General Versus Vocational Education in High School

Cross‐Sectional Associations with Student's Health

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ID21354677
AuthorsDiogo Henrique Constantino Coledam (0000-0001-6211-7069, Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of São Paulo—IFSP 100 Zélia de Lima Rosa Boituva São Paulo‐SP 18552252 Brazil, corresponding author), Beatriz Marinho Frotta (Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of São Paulo—IFSP 100 Zélia de Lima Rosa Boituva São Paulo‐SP 18552252 Brazil, corresponding author), Alessandro H N Ré (0000-0001-8809-1688, Universidade de São Paulo, corresponding author)
Year2022
Volume92
Issue6
Pages570-580
Publication date2022-06-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of School Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0022-4391 • E-ISSN: 1746-1561
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/josh.13165
PMID35259777
OpenAlexW4220856116
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited42

BACKGROUND: The aim of the present study was to analyze the association between course type and health among high school students. METHODS: A cross-sectional study with 675 Brazilian high school students. The independent variable was course type (general or vocational) and dependent variables were health characteristics. All information was obtained by a self-report questionnaire and the following health characteristics were analyzed: mental health, physical activity, sedentary behavior, food consumption, daytime sleepiness, tobacco use, alcohol consumption, aggression, and musculoskeletal symptoms. The prevalence ratio (PR) was estimated by Poisson regression. RESULTS: Vocational students presented a higher prevalence in 7 of the 20 mental health symptoms analyzed (PR = 1.21-1.64), daytime sleepiness (PR = 1.39-1.71), and musculoskeletal symptoms in neck, shoulders, low back, and knees (PR = 1.31-1.41), and a lower likelihood of being physically active (PR = 0.59-0.70). Conversely, vocational students showed lower sedentary behavior on TV and videogames during the week (PR = 0.35-0.46), consumption of snacks, cookies, and crackers (PR = 0.56-0.72), and experiences of aggression (PR = 0.13-0.17), all P < .05. CONCLUSIONS: High school can affect students' health distinctly, indicating that intervention programs and health monitoring should be specific to course type.

Affect (linguistics) · Cross-sectional study · Environmental health · Mental health · Physical therapy · Poisson regression · Population · Psychiatry · Shoulders · Vocational education · Clinical Psychology · Medicine · Occupational Health and Burnout · Occupational Health and Performance · Psychology · School Health and Nursing Education · Gerontology

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