2007
DOI: 10.1590/s0102-311x2007000400005
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Abstract: This study assesses the relationship between gender and use of psychoactive substances (alcohol, nicotine, and illicit drugs)

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Cited by 58 publications
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“…In this case, the exclusion of formal education can eliminate school as an access route for drugs prevention policies (17) , although a study revealed that adolescents did not perceive school as a protection factor (18) .…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…3 The In Brazil, there is not a systematized health risk behavior surveillance program for the adolescent population. Studies concentrate results on isolated behaviors, such as alcohol and tobacco use, 11,13,18,21 illicit drug use, 8,15,19 dietary habits 1,6,16,20 and physical activity practice. 9,14,16,17 Instruments to gather information that have been standardized to the Portuguese language are not easily identifi ed.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…16 Research conducted with adolescents aged between 13 and 15 years in Florianópolis, Porto Alegre and Curitiba (Southern Brazil) found smoking prevalences of 10.7%, 17.7% and 12.6%, respectively. 15 The lower prevalence found in the present study can be the result of the lower age of the studied individuals, but also of a possible underreport of cigarette consumption.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…This study was conducted in the city of Pelotas, Southern Brazil, 3,8,10 No interviews were conducted with 79 (7.6%) of the 1,039 adolescents located. Such losses occurred due to refusal of parents or responsible adults to consent to their children's participation, refusal of the adolescents themselves or adolescents' not having been found in the home after three visits.…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…12,14,17 Currently, there is a great diversity of family structures. 2,10 In the new contexts, cohabiting is not a rule for family groups to be formed. It does not guarantee the quality of contact between adults and their children, it only enables the sharing of the same physical space, which can facilitate verbal and non-verbal contacts.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%