Pesquisa Nacional de Saúde de Escolar (PENSE) (Brazil National Survey of School Health) - 2015

Brazil
Latin America & Caribbean

The Brazil National Survey of School Health is a cross-sectional study of school-attending youth. This survey covers a range of topics, including physical health, sexual health, illegal substance use, violence, health facility use, and education.

Study Website

Adolescents: Not available

Sex:

Females and Males

Age Range:

10-14
15-19

Study Design:

Observational

Type of Data:

Cross-sectional

Time Period: 2015; 2012; 2009

Areas Covered: Nationally Representative

Investigators: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (Brazil Institute of Geography and Statistics)

Funders: Brazil Ministry of Health; Brazil Ministry of Education

Series:

Not applicable

Topics

Crime;

Education - School quality;

Health Care Access and Utilization;

HIV/AIDS and STIs - Treatment;

Mental Health;

Physical Health - Nutrition, Self-reported health;

Reproductive Health - Sexual behavior;

Tobacco/Alcohol/Drug Use;

Urban and Rural;

Violence - Sexual violence;