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  Research Brief: High Risk Behavior among Adolescent Boys: A Matter of Serious Concern

  By SUJITH MATHEW, SUSHMA KUMARI SAINI, J.S. THAKUR

  Abstract: Objective: To assess the high risk behavior among adolescent boys (15–19 years) in the resettled colony of Chandigarh. Methods: Cross-sectional study was done to interview 301 study subjects. Systematic random sampling has been used in this study. Results: Adolescent boys were abusing alcohol (27.2%), cigarette (11%), cannabis and other drugs (6.6%). More than half of the adolescent boys had a good knowledge about sexually transmitted diseases (59%). Only one-third of …

  Published in International Journal of Pediatric Nursing · Vol. 2, Issue 1, 2016 Read article →