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Tipo de Documento:	Artigo
Título :	Factors associated with violent behavior among adolescents in Northeastern Brazil
Autor :	Silva, Roberto Jerônimo dos Santos Soares, Nara Michelle Moura Oliveira, Antônio César Cabral de
Fecha de publicación :	2014
Resumen:	The aim of this study was to identify prevalence and factors associated with violent behavior among adolescents in Aracaju and Metropolitan region. The study included 2207 adolescents (16.03 ± 1.08 years old) enrolled in high schools of the State PublicNetwork. Violent behavior was identified from question 14 of the YRBS-2007 questionnaire with responses categorized as “never”and “one or more times.” Higher prevalence in males in relation to risk factors for adoption of violent behavior was found: cigaretteconsumption (7.3%), alcohol consumption (39.1%), and marijuana use (3.4%). Data analysis used descriptive statistics and logisticregression with hierarchical model at two levels: (a) sociodemographic variables and (b) behavioral variables. For both sexes,association between violent behavior and cigarette smoking (OR = 3.77, CI 95% = 2.06–6.92 and OR = 1.99, CI 95% = 1.04 to3.81, male and female, resp.) and alcohol consumption (OR = 3.38, CI 95% = 2.22 to 5.16 and OR = 1.83, CI 95% = 1.28 to 2.63, maleand female, resp.) was verified. It was concluded that violent behavior is associated with the consumption of alcoholic beveragesand cigarettes among adolescents.
Palabras clave :	Violent behavior Adolescents Brazil
ISSN :	1537-744X
Es parte de:	The Scientific World Journal
Idioma :	eng
Institución / Editorial :	Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Citación :	SILVA, R. J. S.; SOARES, N. M. M.; OLIVEIRA, A. C. C. Factors associated with violent behavior among adolescents in Northeastern Brazil. The Scientific World Journal, New York, n. 1, 2014. Disponível em: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1155/2014/863918. Acesso em: 19 fev. 2026.
License:	Creative Commons Atribuição 3.0 Não Adaptada (CC BY 3.0)
Identificador:	https://doi.org/10.1155/2014/863918
URI :	https://ri.ufs.br/jspui/handle/riufs/24604
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