期刊名称：Journal of Indian Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health
电子版ISSN：0973-1342
出版年度：2011
卷号：7
期号：2
页码：57-69
出版社：Indian Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health
摘要：Background: There is an increasing trend of risk-taking behaviour among adolescents in India but little empirical evidence exists on its determinants.Aims: We examined the effect of socio economic characteristics and living arrangement on adolescent’s risk-taking behavior.Methods: Cross sectional data of 1,11,077 adolescents aged 10-19 years included in India’s second National Family Health Survey (NFHS-2,1998-99) were analysed. Bivariate and multivariate logistic regression was used for analysis. Risk-taking behavior was assessed in terms of tobacco chewing, tobacco smoking, and alcohol drinking and a combination of these three as ‘any risk behaviour’.Results: Prevalence of chewing, smoking and drinking among adolescents was 3.3%, 1.2% and 0.9% respectively. Adolescents who had dropped out of school (OR:6.6;95%CI:6.08-7.20) or had never been to school (OR:7.32;95%CI:6.65-8.06), adolescent living in a female headed household (OR:1.19;95%CI:1.07-1.33), or in households where more than three related adults stayed (OR:1.52;95%CI:1.37-1.68) were more likely to indulge in any risk-taking behavior than their counterparts. Female
关键词：adolescents; risk-taking behaviour; chewing; smoking; drinking; NFHS-2; India
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