Objective:

To determine the lifestyles of school environments, their knowledge, attitudes and practices towards their health, in vocational secondary education students in six public and private educational institutions from Popayán.

Materials and methods:

Descriptive, observational cross -sectional study with a probabilistic sample, selecting 135 students, a survey- type instrument was used to analyze the socio-demographic factors, attitudes, practices and life customs of teenagers.

Results:

The respondent students, they were nineth grade (51.9%); have had smoked cigarettes (38.5%); consumed alcohol (88.9%) and psychoactive substances (29.6%); performed physical activity (87.4%); having started their sexual life (59.3%).

Conclusions:

Unhealthy habits in adolescents are influenced by vulnerability and social environment, the use of technology and modern life, which affect free time and social determinants in health.

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