Impact behavioral risk factors on the pupils health of general education schools
The results of the survey 5985 7-11th grade pupils of general education schools in Yekaterinburg. The purpose: to study the impact of behavioral risk factors on the pupils health and develop preventive measures. The high prevalence behavioral risk factors are identified among schoolchildren: low physical activity, low nighttime sleep duration, high teaching loads, the consumption of tobacco and alcohol, psycho-emotional problems. Behavioral risk factors associated with an increased risk of deviations in the pupils health (odds ratio for various factors ranges from 1.33 to 4.48); a negative effect is enhanced when combined (odds ratio for various combinations of risk factors is from 2.23 to 17.9). A significant portion of adolescents have low preventive activity and lack of hygienic knowledge.