Percepcion de comportamientos de riesgo en estudiantes universitarios del area de la salud
espanolLos estilos de vida de algunos jovenes los situan en circunstancias de riesgos de salud. Por ello, el objetivo de este trabajo es describir comportamientos de riesgo percibidos en universitarios del area de la salud. Se aplico una encuesta de 14 items sobre la practica de actividad fisica, alimentacion, consumo de drogas, nivel de estres y habitos de sueno a jovenes del area de la salud. Se encuestaron 995 alumnos. La mayoria mujeres (69% edad de 20.1 1.8 anos, 29% reporta no hacer ejercicio y 51% consume cinco frutas y verduras cuatro veces/ semana o mas. Solo el 30% consume dos litros de agua/dia, 82% no fuma, 55% no consume bebidas alcoholicas y 90% no consume drogas. El 12% reporta estar estresado siempre y 72% duerme mas de siete horas diarias solo tres veces/semana o menos. Se concluye que los universitarios del area de la salud encuestados no cumplen con un estilo de vida saludable. EnglishRisk behaviors associated with life style may deliver in students' health risk. Therefore, our objective is to describe health risk behaviors perceived by health area university students. For this a 14 item survey about risk behaviors related to physical activity practice, food consumption, drug use, stress level and sleep habits was applied in the health area students. 995 students were interviewed. Most were women (69% with 20.1 1.8 years old. Of these women surveyed, twenty nine percent report no physical activity. Fifty one percent eat 5 fruit and vegetables 4 times/week or more. Only 30% drinks 2 L of water/day. Eighty two percent don't smoke, 55% don't drink alcohol and 90% don't use drugs. Twelve percent reports to be on stress always and 72% sleep more than 7 hours/day only 3 times/week or less. This work concluded that university students of the Health Area don't have the healthy life style that's expected.