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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
Volume 59, Issue 1, Pages 77-86Publisher
FRONTIERS MEDIA SA
DOI: 10.1007/s00038-013-0464-3
Keywords
Sedentary lifestyle; Adolescents; Adolescent behavior; Cross-sectional studies; Trends
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- Foundation for Research and Innovation in the State of Santa Catarina, Brazil
- Brazilian National Research Council (CNPq)
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To compare the prevalence of television (TV) watching and of computer/videogame use among high school students (15-19 years) from Southern Brazil between 2001 and 2011 and to identify associated socio-demographic factors. Panel studies were conducted with high school students in the state of Santa Catarina, Brazil, in 2001 (n = 5,028) and 2011 (n = 6,529). TV watching and computer/videogame use were collected using questionnaires. Prevalence of a parts per thousand yen2 h/day of TV watching dropped from 76.8 to 61.5 % and a parts per thousand yen2 h/day of computer/videogame use increased from 37.9 to 60.6 %. In both surveys, those aged 15-16 and those who did not work had higher likelihoods of being exposed to a parts per thousand yen2 h/day of TV watching. Boys, those with higher family income, and those who were living in urban areas had higher likelihoods of a parts per thousand yen2 h/day of computer/videogame use. Older age, studying at night and not working were protective factors to these behaviors. After a decade, there was a decrease in the prevalence of TV viewing and an increase in computer/videogame use. Socio-demographic factors were differently associated with these behaviors.
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