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Perception of Brazilian and Portuguese students about health promotion in university environments
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Objective: To compare different perceptions of Brazilian and Portuguese health students about
health promotion in the university. Method: Cross-sectional, descriptive analytical study that
included 669 university students in the health courses of two universities, one Brazilian and the
other Portuguese. The Instrument of Assessment for Health Promotion at University was used
in both institutions and the comparisons were performed with the Chi-square test and odds ratio
estimation. Results: There was a predominance of students aged up to 24years (89.2%) and
females (78.3%). In general, Portuguese university students have better perceptions of the
physical activity, eating habits and psychosocial factors (p<0.001). Brazilian university students
presented better perceptions in the domains of environmental factors and complementary and
alternative therapies (p<0.001). Conclusions: The results show that Brazilian and Portuguese
students have significant differences in their perception of aspects related to health promotion
at university. It is concluded that the university environment is a promising field to carry out
educational practices that promote health and that this context differs between countries.
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Environmental Health; Universities; Health Promotion; Healthy Lifestyle