Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (1 online resource (17 p.))
Edition:
Online-Ausg. World Bank E-Library Archive
Parallel Title:
Cardoso, Ana Rute Youth Risk-Taking Behavior In Brazil
Keywords:
Adolescent Health
;
Drug Use
;
Health Monitoring and Evaluation
;
Health, Nutrition and Population
;
Population Policies
;
Reproductive health
;
Risk behavior
;
Risk factors
;
Self-esteem
;
Sexual behavior
;
Social Development
;
Teenage Pregnancy
;
Violence
;
Youth
;
Adolescent Health
;
Drug Use
;
Health Monitoring and Evaluation
;
Health, Nutrition and Population
;
Population Policies
;
Reproductive health
;
Risk behavior
;
Risk factors
;
Self-esteem
;
Sexual behavior
;
Social Development
;
Teenage Pregnancy
;
Violence
;
Youth
;
Adolescent Health
;
Drug Use
;
Health Monitoring and Evaluation
;
Health, Nutrition and Population
;
Population Policies
;
Reproductive health
;
Risk behavior
;
Risk factors
;
Self-esteem
;
Sexual behavior
;
Social Development
;
Teenage Pregnancy
;
Violence
;
Youth
Abstract:
Using an extensive survey that addresses risk factors faced by the population in the shantytowns (favelas) of Fortaleza, Brazil, the aim of this paper is to study risk-taking behavior by youth, focusing on drug use and teenage pregnancy. The paper analyzes the impact of factors such as exposure to mass media, the existence of support networks, self-esteem, and the occurrence of violence at home and in the neighborhood, on the probability of risk-taking behavior. A bivariate probit model is estimated. The findings indicate that reliance on support networks and exposure to mass media are associated with a lower probability of either type of risk behavior. Living in a violent home increases drug consumption. Race does not have a significant impact on either type of behavior
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