OBJECTIVES To determine the prevalence and associated factors of smoking in a Chinese adolescent population. SETTING A multistage, stratified cluster sampling technique was used in the present cross-sectional study conducted in Zhejiang Province of China. Based on socioeconomic status, school levels and geographical positions, 253 middle school classes, 122 academic school classes and 115 voc...

BACKGROUND Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is one of the most common childhood psychiatric disorders. Severity of symptoms is associated with more behavioral problems, poor academic performance, and persistence of symptoms into adulthood. METHODS To examine the clinical and social correlates that may be identified as risk factors associated with ADHD severity in a sample of ad...

To identify the differences and similarities in sexual and contraceptive knowledge, attitudes, and behavior among Latino male adolescent students living in California and Lima. Self-administered, anonymous surveys were completed by Latino male students aged 12-19 participating in California, and by male adolescent students in four high schools in Lima. Both surveys contained similar questions a...

OBJECTIVES To measure the prevalence of behavioural risk factors for obesity among urban adolescent school children in Chennai, India. METHODS This study was performed as a cross-sectional study using a World Health Organization-designed Global School-based Student Health Survey questionnaire (modified for India) among adolescent school children studying in 30 randomly selected secondary and ...

The majority of studies on parent-child discrepancies in the assessment of adolescent emotional and behavioral problems have been conducted in Western countries. It is believed that parent-adolescent agreement would be higher in societies with a strong culture of familism. We examined whether parent-adolescent discrepancies in the rating of adolescent emotional and behavioral problems are relat...

Background It has been proved that physical activity has positive effects for all people. However, low activity is common among adolescents especially girl teenagers. The present study aimed to determine the condition of physical activity among girl adolescents by use of the stages of change derived from Trantheoretical model (TTM). Materials and Methods: This descriptive- analytical investiga...

BackgroundIt is not clearly specified that which of the components of body mass index (BMI) affect body image and which of them do not. Given that having information in this regard is of special importance as a basis for future planning for adolescents, the present research aimed to compare body image in female and male adolescents and study its relationship with body mass index in high school ...

The citizens claim the right to get a high level access to the health services including the health promotion fields. The health professionals aim to prevent illnesses, to reduce morbidity and premature mortality and need to increase the community awareness on the fact that it is cheaper preventing than curing. In this view, addressing youngsters represents a powerful investment in the future a...

BACKGROUND In a previous study of the dynamic criminogenic needs of violent outpatients we did not differentiate between native and non-native adolescents, but differences between personality traits and problem behaviours may require adaptations to any treatment programme. AIM To compare, in the Netherlands, native and non-native adolescents with and without a violence history on personality ...

OBJECTIVE Previous epidemiological studies of adole-scent idiopathic scoliosis in mainland China have had diverse results. The aim of this cross-sectional study was to determine the epidemiology of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis based on a representative sample city, Wuxi, in eastern China. METHODS Primary and secondary school students aged 10-16 years were enrolled in the study. Physical ex...