title: [Health status and morbidity perceived by a group of school children].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To find what self-perception of their health (SPH) and of their morbidity by school-children; and to analyse possible differences, in function of their social and demographic characteristics and life-styles.
  
  
  METHODS
  An observational crossover study, using a health questionnaire.
  
  
  METHODS
  Community.
  
  
  METHODS
  548 6th and 8th grade (EGB) children in the Occidente Health Area, Córdoba.
  
  
  METHODS
  Self-filled health questionnaire.
  
  
  RESULTS
  43.7% of students felt very healthy. Bad SPH was independently associated with being a girl, poor state of physical fitness and feeling unhappy. Tiredness and nervousness were the most frequent disorders suffered by school-children.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Although the SPH of the school-children was acceptable, we found high perceived morbidity and prevalence of accidents, along with a striking consumption of medication.
authors.affiliation: Unidad Docente de Medicina de Familia y Comunitaria de Córdoba, Centro de Salud Occidente. lperulad@meditex.es
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Pérula de Torres
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ruiz Moral
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Tapia
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lluch
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Enciso Verge
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Espejo Espejo
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D018592:Cross-Over Studies; D003627:Data Interpretation, Statistical; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009017:Morbidity; D010809:Physical Fitness; D012649:Self Concept; D012737:Sex Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
vernacular_title: Nivel de salud y morbilidad percibida por una población escolar.