Youth Risk-Taking Behavior in Brazil : Drug Use and Teenage Pregnancy
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...
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okr-10986-65602021-04-23T14:02:31Z Youth Risk-Taking Behavior in Brazil : Drug Use and Teenage Pregnancy Cardoso, Ana Rute Verner, Dorte ADOLESCENT ADOLESCENT FERTILITY ADOLESCENT REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH ADOLESCENT SEXUAL BEHAVIOR ADOLESCENT WOMEN ADULTHOOD AGED ALCOHOL ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION ALCOHOL USE BIRTHS CHILD LABOR CONDOM USE CONTRACEPTIVE USE CONTRACEPTIVES CRIME DECISION MAKING DECLINE IN FERTILITY DIVORCE DROPOUT DRUG CONSUMPTION DRUG USE DRUG USERS DRUGS EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES EPIDEMIC FAMILY BACKGROUND FAMILY PLANNING FAMILY PLANNING PERSPECTIVES FEMALE FEMALE ADOLESCENTS FEMALE CONDOM FEMALES FERTILITY BEHAVIOR FERTILITY RATES FIRST INTERCOURSE FIRST SEXUAL INTERCOURSE GENDER GIRLS HIV HIV INFECTION HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HUMAN RIGHTS INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL INTERNATIONAL FAMILY PLANNING INTERNATIONAL FAMILY PLANNING PERSPECTIVES LABOR MARKET MALES MASS MEDIA MIDDLE EAST MOTHER NUMBER OF CHILDREN NUMBER OF CHILDREN PER WOMAN POLICY RESEARCH POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER POPULATION ASSOCIATION POPULATION DIVISION POPULATION RESEARCH PREGNANCY RATES PROGRESS PROMISCUITY PSYCHOLOGISTS RADIO REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH PROGRAM RISK BEHAVIOR RISK FACTORS RISK-TAKING RISK-TAKING BEHAVIOR RISKY BEHAVIOR RISKY SEXUAL BEHAVIOR RISKY SEXUAL BEHAVIORS SCHOOLS SELF-ESTEEM SEXUAL ACTIVITY SEXUAL BEHAVIOR SEXUAL BEHAVIORS SEXUAL INITIATION SEXUAL INTERCOURSE SEXUAL INTERCOURSE AMONG ADOLESCENTS SEXUAL RELATIONSHIP SEXUAL RELATIONSHIPS SEXUALITY SEXUALLY ACTIVE SMOKING SOCIAL AFFAIRS SOCIAL CHANGES SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL EXCLUSION SOCIAL MOBILITY SOCIAL NORMS STD SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA SUBSTANCE USE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT TEEN TEEN PREGNANCY TEEN YEARS TEENAGE EMPLOYMENT TEENAGE FERTILITY TEENAGE MOTHERS TEENAGE PREGNANCY TEENAGER TEENAGERS TELEVISION TV UNSAFE SEX USE OF CONTRACEPTIVES USE OF DRUGS VIOLENCE VIOLENCE AT HOME YOUNG PEOPLE YOUTH YOUTH SMOKING YOUTHS 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. 2012-05-29T17:13:13Z 2012-05-29T17:13:13Z 2008-03 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/03/9058934/youth-risk-taking-behavior-brazil-drug-use-teenage-pregnancy http://hdl.handle.net/10986/6560 English Policy Research Working Paper; No. 4548 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Publications & Research Latin America & Caribbean Brazil |
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ADOLESCENT ADOLESCENT FERTILITY ADOLESCENT REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH ADOLESCENT SEXUAL BEHAVIOR ADOLESCENT WOMEN ADULTHOOD AGED ALCOHOL ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION ALCOHOL USE BIRTHS CHILD LABOR CONDOM USE CONTRACEPTIVE USE CONTRACEPTIVES CRIME DECISION MAKING DECLINE IN FERTILITY DIVORCE DROPOUT DRUG CONSUMPTION DRUG USE DRUG USERS DRUGS EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES EPIDEMIC FAMILY BACKGROUND FAMILY PLANNING FAMILY PLANNING PERSPECTIVES FEMALE FEMALE ADOLESCENTS FEMALE CONDOM FEMALES FERTILITY BEHAVIOR FERTILITY RATES FIRST INTERCOURSE FIRST SEXUAL INTERCOURSE GENDER GIRLS HIV HIV INFECTION HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HUMAN RIGHTS INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL INTERNATIONAL FAMILY PLANNING INTERNATIONAL FAMILY PLANNING PERSPECTIVES LABOR MARKET MALES MASS MEDIA MIDDLE EAST MOTHER NUMBER OF CHILDREN NUMBER OF CHILDREN PER WOMAN POLICY RESEARCH POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER POPULATION ASSOCIATION POPULATION DIVISION POPULATION RESEARCH PREGNANCY RATES PROGRESS PROMISCUITY PSYCHOLOGISTS RADIO REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH PROGRAM RISK BEHAVIOR RISK FACTORS RISK-TAKING RISK-TAKING BEHAVIOR RISKY BEHAVIOR RISKY SEXUAL BEHAVIOR RISKY SEXUAL BEHAVIORS SCHOOLS SELF-ESTEEM SEXUAL ACTIVITY SEXUAL BEHAVIOR SEXUAL BEHAVIORS SEXUAL INITIATION SEXUAL INTERCOURSE SEXUAL INTERCOURSE AMONG ADOLESCENTS SEXUAL RELATIONSHIP SEXUAL RELATIONSHIPS SEXUALITY SEXUALLY ACTIVE SMOKING SOCIAL AFFAIRS SOCIAL CHANGES SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL EXCLUSION SOCIAL MOBILITY SOCIAL NORMS STD SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA SUBSTANCE USE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT TEEN TEEN PREGNANCY TEEN YEARS TEENAGE EMPLOYMENT TEENAGE FERTILITY TEENAGE MOTHERS TEENAGE PREGNANCY TEENAGER TEENAGERS TELEVISION TV UNSAFE SEX USE OF CONTRACEPTIVES USE OF DRUGS VIOLENCE VIOLENCE AT HOME YOUNG PEOPLE YOUTH YOUTH SMOKING YOUTHS |
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ADOLESCENT ADOLESCENT FERTILITY ADOLESCENT REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH ADOLESCENT SEXUAL BEHAVIOR ADOLESCENT WOMEN ADULTHOOD AGED ALCOHOL ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION ALCOHOL USE BIRTHS CHILD LABOR CONDOM USE CONTRACEPTIVE USE CONTRACEPTIVES CRIME DECISION MAKING DECLINE IN FERTILITY DIVORCE DROPOUT DRUG CONSUMPTION DRUG USE DRUG USERS DRUGS EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES EPIDEMIC FAMILY BACKGROUND FAMILY PLANNING FAMILY PLANNING PERSPECTIVES FEMALE FEMALE ADOLESCENTS FEMALE CONDOM FEMALES FERTILITY BEHAVIOR FERTILITY RATES FIRST INTERCOURSE FIRST SEXUAL INTERCOURSE GENDER GIRLS HIV HIV INFECTION HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HUMAN RIGHTS INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL INTERNATIONAL FAMILY PLANNING INTERNATIONAL FAMILY PLANNING PERSPECTIVES LABOR MARKET MALES MASS MEDIA MIDDLE EAST MOTHER NUMBER OF CHILDREN NUMBER OF CHILDREN PER WOMAN POLICY RESEARCH POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER POPULATION ASSOCIATION POPULATION DIVISION POPULATION RESEARCH PREGNANCY RATES PROGRESS PROMISCUITY PSYCHOLOGISTS RADIO REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH PROGRAM RISK BEHAVIOR RISK FACTORS RISK-TAKING RISK-TAKING BEHAVIOR RISKY BEHAVIOR RISKY SEXUAL BEHAVIOR RISKY SEXUAL BEHAVIORS SCHOOLS SELF-ESTEEM SEXUAL ACTIVITY SEXUAL BEHAVIOR SEXUAL BEHAVIORS SEXUAL INITIATION SEXUAL INTERCOURSE SEXUAL INTERCOURSE AMONG ADOLESCENTS SEXUAL RELATIONSHIP SEXUAL RELATIONSHIPS SEXUALITY SEXUALLY ACTIVE SMOKING SOCIAL AFFAIRS SOCIAL CHANGES SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL EXCLUSION SOCIAL MOBILITY SOCIAL NORMS STD SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA SUBSTANCE USE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT TEEN TEEN PREGNANCY TEEN YEARS TEENAGE EMPLOYMENT TEENAGE FERTILITY TEENAGE MOTHERS TEENAGE PREGNANCY TEENAGER TEENAGERS TELEVISION TV UNSAFE SEX USE OF CONTRACEPTIVES USE OF DRUGS VIOLENCE VIOLENCE AT HOME YOUNG PEOPLE YOUTH YOUTH SMOKING YOUTHS Cardoso, Ana Rute Verner, Dorte Youth Risk-Taking Behavior in Brazil : Drug Use and Teenage Pregnancy |
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Latin America & Caribbean Brazil |
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Policy Research Working Paper; No. 4548 |
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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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Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper |
| author |
Cardoso, Ana Rute Verner, Dorte |
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Cardoso, Ana Rute Verner, Dorte |
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Cardoso, Ana Rute |
| title |
Youth Risk-Taking Behavior in Brazil : Drug Use and Teenage Pregnancy |
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Youth Risk-Taking Behavior in Brazil : Drug Use and Teenage Pregnancy |
| title_full |
Youth Risk-Taking Behavior in Brazil : Drug Use and Teenage Pregnancy |
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Youth Risk-Taking Behavior in Brazil : Drug Use and Teenage Pregnancy |
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Youth Risk-Taking Behavior in Brazil : Drug Use and Teenage Pregnancy |
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youth risk-taking behavior in brazil : drug use and teenage pregnancy |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2012 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/03/9058934/youth-risk-taking-behavior-brazil-drug-use-teenage-pregnancy http://hdl.handle.net/10986/6560 |
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