High prevalence of risk factors for non-communicable diseases in university students of a nursing course

• Main Authors: Luciana Zaranza Monteiro (Author), Andrea Ramirez Varela (Author), Milenne da Silva Spinola (Author), Maria de Lourdes Alves Carneiro (Author), Divina Marcia Soares de Oliveira (Author), Juliana Oliveira de Toledo (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Instituto de Estudos em Saúde Coletiva da Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background The inadequate lifestyle of university students can contribute to the occurrence of chronic noncommunicable diseases (NCD). Objective To evaluate the prevalence of NCD risk and prevention factors and verify gender differences for healthy habits among nursing students. Method A cr...