Conhecimento de profissionais que atuam em unidades básicas de saúde no Brasil sobre a associação entre inatividade física e morbidades

We aimed to evaluate the knowledge of health professional on the existence or not of an association between physical inactivity and eight diseases (diabetes, hypertension, aids, osteoporosis, lung cancer, depression, cirrhosis and myocardial infarction). A cross-sectional study was conducted with a sample of 1,600 primary health care units in Brazil; the eligible population included 1/3 physicians, 1/3 nurses and 1/3 community health workers. On avergae, participants anwered correclyneraly six questions. The proportion of correct anwers was higher among physicians as compared to nurses and community health workers (