Concordância da autoavaliação puberal em adolescentes de baixa renda

Correlation of self-assessments and professional evaluations of sexual maturation in low-income adolescents

Authors

  • Raphae l Mendonça Guimarães Doutor em Saúde Coletiva. Professor Adjunto. Instituto de Estudos em Saúde Coletiva/Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ). Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
  • Carmen Ildes Rodrigues Fróes Asmus Doutora em Ciências. Professora Associada. Instituto de Estudos em Saúde Coletiva/Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ). Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
  • Paulo Guilherme Molica Rocha Bolsista de Iniciação Científi ca. Acadêmico de Medicina. Instituto de Estudos em Saúde Coletiva/Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ). Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
  • Cristiane Teixeira da Silva Vicente Enfermeira. Staff do Hospital Universitário Gaffrée e Guinle (HUGG). Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
  • Raphael Ribeiro Goulart Enfermeiro. Residente de Enfermagem do Hospital Universitário Gaffrée e Guinle (HUGG). Rio de Janeiro, RJ,
  • Marcelle Abel Pereira Lima Enfermeira. Residente de Enfermagem do Hospital Universitário Gaffrée e Guinle. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.67440/ahj.v11i1.461

Keywords:

Adolescent, puberty, income, reproducibility of results.

Abstract

Objective: To assess the correlation between self-assessments and professional evaluations of sexual maturation among
low-income adolescents. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study of 100 overweight adolescents (76 girls, 24
boys) aged 11-19 years old living in Cidade dos Meninos, Duque de Caxias, Brazil. Pubertal stages were assessed on the
Tanner scale, in addition to collecting weight, height and socio-demographic data. Results: The kappa statistics between
the examiner's classifi cation and the Tanner scale self-assessments ranged from 0.53 (male pubic hair and gonads) to 0.60 (female pubic hair). The underestimation and overestimation percentages for breast, male genitalia and male and
female body hair growth were estimated for each gender. Conclusion: Among adolescents 11-19 years old, self-reported
assessments of Tanner stages are not valid proxy measurements for professional evaluations. 

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Published

2014-02-22

How to Cite

l Mendonça Guimarães, R., Rodrigues Fróes Asmus, C. I., Molica Rocha, P. G., da Silva Vicente, C. T., Ribeiro Goulart, R., & Pereira Lima, M. A. (2014). Concordância da autoavaliação puberal em adolescentes de baixa renda: Correlation of self-assessments and professional evaluations of sexual maturation in low-income adolescents. Adolescência E Saúde, 11(1), 18–23. https://doi.org/10.67440/ahj.v11i1.461

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Vol. 11 No. 1 (2014): Vol. 11 No. 1 (2014)

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