scholarly journals Substance use among high school students in Erbil City, Iraq: prevalence and potential contributing factors

2019 ◽  
Vol 25 (11) ◽  
pp. 806-812 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nazar Mahmood ◽  
Samir Othman ◽  
Namir Al-Tawil ◽  
Tariq Al-Hadithi
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Substance Use ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Contributing Factors ◽  
School Students

scholarly journals Waterpipe use among high school students in Ontario: Demographic and substance use correlates

2015 ◽  
Vol 106 (3) ◽  
pp. e121-e126 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hayley A. Hamilton ◽  
Roberta Ferrence ◽  
Angela Boak ◽  
Shawn O’Connor ◽  
Robert E. Mann ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Substance Use ◽  
High School Students ◽  
School Students ◽  
Waterpipe Use

Substance Use and Parent Characteristics Among High School Students: Edirne Sample in Turkey

2016 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 260-267
Author(s):  
Mehmet Bulent Sonmez ◽  
Digdem Cakir ◽  
Rugul Kose Cinar ◽  
Yasemin Gorgulu ◽  
Erdal Vardar
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Substance Use ◽  
High School Students ◽  
School Students ◽  
Parent Characteristics

scholarly journals Substance Use and Disparities in Teen Dating Violence Victimization by Sexual Identity Among High School Students

2019 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 398-407 ◽  
Author(s):  
Whitney L. Rostad ◽  
Heather B. Clayton ◽  
Lianne Fuino Estefan ◽  
Michelle M. Johns
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Substance Use ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Sexual Identity ◽  
Dating Violence ◽  
Teen Dating Violence ◽  
School Students ◽  
Violence Victimization ◽  
Teen Dating

scholarly journals Does the association between substance use and sexual risk behaviors among high school students vary by sexual identity?

2019 ◽  
Vol 93 ◽  
pp. 122-128 ◽  
Author(s):  
H.B. Clayton ◽  
J. Andrzejewski ◽  
M. Johns ◽  
R. Lowry ◽  
C. Ashley
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Substance Use ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Sexual Identity ◽  
Sexual Risk ◽  
Risk Behaviors ◽  
Sexual Risk Behaviors ◽  
School Students

scholarly journals Prevalance of Using Cigarette,Alcohol,Substance Among High School Students and Factors Affected Them

2019 ◽  
Vol 29 (Supplement_4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Y Levent ◽  
A Ozer ◽  
A Gokce
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Substance Use ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Alcohol Use ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
School Students ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Cigarette Smokers ◽  
Alcohol Users

Abstract Background Usage rate of cigarette, alcohol, and substance is increasing day by day.Protectiv efactors have primary importance for prevention of substance use.The aim of this study is to investigate the prevalance of using cigarette, alcohol and substance and research relationship between risk factories and substance using, among high school students. Methods Ä°n Malatya city there are 17866 Anatolian, 14381 Vocational,10362 Religious high school students.Totally all of this 42629 students form the universe of this cross-sectional study. When the prevalance of using cigarette accepted as 25 % in high school students; sample size in Anatolian high school,Occupatioanal high school and Religious high school was found 283, 283 and 280 respectively.This survey was conducted in 9 different high schools which choosed by stratified sampling method, and 975 high school students have been reached in this survey.Ä°n the statistical analysing of data,Chi square test, logistic regression test were used. Results The prevalance of cigarette, alcohol and substance using found 34%, 14.3% and 4.2% respectivey among students participating in the survey.Cigarette using; in male students is 2.2 times higher (Cl 95%,1.661-3.073), in alcohol users is 7.6 times higher(Cl 95%,4.919-11.834)(p < 0.05).Alcohol using is 9.6 times higher(Cl 95%, 5.712-16.250) in cigarette smokers(p < 0.05).And alcohol using in students with alcohol use in their families is 26.8 times higher(Cl 95%,12.489-57.711)(p < 0.05).Substance using; found 12.2 times higher(Cl 95%,4.900-30.566) in alcohol users,2.4 times higher(Cl 95%,5.712-16.250) in cigarette smokers and 5.6 times higher(Cl 95%,1.366-23.068)in students with substance use in their families (p < 0.05). Conclusions Cigarette using is more common in males and alcohol users.Alcohol use increses in smokers and students with alcohol use in their families.Substance use among students increases when student uses cigarette or alcohol and if there are substanceuse in their families. Key messages Alcohol use increses in smokers, smoking increses in alcohol users. Substance use increses in smokers, alcohol users and in the students with substance use in their families.

Contributing Factors to Aggressive Behaviors in High School Students in Turkey

2011 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 56-69 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fadime Kaya ◽  
Hulya Bilgin ◽  
Mark I. Singer
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Aggressive Behavior ◽  
Contributing Factors ◽  
School Students ◽  
Witnessing Violence ◽  
Violent Behaviors ◽  
Direct Exposure ◽  
The Media ◽  
Past Experiences

Violence among young people is an important public health topic as a universal problem. One of the recent issues concerning both the media and parents is the aggressive behavior among the high school students in Istanbul and the worldwide. The aim of this study was to investigate the types and rates of aggressive behavior and the contributing factors to this behavior among high school students. Sample was composed of 805 students of 14–18 ages attending five high schools in Istanbul. The most common aggressive behavior among the students was found to be “beating others,” 34.5% ( n = 278). Past experiences of violence of high school students (direct exposure to violence/witnessing violence/exposure to/witnessing attack with knife/gun) were determined as the most contributing factor to aggressive behavior. The present study investigated the nature of violent behaviors and associations between violent behaviors and contributing factors among high school students from Turkey.

Prevalence of substance use among Iranian high school students

2003 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 375-379 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jamshid Ahmadi ◽  
Mahsa Hasani
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Substance Use ◽  
High School Students ◽  
School Students ◽  
Iranian High School Students
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