title: [Students' physical activity: an analysis according to Pender's health promotion model].
abstract: The objective of this study was to describe the everyday physical activity habits of students and analyze the practice of physical activity and its determinants, based on the first component of Pender's health promotion model. This cross-sectional study was performed from 2004 to 2005 with 79 students in a public school in Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil. Data collection was performed by interviews and physical examinations. The data were analyzed according to the referred theoretical model. Most students (n=60) were physically active. Proportionally, adolescents were the most active (80.4%). Those with a sedentary lifestyle had higher rates for overweight and obesity (21.1%). Many students practiced outdoor physical activities, which did not require any physical structure and good financial conditions. The results show that it is possible to associate the first component of Pender's health promotion model with the everyday lives of students in terms of the physical activity practice.
authors.affiliation: Programa de Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem da Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, CE, Brasil. nirlagomes@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Nirla Gomes
authors.initials: NG
authors.lastname: Guedes
authors.forename: Rafaella Pessoa
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Moreira
authors.forename: Tahissa Frota
authors.initials: TF
authors.lastname: Cavalcante
authors.forename: Thelma Leite
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: de Araujo
authors.forename: Lorena Barbosa
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: Ximenes
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D009043:Motor Activity; D013334:Students