Fatores sociodemográficos e estilo de vida relacionados aos comportamentos violentos em universitários/Sociodemographic and lifestyle factors related to violent behaviors among university students

Resumo

The scope of this study was to characterize the prevalence of violent behaviors such as aggression, rohhery and carrying a weapon, according to sociodemographic and lifestyle variables such as physical inactivity, use of illicit drugs, harmful alcohol consumption, smoking habits and unhealthy food consumption among university students. A cross-sectional, census-type study was carried out with students aged 18 years or older, in face-to-face classrooms at a public higher education institution in southern Brazil. In the data analysis Poisson regression was used to calculate Prevalence Ratios (PR) with adjustment based on a hierarchical conceptual model. The prevalence of one or more violent behaviors was 15.1%. After adjustment, the prevalence was significantly greater for males [PR=1.40 (95%CI 1.10