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[The Meninos do Rio Program: lifeworld, adolescence, and health risks].
Elza Machado de Melo1, Horácio Pereira de Faria, Maria Aparecida Machado de Melo
1Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil. elzamelo@medicina.ufmg.br
Cadernos De Saude Publica
|February 5, 2005
Summary
Adolescent health risks in Brazil are linked to work, sexuality, and violence. Early work (ages 10-14) significantly increases exposure to nearly all health risks, highlighting the need for targeted interventions.
Area of Science:
- Public Health
- Adolescent Health
- Sociology of Health
Context:
- Focuses on health risks in Brazilian adolescents from the Sao Francisco River Valley and Belo Horizonte slums.
- Examines health promotion activities by the Federal University in Minas Gerais.
- Investigates the influence of socioeconomic factors on adolescent health behaviors.
Purpose:
- To identify and analyze health risks faced by teenagers in specific Brazilian communities.
- To explore the relationship between adolescent behaviors (sexuality, work, violence) and health risks.
- To apply Habermas's communicative action theory to understand adolescent health contexts.
Summary:
- Employs a mixed-methods approach: dynamic observation, focus groups, interviews, and questionnaires with high school students.
- Identifies sexuality, work, and violence as key themes associated with numerous health risks.
- Reveals that work among 10-to-14-year-olds is linked to almost all studied health risks.
Impact:
- Provides insights into the 'lifeworld colonization' concept in relation to adolescent behavior and health.
- Informs targeted public health strategies and interventions for vulnerable adolescent populations in Brazil.
- Highlights the critical impact of early labor on adolescent health outcomes.