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Baltic Sea Regional Study on Adolescents' Sexuality 2003-2004

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General Info
Original or alternative title 
NOVA Rapport 18/2007
Provider 
Oslo and Akershus University College
Tabulations only
Geography 
Estonia (EST)
Lithuania (LTU)
Norway (NOR)
Poland (POL)
Russian Federation (RUS)
Sweden (SWE)
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Coverage type 
Country
Time period covered 
01/2003 - 12/2004
Series or system 
Baltic Sea Regional Study on Adolescents' Sexuality
Data type
Survey
Summary 

This report details the tabulated results of the Baltic Sea Regional Study on Adolescents' Sexuality. This study was done in several member countries of the Council of the Baltic States from 2003 through 2004. The purpose of the survey was to gather information on the sexual abuse and exploitation of adolescents around the age of 18 years old.

The data were collected through self-completed questionnaires filled out during class. The questionnaire was developed by researchers at Norwegian Social Research and contained the main topics of sexual abuse, mental health symptoms, sexual behavior, drug use, and tobacco use. The surveys were performed in each country with the help of country-specific organizations.

Keywords 
Adolescents, Alcohol use, Alcohol use disorders, Cannabis use disorders, Childhood sexual violence, Crime, Education, Family composition, Illicit drug use, Mental health symptoms, Reproductive and sexual risk factors, Sexual behavior, Sexual violence, Tobacco smoking, Violence
GHDx Entry last modified on: Jan 28, 2019