Risk behaviors in youth from Mexico City: a retrospective study

Autor: Diana Betancourt-Ocampo, Alejandro González-González, Oliverio Cruz-Mejía, Héctor Fernández-Varela, Cuauhtémoc Solís-Torres
Jazyk: Spanish; Castilian
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: Drugs and Addictive Behavior, Vol 3, Iss 2, Pp 167-181 (2018)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 24631779
2463-1779
DOI: 10.21501/24631779.2882
Popis: In the transition from adolescence to adulthood, an increase in several risk behaviors endangers the well-being of future life. It is in this period when there are changes in the relationships of adolescents with their family environment; therefore, retrospective studies are valuable to understand how these changes occur. This research describes the changes in risk behaviors associated with sexual activity and the consumption of tobacco, alcohol and illegal drugs, from youth to adulthood. A sample of 5780 students, men and women, from Mexico City was used. The selection of participants was retrospective and they were evaluated in three stages during years (2003, 2006 and 2010) in a period of seven years. Eleven indicators of and Automated Medical Examination (EMA) were used to evaluate the four risk behaviors. The results showed significant relationships (p
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