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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Main Authors: Cardoso, Ana Rute, Verner, Dorte
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:
HIV
STD
TV
Online Access: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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