البروفيل الصحي للمراهق الجزائري

Abstract EN

This study attempted to identify health behaviors practiced by Algerian teenager, which in turn can extract its health profile.

This study was conducted on a sample of 107 individuals aged between 18 and 21 years, were selected from a group of educational institutions (high schools, vocational training and university) from Setif and randomly.

And applying the questionnaire “models and aspects of health behaviors practiced by adolescents” Adapted from”Adolescent health and development questionnaire”ofRichard Jessor, Frances.

COSTA & M .S Mark TURBIN, after the full English translation of the questionnaire into Arabic, and the selection of questions used during the study.

The results of the study revealed that the Algerian teenager fully aware of the importance of health and the need to adopt a healthy lifestyle, but her health behavior practiced and adopted does not reflect that.