Adolesan Sağlığının Izlenmesinde Aile,Okul ve Aile Hekiminin Rolü

Abstract

The aim of this research was to determine adolescents’ risk taking behaviors, life styles; evaluating at the level of family, school and health services; enhancing suggestions for family, school and health services coordination in order to protect and improve adolescents’ health. First phase of the study was coss-sectional and the second phase was case-control type epidemiologic study. First phase of the study was conducted at eight middle-low income schools. No sample was selected and 1462 students were attained. Risky Health Behaviors Scale (RHBS) was used to determine adolescents with risk taking behaviors. At the second phase; 156 students were selected and information was gathered from their mothers, teachers and family practitioners. SPSS 21.0 were used for analyzes. Risk taking behaviors and risky health behaviors (RHB) were common at high schools. The awareness of healthy life behaviors weren’t develop adequately. It was seen that some RHBs had tendency to be seen together. Males, negative family attitudes, low socioeconomical status and low academical achievement were the risk factors of RHB. There wasn’t a consistency between adolescents’ answers and familys’, teachers’ and family practitioners’ answers on RHBs and family attitudes. Family, teacher and family practitioner are the closest social environment of an adolescent. They should have good communication skills in order to monitor the adolescent and RHBs. Family practitioner should consider all of the RHBs while evaluating the individuals holistically. Regarding to RHBs of adolescent period, multidisiciplinary, physical, physchological and social approach covering family, teacher and family practitioner would provide healthy outputs at adolescent health and development.