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ArticleInternational journal of adolescent medicine and health2024

Risk-stratified analysis of sex risk behaviors and correlates among school-going adolescents in Argentina: insights from a national survey.

Omid Dadras, Christina El Saaidi

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Article in International journal of adolescent medicine and health, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Omid DadrasDepartment of Global Public Health and Primary Care, 1658 University of Bergen , Bergen, Norway.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9385-2170
Christina El SaaidiMetropolitan Health District - The City of San Antonio Texas, San Antonio, USA.

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objectivesThis study was conducted to address a critical gap in understanding adolescent sexual health risks in Argentina, a country that has undergone substantial socio-economic changes that made significant strides in education and healthcare.

methodsA secondary data analysis of the 2018 Argentina Global School-based Student Health Survey was performed. In this study, 23,262 sexually active adolescents were categorized into four risk groups based on the predicted granular risk: number of sexual partners and condom use in their last sexual encounter.

resultsMales and older adolescents were more prone to high-risk sexual behaviors. Additionally, key psychosocial factors such as loneliness, anxiety, experiences of violence, and school absenteeism were significantly associated with high-risk sexual behaviors. Early alcohol use and recent experiences of hunger were also identified as strong predictors of heightened sexual risk behaviors. Conversely, positive parental engagement and awareness exhibited protective factors.

conclusionsThese findings highlight the necessity for policy interventions that focus on mental health support, parental involvement, and awareness of adolescent issues and activities.

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Adolescent BehaviorRisk-TakingSexual BehaviorAdolescentArgentinaCondomsFemaleHealth SurveysHumansMaleSchoolsStudentsadolescentsArgentinarisk behaviorssexual behaviors

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