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Adolescent Obesity and Risky Sexual Behavior [PDF]
To the Editor: The recent supplement to the American Journal of Preventive Medicine—Addressing Latino Childhood Obesity Through Research and Policy: Findings from the Salud America! Experience1—was exciting and interesting to read. It is a constant reminder of the racial and ethnic disparities that exist in health outcomes that can be seen early in ...
Chambers, Earle C., Rodgers, Caryn R.R.
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Background: Limited information is available regarding risky sexual behavior among college students with different sexual orientations. Aim: The aim of this study was to examine the gender differences in the association between sexual orientation and ...
Yajie Li, MD +3 more
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Associations between emotional intelligence and adolescent risky sexual behavior
Risky sexual behavior of young people have a number of adverse consequences in the health, psychological and social dimension. Therefore, it is extremely important to undertake actions promoting proper sexual behaviors among young people and more ...
Katarzyna Knopp
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Risky sexual behavior and associated factors in undergraduate students in a city in Southern Brazil
OBJECTIVE To describe the sexual behavior of freshmen undergraduate students according to demographic, economic, psychosocial and behavioral characteristics, and evaluate the prevalence of risky sexual behavior and its associated factors.
Débora Dalmas Gräf +2 more
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BackgroundWorldwide, it is estimated that 38 million people are HIV-positive and that over 36 million people have died from the virus. In South Africa, the prevalence of HIV was reported to be 20.6% with Limpopo Province having 17% HIV.
Cairo B. Ntimana +5 more
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Background Behaviors established during adolescence such as risky sexual behaviors have negative effects on future health and well-being. Extant literature indicated that individual attributes such as peer pressure and substance use have impacts on ...
Kerebih Asrese, Alemtsehay Mekonnen
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Social media has been identified as a factor in adolescents' adoption of risky sexual behavior. This research is here to answer whether social media has a vertical effect on adopting risky sexual behavior, given the increasing number of influencers on ...
Raidah Intizar Yusuf
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Background Substance dependence is considered an international health issue and studies that access the characteristic of this population are required to develop public health programs for harm reduction.
Claudia Chaves Dallelucci +4 more
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The leading factors of street teenagers' risky sexual behavior
Background: Teenagers who live on the streets are groups in a society prone to sexual violence and reproductive health risks. Sexually active street teenagers often engage in sexual activity in any place, change partners, and do not use contraceptives to
Anindhita Setianingrum +2 more
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Maternal Drinking and Risky Sexual Behavior in Offspring [PDF]
Teenage mothers are more likely to use drugs, and their children are more likely to use substances and become pregnant during adolescence. Teenage mothers’ substance use may play a role in the intergenerational risk for adolescent pregnancy. Pregnant adolescents (12-18 years) were seen during pregnancy and postnatal years 6, 10, 14, and 16 ( n = 332 ...
Natacha M, De Genna, Marie D, Cornelius
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