Evaluation of various data sources on drug use, smoking and drinking by children of secondary school age

The purpose of this research paper was to review recent drug use, misuse, and abuse incidents among elementary school children in order to emphasize the fact that the drug problem in society has spread rapidly in a downward fashion from adults to college and secondary school age students and to elementary school children. It also highlights the fact that elementary school children are constantly being exposed to the drug problem due to the use of drugs by people in their immediate environment and their subsequent carelessness. The research emphatically demonstrates that it is no longer feasible for responsible adults to deny the existence of drug problems on the elementary school level.

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Risk factors associated with tobacco, alcohol and drug use among adolescents attending secondary school in three cities from Argentina

Archivos Argentinos de Pediatria ◽

10.5546/aap.2017.eng.155 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 115 (2) ◽

Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Drug Use ◽

Secondary School ◽

Alcohol And Drug Use ◽

Factors Associated

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Adolescent religiousness and its influence on substance use: preliminary findings from the Mid-Atlantic School Age Twin Study

Twin Research ◽

10.1375/twin.2.2.156 ◽

1999 ◽

Vol 2 (2) ◽

pp. 156-168 ◽

Cited By ~ 11

Author(s):

Brian M D'Onofrio ◽

Lenn Murrelle ◽

Lindon J Eaves ◽

Michael E McCullough ◽

Jessica L Landis ◽

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Keyword(s):

Substance Use ◽

Drug Use ◽

Problem Behavior ◽

Twin Study ◽

Structural Equation ◽

Population Based ◽

Spiritual Practices ◽

Equation Modeling ◽

School Age ◽

Attitudes And Practices

AbstractResearch has consistently shown that religiousness is associated with lower levels of alcohol and drug use, but little is known about the nature of adolescent religiousness or the mechanisms through which it influences problem behavior in this age group. This paper presents preliminary results from the Mid-Atlantic School Age Twin Study, a prospective, population-based study of 6–18-year-old twins and their mothers. Factor analysis of a scale developed to characterize adolescent religiousness, the Religious Attitudes and Practices Inventory (RAPI), revealed three factors: theism, religious/spiritual practices, and peer religiousness. Twin correlations and univariate behavior-genetic models for these factors and a measure of belief that drug use is sinful reveal in 357 twin pairs that common environmental factors significantly influence these traits, but a minor influence of genetic factors could not be discounted. Correlations between the multiple factors of adolescent religiousness and substance use, comorbid problem behavior, mood disorders, and selected risk factors for substance involvement are also presented. Structural equation modeling illustrates that specific religious beliefs about the sinfulness of drugs and level of peer religiousness mediate the relationship between theistic beliefs and religious/spiritual practices on substance use. Limitations and future analyses are discussed.

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Drug use and risk factors among school adolescents

Acta Scientiarum Health Sciences ◽

10.4025/actascihealthsci.v39i2.32450 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 39 (2) ◽

pp. 233

Author(s):

Bárbara De Oliveira Prado Sousa ◽

Ana Carina Stelko-Pereira ◽

Érika De Cássia Lopes Chaves ◽

Denis Da Silva Moreira ◽

Manoel Antônio dos Santos ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Health Promotion ◽

Drug Use ◽

Secondary School ◽

Family Relationships ◽

Family System ◽

Demographic Data ◽

School Context ◽

Preventive Strategies ◽

Significant Damage

This study evaluated the association between risk factors and severity of problems related to drug use in secondary school adolescents. This study had the participation of 1192 students from 6th to 9th year of a city in the South of Minas Gerais, Brazil. Data collection occurred through a questionnaire containing: socio-demographic data and the Drug Use Screening Inventory. Drug use was prevalent in adolescents aged 14 and 15 years, atheist, with good family relationships, living with friends/institutions, attended parties once a month, one or two times a week and three and four times a week. There was main damage in the areas of psychiatric disorders, family system and social competence among those who made use of drugs (except alcohol and tobacco). The results point to the need for implementation of preventive strategies of drug use and health promotion in the school context, whereas consumption was associated with significant damage.

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Agreement between routine and research measurement of infant height and weight

Archives of Disease in Childhood ◽

10.1136/archdischild-2014-305970 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 100 (1) ◽

pp. 24-29 ◽

Cited By ~ 11

Author(s):

M Bryant ◽

G Santorelli ◽

L Fairley ◽

E S Petherick ◽

R Bhopal ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Routine Data ◽

Research Data ◽

Data Sources ◽

School Age ◽

Methodological Issues ◽

Limits Of Agreement ◽

Born In Bradford ◽

Health Visitors ◽

Health And Illness ◽

Routine Infant

In many countries, routine data relating to growth of infants are collected as a means of tracking health and illness up to school age. These have potential to be used in research. For health monitoring and research, data should be accurate and reliable. This study aimed to determine the agreement between length/height and weight measurements from routine infant records and researcher-collected data.MethodsHeight/length and weight at ages 6, 12 and 24 months from the longitudinal UK birth cohort (born in Bradford; n=836–1280) were compared with routine data collected by health visitors within 2 months of the research data (n=104–573 for different comparisons). Data were age adjusted and compared using Bland Altman plots.ResultsThere was agreement between data sources, albeit weaker for height than for weight. Routine data tended to underestimate length/height at 6 months (0.5 cm (95% CI −4.0 to 4.9)) and overestimate it at 12 (−0.3 cm (95% CI −0.5 to 4.0)) and 24 months (0.3 cm (95% CI −4.0 to 3.4)). Routine data slightly overestimated weight at all three ages (range −0.04 kg (95% CI −1.2 to 0.9) to −0.04 (95% CI −0.7 to 0.6)). Limits of agreement were wide, particularly for height. Differences were generally random, although routine data tended to underestimate length in taller infants and underestimate weight in lighter infants.ConclusionsRoutine data can provide an accurate and feasible method of data collection for research, though wide limits of agreement between data sources may be observed. Differences could be due to methodological issues; but may relate to variability in clinical practice. Continued provision of appropriate training and assessment is essential for health professionals responsible for collecting routine data.

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Problem: Preventing Drug Use in Secondary School

Preventing Substance Abuse ◽

10.1007/978-1-4613-0417-3_6 ◽

1996 ◽

pp. 71-88

Author(s):

Michael J. Stoil ◽

Gary Hill

Keyword(s):

Drug Use ◽

Secondary School

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Respect for Nature of Alas Kobong Folklore in Pacitan Regency and Relevance to Learning Literature in SMP Adiwiyata (Ecocriticism Studies)

Budapest International Research and Critics Institute (BIRCI-Journal) Humanities and Social Sciences ◽

10.33258/birci.v2i3.458 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 2 (3) ◽

pp. 488-492

Author(s):

Latifah Mutiara Sari ◽

Sarwaji Surwandi ◽

Sahid Teguh Widodo

Keyword(s):

Data Analysis ◽

Secondary School ◽

Literary Theory ◽

Data Sources ◽

Interactive Approach ◽

Analysis Techniques ◽

Junior Secondary School ◽

Moral Principles ◽

Junior Secondary ◽

Field Notes

This study aims to interpret ekokritik literary theory by expressing the value of environmental wisdom focused on respect for nature of fo Alas Kobong Folklore in Pacitan Regency. Ekokritik literature to examine the application of this folklore is through data classification based on the moral principles of environmental wisdom focused on respect for nature. The shape of this research is descriptive qualitative with an interactive approach to data sources transcript of interviews about Alas Kobong folklore of participants in Pacitan Regency. Data were collected through interviews, observation, documentation, field notes and transcriptions. There are three aspects of data analysis techniques, namely the description, analysis, and interpretation. The results of this study found five data contained in a respectful attitude towards nature which is included in the value of environmental wisdom of Alas Kobong folklore in Pacitan Regency. In addition, the folklore of Alas Kobong can also implies learning literature junior secondary school Adiwiyata curriculum.

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