Style of healthful and social vulnerability of the adolescents in the Quarter of Felipe Camarão, Natal/RN, 2005

Abstract

This study it describes the style of life and vulnerability of the adolescents of the quarter of Felipe Camarão in Natal-RN, in order to understand its behaviors, as identified vulnerabilities. The questionnaire half-structuralized, was applied in the 145 adolescents, between 12-18 years, in the period of january-april of 2005. The drawn style, as the data had been 92.4% know of the importance of if feeding well; 86.9% have preserved sleep; 76.5% have good relation with its parents. However, 86.9% had affirmed not to have leisure area/diversion in the quarter. The 31.0% had not answered on corporal hygiene; 41.4% consume allowed drugs (majority alcohol), while 37.9% ilíctas (majority glue); 51.7% say that they do not talk with nobody on sex, while 30.3% talk with mothers; 38.0% are sexually active, initiate between 13-16 years. The behaviors of the studied adolescents indicate a style of healthful life, while others, not, such as: little participation in the leisure, due to option; consumption of allowed and illicit drugs; the lack of dialogue with parents on sex; precocious sexual relationship, added disfavored the economic and social conditions displays them in adopting a life style that implies in vulnerability.