Leveraging research to inform prevention and intervention efforts: Identifying risk and protective factors for rural and urban homeless families within transitional housing programs

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Holly Brott ◽  
Mariah Kornbluh ◽  
Jayme Banfield ◽  
Anna Maria Boullion ◽  
Gary Incaudo
Keyword(s):  
Protective Factors ◽  
Risk And Protective Factors ◽  
Transitional Housing ◽  
Homeless Families ◽  
Prevention And Intervention ◽  
Housing Programs ◽  
Rural And Urban

scholarly journals P.0413 Modifiable risk and protective factors influencing changes in subjective depression during the COVID-19-lockdown: identifying targets for prevention and intervention

2021 ◽  
Vol 53 ◽  
pp. S299-S300
Author(s):  
L.P. Elek ◽  
B. Erdelyi-Hamza ◽  
B. Kulig ◽  
I. Kovács ◽  
K.N. Fountoulakis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Protective Factors ◽  
Risk And Protective Factors ◽  
Prevention And Intervention ◽  
Factors Influencing

Risk and protective factors for adolescent substance use: a comparative study of secondary school students in rural and urban areas of Osun State, Nigeria

2016 ◽  
Vol 29 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Olabanjo O. Ogunsola ◽  
Adesegun O. Fatusi
Keyword(s):  
Substance Use ◽  
Protective Factors ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Protective Factor ◽  
Risk And Protective Factors ◽  
Adolescent Substance Use ◽  
Adolescent Substance ◽  
Rural And Urban Areas ◽  
Rural And Urban

Abstract Background: Substance use is a leading adolescent health problem globally, but little is known regarding associated factors for adolescent substance use in Nigeria. This study compared the prevalence of substance use among in-school adolescents in urban and rural areas of Osun State, Nigeria, and identified risk and protective factors. Methods: This cross-sectional study involved 600 randomly selected adolescents (aged 10–19 years) from rural and urban areas of Osun State, Nigeria. Data were collected using the facilitated self-completed questionnaire method. Binary logistic regression was used to examine the association of individual, peer, and parental factors with adolescent substance use. Adjusted odds ratio (OR) and 95% confidence interval (CI) were obtained. Results: About two-thirds of respondents had used substances in both rural (65.7%) and urban areas (66.0%) (p=0.93). Logistic analysis showed private school attendance as a risk factor for substance use (OR=2.32, 95% CI=1.20–4.46) and adolescent disapproval of adult substance use as a protective factor (OR=0.47, 95% CI=0.27–0.82) in rural areas. For urban areas, having friends who use substances (OR=4.04, 95% CI=1.39–11.6) and a mother having had tertiary education (OR=3.34, 95% CI=1.06–10.4) were risk factors while parental disapproval of substance use (OR=0.50, 95% CI=0.28–0.90) was a protective factor. Conclusion: Lifetime prevalence of substances is high among in-school adolescents in Osun State. The risk and protective factors for adolescent substance use somewhat differ for rural and urban areas, and these have implications for designing effective intervention strategies.

Risk and Protective Factors for Alcohol and Marijuana Use among African-American Rural and Urban Adolescents

2011 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 205-220 ◽  
Author(s):  
Trenette T. Clark ◽  
Anh B. Nguyen ◽  
Faye Z. Belgrave
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
Protective Factors ◽  
Urban Adolescents ◽  
Marijuana Use ◽  
Risk And Protective Factors ◽  
Rural And Urban

Testing the Nurturing Environments Framework on Youth Violence Across Ethnically and Geographically Diverse Urban and Rural Samples of Adolescents

2020 ◽  
pp. 0044118X1990090
Author(s):  
Beverly Kingston ◽  
Paul R. Smokowski ◽  
Andrew MacFarland ◽  
Caroline B. R. Evans ◽  
Fred Pampel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Protective Factors ◽  
Violence Prevention ◽  
Economically Disadvantaged ◽  
Youth Violence ◽  
Risk And Protective Factors ◽  
Shared Understanding ◽  
Youth Violence Prevention ◽  
Rural And Urban ◽  
Urban Adolescent ◽  
Empirical Tests

Although research advocates for comprehensive cross-sector youth violence prevention efforts, mobilizing across sectors to translate scientific recommendations into practice has proven challenging. A unifying framework may provide a foundational step toward building a shared understanding of the risk and protective factors that impact youth violence. We conducted two empirical tests of the nurturing environment framework on youth violence across ethnic and geographically diverse rural and urban adolescent samples. Results show that overall the characteristics of nurturing environments are associated with lower levels of aggression and violence. In addition, minimizing exposure to socially toxic conditions had the strongest associations with lower aggression and violence. Findings were supported across both samples, suggesting that this framework may apply in urban and rural, economically disadvantaged contexts.

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