Sex Differences in Adolescent High-Risk Sexual and Drug Behaviors

1998 ◽  
Vol 82 (3_suppl) ◽  
pp. 1312-1314 ◽  
Author(s):  
Harriett Light
Keyword(s):  
Sex Differences ◽  
High Schools ◽  
High Risk ◽  
Drug Use ◽  
Risk Behavior ◽  
Risk Behaviors ◽  
Sexual Behaviors ◽  
Youth Risk Behavior Survey ◽  
High Risk Behaviors ◽  
Youth Risk Behavior

The Youth Risk Behavior Survey, administered to 545 girls and 551 boys in 18 high schools in a midwestern state during spring of 1997, indicated few statistically significant differences between boys and girls in high-risk sexual behaviors and drug use; however, significantly more girls reported engaging in several high-risk behaviors.

scholarly journals Drugs use and risk behavior in a university community

2005 ◽  
Vol 13 (spe2) ◽  
pp. 1194-1200 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ketty Aracely Piedra Chavez ◽  
Beverley O'Brien ◽  
Sandra Cristina Pillon
Keyword(s):  
Drug Use ◽  
Risk Behavior ◽  
Risk Behaviors ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Public Policies ◽  
Drug Consumption ◽  
Youth Risk Behavior Survey ◽  
Youth Risk Behavior ◽  
Important Field ◽  
The University

The purpose of this study is to evaluate drug use and risk behaviors among students of the University of Guayaquil in Ecuador. To evaluate this issue, we used the questionnaire "Youth Risk Behavior Survey" (YRBS). The study sample consisted of 751 undergraduate students: 328 (44%) male and 423 (56%) female. Average age was 20 years old and 85,5% of the students were single. Alcohol, tobacco and marihuana were the most consumed substances among students, who use them for entertainment. Drug consumption (legal or illegal) among students has become an issue for specialized research as well as an important field of intervention for public policies.

scholarly journals Use of multiple recreational drugs is associated with new HIV infections among men who have sex with men in China: a multicenter cross-sectional survey

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiang Mao ◽  
Sequoia I. Leuba ◽  
Qinghai Hu ◽  
Hongjing Yan ◽  
Zhe Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Risk ◽  
Hiv Infection ◽  
Risk Behaviors ◽  
Sexual Behaviors ◽  
Hiv Infections ◽  
Recreational Drugs ◽  
Limited Information ◽  
High Risk Behaviors ◽  
Sex With Men ◽  
Recent Hiv Infection

Abstract Background There is limited information about the types of recreational drugs used by men who have sex with men (MSM) in China or the consequent impact on sexual health and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) acquisition. Methods We recruited MSM from seven cities in China between 2012 and 2013 using multiple approaches including advertisements on gay websites, collaborating with local MSM community-based organizations, peer referrals, and venues such as gay bars and bathrooms visited by MSM. We divided participants into four subgroups based on the number of recreational drugs (RDs) used in the previous 6 months. We defined use of multiple RDs as use of ≥2 types of RDs. Demographics and HIV-related high-risk behaviors were collected, and blood samples were tested for recent HIV infection by the HIV-1 subtypes B, E, and D immunoglobulin G capture enzyme immunoassay (BED-CEIA). We used multivariable logistic regression adjusted for sociodemographics to determine the adjusted odds ratios (aORs) and associated 95% confidence intervals (CIs) of the subgroups of RD use for recent or established HIV infection. Results A total of 4496 Chinese MSM participated; 28.4% used RDs, and 5% used multiple types of RDs. The prevalence of each RD use was as follows: poppers (25.9%), ecstasy (2.4%), ketamine (1.2%), amphetamine (0.6%), tramadol (0.4%), methamphetamine (3.8%), and codeine (1.9%). Users of multiple RDs commonly used poppers combined with one or more other types of RDs. Multiple RD users were likely to be aged 26–30 years (vs. 18–25 and > 30 years), live in non-local cities (vs. local cities), never married (vs. married), have a high monthly income (vs. no income and 1–599 USD), use versatile positions during anal intercourse (vs. top or bottom), and have inadequate HIV-related prevention knowledge (vs. adequate). As the number of RDs used in the previous 6 months increased, the prevalence of HIV-related high-risk behaviors increased (P < 0.05 for all). The odds of recent HIV infection were higher among those who used one type (aOR = 2.2, 95% CI: 1.5–3.0) or two types of RD (aOR=2.3, 95% CI: 1.0-5.2) in the previous 6 months compared to the odds among those who did not use RDs. Conclusion The level and pattern of multiple RD use among Chinese MSM were different from high-income countries. MSM who used more RDs are more likely to engage in high-risk sexual behaviors, and these behaviors may be associated with increases in new HIV infections.

scholarly journals Cancer Risk Behaviors of Adolescents: Youth Risk Behavior Survey Data

1997 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 179-183 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brian Colwell ◽  
Dennis W. Smith ◽  
James Robinson ◽  
Nicholas K. Iammarino
Keyword(s):  
Cancer Risk ◽  
Risk Behavior ◽  
Survey Data ◽  
Risk Behaviors ◽  
Youth Risk Behavior Survey ◽  
Youth Risk Behavior

Sex Differences in Indicators of Well-Being in Adolescents

2000 ◽  
Vol 87 (2) ◽  
pp. 531-533 ◽  
Author(s):  
Harriett Light
Keyword(s):  
Sex Differences ◽  
High Risk ◽  
Risk Behavior ◽  
Adolescent Girls ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Youth Risk Behavior Survey ◽  
Adolescent Boys ◽  
Over The Counter ◽  
The Past ◽  
Survey Finding

The 1999 Youth Risk Behavior Survey, administered to 964 females and 852 males in randomly selected high schools in a midwestern state, indicated significantly greater negative indicators of mental and physical well-being for adolescent girls than adolescent boys. Results of the 1997 survey finding that significantly more adolescent girls reported engaging in several high risk sexual and drug behaviors such as having their first drink of alcohol at an earlier age, driving a vehicle in the past 30 days when they had been drinking, smoking at an earlier age, smoking more cigarettes per day, and using over-the-counter drugs to get high more often, were supported and enlarged.

scholarly journals Health risk behaviors in college students of a public institution

2020 ◽  
pp. 544-550
Author(s):  
Líscia Divana Carvalho Silva ◽  
Juliana Carline Martins Costa ◽  
Flávia Danyelle Oliveira Nunes ◽  
Patrícia Ribeiro Azevedo
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Health Risk ◽  
Risk Behavior ◽  
Risk Behaviors ◽  
Health Risk Behaviors ◽  
Public Institution ◽  
Youth Risk Behavior Survey ◽  
Youth Risk Behavior

Objetivo: Estudo transversal quantitativo com objetivo de verificar a prevalência de comportamentos de risco à saúde em universitários. Método: Amostra de cinquenta e dois (52) estagiários do último ano do curso de graduação em enfermagem de uma Universidade pública no nordeste do Brasil. Utilizou-se o Youth Risk Behavior Survey. Resultados: Prevaleceu sexo feminino 39 (75%), média de idade 24,8 anos, cor branca 29 (55,7%), peso corporal normal 35 (67,3%) e sedentarismo 34 (65,4%), consumo de refrigerantes 25 (48%), frutas e verduras 23(44,2%), bebida alcóolica 42 (80,8%) e cigarros 21(40,4%). A maconha foi relatada por 13 (25%), além de outras substâncias 14 (26,9%); 44 (84,6%) declaram experiência sexual, início aos 17 anos 18 (34,6%), uso do preservativo masculino 20 (38,5%) e 16 (30,8%) relataram tristeza, 14 (26,9%) intenção de suicídio e 47 (90,4%) negaram ameaças ou agressão. Conclusão: Os universitários apresentam comportamentos considerados de risco a saúde adotando atitudes e condutas prejudiciais.

scholarly journals Health risk behaviors in teenagers according to gender, age and socioeconomic status

2016 ◽  
Vol 49 (4) ◽  
pp. 321 ◽  
Author(s):  
Oldemar Mazzardo ◽  
Michael P. da Silva ◽  
Roseane De F. Guimarães ◽  
Rafael V. Martins ◽  
Priscila I. Watanabe ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Health Risk ◽  
Risk Behavior ◽  
Risk Behaviors ◽  
Health Risk Behaviors ◽  
Youth Risk Behavior Survey ◽  
Youth Risk Behavior

Modelo do Estudo: Estudo de base escolar com caráter transversal descritivo. Objetivo do Estudo: Identificar a proporção de Comportamentos de Risco à Saúde (CRS) de forma individual e agregada em adolescentes do ensino público da cidade de Curitiba-PR, em função do gênero, faixa etária e do nível socioeconômico. Metodologia: Em amostra composta por 996 adolescentes, gênero, faixa etária e nível socioeconômico foram determinados através de questionário sociodemográfico. As variáveis de comportamentos de risco foram determinadas pela versão em português do Youth Risk Behavior Survey, Questionário Simplificado para a Avaliação do Consumo Alimentar Relacionado ao Risco Cardiovascular em Adolescentes, Questionário de Atividades Sedentárias para Adolescentes e Questionário Internacional de Atividade Física (IPAQ -versão curta). O teste de Qui-quadrado foi utilizado para a comparação entre os grupos adotando p<0,05. Resultados: Foram observadas altas proporções de experimentação (41,5%) e consumo excessivo de álcool (28,2%), consumo excessivo de alimentos com alto teor de colesterol (41,6%), tempo de tela excessivo (58,5%) e níveis insuficientes de atividade física (54,9%). Dos participantes do estudo, 86,5% apresentaram ao menos 1 CRS, 50,75% foram classificados com 2 ou mais CRS e 25% apresentaram ao menos 3 CRS. Conclusões: Proporções elevadas de consumo de bebidas alcoólicas, tempo de tela excessivo e atividade física insuficiente estão presentes na população adolescente, principalmente nos mais velhos, enquanto que a alimentação inadequada é um comportamento com maior prevalência nos mais jovens. Rapazes reportam mais tempo excessivo de tela enquanto moças apresentam níveis maiores de atividade física insuficiente. Independente do gênero e nível socioeconômico, adolescentes acima de 14 anos apresentaram proporções mais elevadas de agregação de CRS

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