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ArticleJournal of mother and child2022

Adolescent risk behaviours and family settings in Bulgaria: An evidence-based approach to effective family support policies.

Elitsa Dimitrova, Tatyana Kotzeva

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Article in Journal of mother and child, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Elitsa DimitrovaInstitute for Population and Human Studies - Bulgarian Academy of Sciences & Plovdiv University Paisii HilendarskiPlovdivBulgaria.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5697-220X
Tatyana KotzevaBurgas Free University & Institute for Population and Human Studies - Bulgarian Academy of SciencesBurgasBulgaria.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8823-4404

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Abstract

backgroundThe paper focuses on Bulgarian adolescents' behaviours that put their health at risk and their relationship to family-related characteristics: structure of family and material status, family support, communication with parents, parental monitoring and school-related parental support. It also discusses intervention programs with a focus on parent support gradient. MATERIAL AND

methodsThe analysis is based on the Bulgarian sample of Health Behaviour in School-Aged Children survey, the 2018 round. Logistic regression models of current cigarette smoking, regular alcohol consumption, sexual debut and current cannabis use are applied. Main national programs on adolescent health and the parental involvement component in them are also discussed.

resultsThe statistical analyses reveal significant gender and age differences in Bulgarian adolescents' health risk behaviours. Girls have significantly higher odds of smoking and are less likely to report an early start of sexual life. Odds of cigarette smoking and regular alcohol consumption increase with age. Children living with one parent have significantly higher odds of smoking, regular alcohol consumption and current cannabis use. Interactions between FAS and family support reveal that students who report low family support, regardless of the material status of the family, have significantly higher odds of health risk behaviours.

conclusionThe main contribution of the analysis reveals the alleviating effect of family support on socio-economic inequalities between families. An evidence-based approach delineating a preventive potential of family support on Bulgarian adolescents' health risk behaviours despite the level of family affluence provides solid arguments for increasing national family support programs.

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Adolescent BehaviorAlcohol DrinkingAdolescentBulgariaChildFemaleHumansPolicyRisk-Takingalcohol consumptioncannabis usecigarette smokingFamily settinginteraction of family affluence and family supportparental component in health promotion programssexual debut

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