Questionário sobre determinantes sociais da saúde em escolares: desenvolvimento e validação de um instrumento.

• Autor(a) principal: Costa, Isabelle Maria Alves de Castro
• Data de Publicação: 2018
• Tipo de documento: Trabalho de conclusão de curso
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Repositório Institucional da Universidade Federal do Ceará (UFC)
• Texto Completo: http://www.repositorio.ufc.br/handle/riufc/47123
• topic: Determinantes sociais da saúde; Promoção da saúde; Saúde na escola

Discussions on health already point to advances, and it is agreed that it is necessary to understand the various determinants that act on it, being these related to factors that influence health and that represent risk factors for the population. It is necessary to empower the community to work on improving their health and it is necessary to involve various sectors of society to expand health promotion. The School is a privileged place that influences the formation of children and adolescents. The objective of this study is to present the development of an instrument on Social Determinants of Health in Schoolchildren, designed to assist the teaching practice. The methodology of the work presents a methodological study, characterized by elaborate methods, both in epistemological scope and empirical control. The study was carried out in four Public Schools of the City of Fortaleza. A total of 142 schoolchildren with an average age of 14.8 participated in the study, who answered a questionnaire developed. Statistical analysis was performed with the SPSS program for Windows and included the following procedures: Construct Validity using Exploratory Factor Analysis and Instrument Reliability by Test-Retest method. We were able to identify that the instrument has good temporal stability and for Validity moderate results were found for the investigated construct. The instrument is in the development phase and some aspects can be improved for its practical use.