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Epidemiologia e Serviços de Saúde
Print version ISSN 1679-4974On-line version ISSN 2237-9622
Abstract
SILVA, Jorge Luiz da et al. Prevalence of practice of bullying reported by Brazilian students: data from the National School Health Survey, 2015. Epidemiol. Serv. Saúde [online]. 2019, vol.28, n.2, e2018178. Epub June 27, 2019. ISSN 1679-4974. http://dx.doi.org/10.5123/s1679-49742019000200005.
Objective:
to identify the practice of bullying reported by Brazilian students, according to sex, age and geographical location.
Methods:
this was a cross-sectional study based on two national samples from the National School Health Survey (PeNSE), 2015; a total of 102,301 students participated in the study forming a nationally representative sample; data were collected through a self-administered questionnaire.
Results:
bullying prevalence was 19.8% (95%CI - 19.2;20.3), with higher prevalence in the Southeast region of the country (22.2% - 95%CI 21.1;23.4), and in the State of São Paulo (24.2% - 95%CI 22.3;26.2), however the city with the highest prevalence was Boa Vista (25.5% - 95%CI 22.9;28.1), capital of the State of Roraima; boys (24.2% - 95%CI 23.4;25.0) practiced more bullying than girls (15.6% - 95%CI 14.9;16.2), as did younger students aged 13 to 15 years (22.0% - 95%CI 20.4;23.6).
Conclusion:
higher rates of reported bullying practices were found among adolescents from the Southeast region, among male and younger students.
Keywords : Bullying; School Health Services; Adolescent Health; Cross-Sectional Studies.