Medicine ,Public aspects of medicine ,RA1-1270 - Abstract
ABSTRACT Objective To estimate prevalence and analyze factors associated with body image dissatisfaction among Brazilian adolescent school students. Methods Cross-sectional study with data from the 2019 National School Health Survey (PeNSE). Prevalence of self-reported body image dissatisfaction and respective 95% confidence intervals (95%CI) and its association with individual characteristics were estimated via odds ratios (OR) and 95% CI using logistic regression. Results Of the 159,245 students, 30.2% (95%CI 29.2;31.1) reported body image dissatisfaction, which was associated with all factors analyzed. Likelihood of dissatisfaction was greater among females (OR = 3.86; 95%CI 3.45;4.32), having internet at home (OR = 8.68; 95%CI 6.83;11.03), thinking that no one cares about them (OR = 3.02; 95%CI 2.60;3.50), that life is not worth it (OR = 3.27; 95%CI 2.88;3.72) and feeling irritated (OR = 2.87; 95%CI 2.53;3.26). Conclusion Body image dissatisfaction is associated with various factors and requires an intersectoral approach.
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- 2024
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