Publication: Multiple behavioural risk factors of non-communicable diseases among adolescents in four Caribbean countries: Prevalence and correlates
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2021-12-01
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21910278
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03340139
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Mahidol University
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International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health. Vol.33, No.6 (2021), 305-312
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Supa Pengpid, Karl Peltzer Multiple behavioural risk factors of non-communicable diseases among adolescents in four Caribbean countries: Prevalence and correlates. International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health. Vol.33, No.6 (2021), 305-312. doi:10.1515/ijamh-2021-0021 Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/77566
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Multiple behavioural risk factors of non-communicable diseases among adolescents in four Caribbean countries: Prevalence and correlates
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Objectives: The study assessed the prevalence and associated factors of behavioural risk factors of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) among adolescents in four Caribbean countries. Content: In all 9,143 adolescents (15 years = median age) participated in the cross-sectional "2016 Dominican Republic, 2016 Suriname, 2017 Jamaica, and 2017 Trinidad and Tobago Global School-Based Student Health Survey (GSHS)". Eight behavioural risk factors of NCDs were assessed by a self-administered questionnaire. Summary: Prevalence of each behavioural NCD risk factor was physical inactivity (84.2%), inadequate fruit and vegetable intake (82.2%), leisure-time sedentary behaviour (49.6%), daily ≥2 soft drinks intake (46.8%), ever drunk (28.6%), twice or more days a week fast food consumption (27.6%), having overweight/obesity (27.4%), and current tobacco use (13.8%). Students had on average 3.6 (SD=1.4), and 79.0% had 3-8 behavioural NCD risk factors. In multivariable linear regression, psychological distress and older age increased the odds, and attending school and parental support decreased the odds of multiple behavioural NCD risk factors. Outlook: A high prevalence and co-occurrence of behavioural risk factors of NCDs was discovered and several factors independently contributing to multiple behavioural NCD risk factors were identified.