Gender differences in the relationship between religiosity and health-related behaviour among adolescents

Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F61989592%3A15260%2F12%3A33141561" target="_blank" >RIV/61989592:15260/12:33141561 - isvavai.cz</a>
Result on the web
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/jech-2011-200914" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/jech-2011-200914</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/jech-2011-200914" target="_blank" >10.1136/jech-2011-200914</a>

Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Gender differences in the relationship between religiosity and health-related behaviour among adolescents
Original language description
Background An inverse relationship between religiosity and adolescent health-related behaviour has been repeatedly documented, but evidence regarding gender is scarce. The aim of this study was to assess the association between a wide range of adolescenthealthrelated behaviours and religiosity as well as gender differences in these associations. Methods Data were collected in 2010 in Slovakia on 3674 adolescents, with mean age of 14.9 years (response: 79.5%). ORs for levels of religiosity, measured byreligious attendance and religious salience, were calculated for 15 behaviours, such as the use of various substances, nutritional behaviour and violent behaviour. The authors then assessed the interactions of religiosity and gender on these behaviours.Results Religiosity was inversely associated with healtherisk behaviour in smoking, drunkenness, cannabis use, having breakfast, soft drinks consumption, screen-based activities and sexual intercourse among both genders and in truancy amo
Czech name
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Czech description
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Type
J<sub>x</sub> - Unclassified - Peer-reviewed scientific article (Jimp, Jsc and Jost)
CEP classification
FQ - Public health system, social medicine
OECD FORD branch
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Project
<a href="/en/project/EE.2.3.20.0063" target="_blank" >EE.2.3.20.0063: Social determinants of health among social and health disadvantaged groups of population</a><br>
Continuities
P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Publication year
2012
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

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