From Clinical Knowledge to Non-Existent Prescription: Diagnostic Mapping For School and Community Physical Education Programs in Epidemiological Transition Regions
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https://doi.org/10.1590/SciELOPreprints.16124Keywords:
Sedentary Behavior, Physical Education, Public Health, AngolaAbstract
The epidemiological transition in Angola requires the reconfiguration of health intervention models, positioning Physical Education as a strategic preventive tool against sedentary behavior and Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs). This quantitative, cross-sectional study conducted a secondary statistical analysis from a database comprising 632 healthcare professionals in Luanda, Huíla, and Namibe, aiming to analyze the barriers to physical activity promotion from the perspective of human motricity. The results indicate a high technical consensus, with 76.4% of respondents identifying sedentary behavior as a primary risk factor for obesity and type 2 diabetes. However, a critical practical gap emerged: 82% characterize the health system as reactive and 68% do not systematically prescribe exercise, citing obesogenic environments and a deficit of safe urban infrastructure. The Chi-square test revealed significant regional asymmetries (\(p=0.002\)), with Luanda being the province with the highest rate of non-prescription (76.1%). It is concluded that clinical knowledge is constrained by structural limitations. It becomes imperative to implement community and school Physical Education programs to bridge this prescriptive gap, converting clinical diagnosis into territorialized motor intervention.
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