Prevalence of and factors associated with the adolescents’negative self- perception in health: a systematic review ; Prevalencia y factores asociados a la autopercepción negativa de salud de adolescentes: una revisión sistemática ; Prevalência e fatores associados à autopercepção negativa em saúde dos adolescentes: uma revisão sistemática

Objective: To review in the literature the prevalence of and the factors associated with the adolescents’ negative self- perception in health. Methods: A systematic review that used, assources for search, the following databases: LILACS, MEDLINE/PubMed and ADOLEC, using descriptors indexed to DeCS/MeSH. In the selection process, the articles were analyzed in three stages: reading of the titles, abstracts and full texts of the articles according to the eligibility criteria. Results: Of the 886 articles found, after the using the filters, 25 articles were selected for full-text reading but, after that, only 10 articles were included in the results of this research. The studies showed a prevalence of negative self-perception in adolescents ranging from 1.2% to 38%, and other associated factors, such as the socioeconomic factors, interpersonal relationships, and health risk behaviors were also verified. Conclusion: The scientific evidence indicates that socioeconomic factors, relationship with family and friends, stress, psychological aspects and health risk behaviors are linked to the adolescents’ negative self-perception in health. Furthermore, being female, having low income, and being older were also factors for an increase in the adolescent’s negative evaluation of their health status. ; Objetivo: Revisar la prevalencia y los factores asociados a la autopercepción negativa de salud de adolescentes en la literatura. Métodos: Se trata de una revisión sistemática que se utilizó como fuente de búsqueda las siguientes bases de datos: LILACS, MEDLINE/PubMed y Adolec utilizando los descriptores indexados al DeCS/MeSH. En el proceso de selección los artículos fueron analizados en tres etapas: la lectura de los títulos, de los resúmenes y del artículo completo según los criterios de elegibilidad. Resultados: Después de la utilización de los filtros fueron elegidos 25 artículos para la lectura del texto completo de los 886 artículos encontrados, pero tras la lectura, solamente 10 artículos fueron incluidos en los ...