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Revista de Salud Pública
Print version ISSN 0124-0064
Abstract
VASCONCELOS-ROCHA, Saulo; SQUARCINI, Camila F; PAIXAO-CARDOSO, Jefferson and OLIVEIRA-FARIAS, Gelcemar. Occupational characteristics and lifestyle of teachers in a city of northeast Brazil. Rev. salud pública [online]. 2016, vol.18, n.2, pp.214-225. ISSN 0124-0064. https://doi.org/10.15446/rsap.v18n2.47636.
Objective To analyze the characteristics of work, lifestyle profile and its association with professional development cycles teachers of the state system of Jequié (BA). Materials and Methods Cross-sectional study with a random sample of 304 teachers who answered a questionnaire on sociodemographic information, occupational and lifestyle. The phases of professional development cycles adopted were: entry, consolidation, diversification and stabilization. For analysis, we used descriptive statistics and measures of association using the chi-square test (0.05) and multinomial logistic regression. Results It was observed that most teachers maintained a regular behavior for the general life style, with the increase statistically significant levels only to feed positive behavior. Conclusions We conclude that there is need to carry out programs to encourage the adoption of an active lifestyle among the teachers, especially after the entry phase in his career where negative behavior became more pronounced.
Keywords : School; teacher; lifestyle; work.