scholarly journals High school students seismic risk perception and preparedness in Savar, Dhaka

2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (5) ◽  
pp. 168-177 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lutfur Rahman Mohammad
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Risk Perception ◽  
Seismic Risk ◽  
School Students ◽  
Seismic Risk Perception

scholarly journals Contextual factors associated with marijuana use in school population

Salud Mental ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 40 (3) ◽  
pp. 93-102 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jorge Ameth Villatoro Velázquez ◽  
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Marycarmen Noemí Bustos Gamino ◽  
Diana Anahí Fregoso Ito ◽  
Clara Fleiz Bautista ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Risk Perception ◽  
Drug Use ◽  
Perceived Risk ◽  
Marijuana Use ◽  
Social Tolerance ◽  
School Students ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Polysubstance Use

Introduction. Marijuana use among the student population has increased in Mexico and Latin America. There are social, interpersonal and individual factors associated with the onset and continuation of marijuana use. These include the availability of drugs in the community, opportunity for use, low perceived risk of harm from marijuana use and social tolerance by family and close friends. Moreover, these factors increase the probability of experimenting with other drugs, polysubstance use and dependence. Objective. To identify the relationship between the level of urbanization, drug availability, exposure to opportunity for use, risk perception and social tolerance of the level of marijuana use among Mexican middle and high school students. Method. The results are drawn from various surveys conducted in Mexico City and the National Survey of Drug Use among Students 2014. A total of 114 364 middle and high school students participated (49.8% boys and 50.2% girls). Results. Of the respondent 10.6% had used marijuana at least once (12.9% boys and 8.4% girls). The variables that predicted higher marijuana use were drug use approval by family and best friend,, the level of urbanization and low risk perception. Discussion and conclusion. Action must be taken on the factors mentioned to decrease the availability and use of drugs in the environment, and raise awareness of their consequences. These elements must be introduced systematically and creatively into preventive programs in this area.

scholarly journals Romantic Relationships, Adolescence and HIV: Love as an Element of Vulnerability

2014 ◽  
Vol 24 (58) ◽  
pp. 165-176 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adriana de Aguiar ◽  
Brigido Vizeu Camargo
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Sexual Behavior ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Risk Perception ◽  
Romantic Relationships ◽  
Risk Perceptions ◽  
The Self ◽  
Self Perception ◽  
School Students ◽  
Structured Questionnaire

This study investigated the relation between love and different romantic relationships with variable vulnerability to HIV, such as sexual behavior and risk perception. Sternberg’s Triangular Love Scale and a structured questionnaire were used to ask 301 high school students about: romantic relationships, sexual behavior and risk perceptions. It was identified that the adolescents underestimate their own risk of contagion when they compare themselves with other individuals and also when they consider past and future possible HIV contagion. Love does not appear to be directly associated with the self-perception of risk, however, in conjunction with dating, it is a complicating factor for protected sex and was also related to the underestimation of risk of the partner. It was observed that stable relationships and love increase the students’ vulnerability to acquire HIV, because of the association of these with trust in the partner and the justification of risky practices, such as the non-use of condoms.

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