Author/Editor     Jeriček, Helena; Pucelj, Vesna
Title     Z zdravjem povezano vedenje v šolskem obdobju - primerjava med letoma 2002 in 2006
Translated title     Health behaviour in school-aged children - comparison between years 2002 and 2006
Type     članek
Source     Zdrav Vars
Vol. and No.     Letnik 47, št. 3
Publication year     2008
Volume     str. 126-36
Language     slo
Abstract     Backround: "Health Behaviour in School-Aged Children" is an international survey conducted in 41 European countries. It encompasses demographic data, eating habits, oral health, physical activity, smoking, alcohol consumption, marijuana use, life satisfaction, self-assessment of health and other conductsshowing the lifestyle of children and youth. Methods: This quantitative study uses an international standard questionnaire, which was given to 5,130 children aged 11, 13 and 15 years, of whom one-half were boys.Results: A comparison between years 2002 and 2006 shows that the proportion of children who regularly ate breakfast and of those who brushed their teeth more than once a day increased by more than 2 %, and that the proportion of regular cigarette smokers and marijuana users decreased by nearly 3 % ; yet the proportion of those who never smoked marijuana increased by more than 11 %. However, the situation in 2006 remained similar to that in 2002 as concerns mental health, dieting, parental support in problem solving,binge drinking and the number of male and female friends. We need to be concerned about the reported decrease of approx.2% in the consumption of fruits and vegetables more than once a day, as well as by a considerable decline in physical activity, poorer communication with parents, less time devoted to socializing with friends in spare time, and increased frequency of violent behaviour (fighting and bullying) in 2006 compared to 2002. Conclusion: In addition to prevention and promotion strategies for young people, we need interdisciplinary activities targeted at the adult population.There is also a need for a social change that would encourage healthier choices and lifestyles and make health a top priority in all national policies.
Summary     Ozadje: Z zdravjem povezano vedenje v šolskem obdobju je mednarodna študija, ki poteka v 41 državah in vsebuje poleg demografskih podatkov tudi podatkov o prehranskih navadah, oralnem vedenju, telesni dejavnosti, kajenju, pitju alkoholnih pijač, uporabi kanabisa, zadovoljstvu v življenju, samooceni zdravja in drugih vedenjih, ki kažejo na življenjski slog otrok in mladih. Metode: V raziskavi smo uporabili kvantitativno metodologijo, in sicer standardni mednarodni anketni vprašalnik, slučajno stratificirano vzorčenje; vključenih je bilo 5130 11-, 13- in 15-letnikov, od tega polovica fantov. Rezultati: Podatki kažejo, da se je v letu 2006 v primerjavi z letom 2002 povečal delež otrok, ki redno zajtrkujejo (za več kot 2 %), zmanjšal se je odstotek vsakodnevnih kadilcev (za skoraj 3 %) in uporabnikov marihuane (odstotek tistih, ki še niso kadili marihuane se je povečal za več kot 11 %) ter povečal delež vprašanih, ki si večkrat dnevno čistijo zobe. Na področju duševnega zdravja, diet, podpore staršev v primeru težav, številu prijateljev in prijateljic ter opijanja je situacija leta 2006 podobna kot leta 2002. Zaskrbljeni pa smo lahko zaradi manjšanja uživanja sadja in zelenjave (za približno 2 % večkrat dnevno), manjše telesne dejavnosti vprašanih, težjega komuniciranja z mamo in očetom, bolj redkega druženja s prijatelji v prostem času in povečanega nasilnega vedenja (pretepanja in trpinčenja) v letu 2006. Sklepi: Poleg usmerjenih preventivnih in promocijskih dejavnosti za mlade so vprihodnosti potrebne tudi celostne, interdisciplinarne dejavnosti za odraslo populacijo in družbene spremembe, ki bodo omogočile bolj zdrave izbire in možnosti ter bodo zdravje postavile kot prednostno nalogo v vse politike.