Argentina Global School-Based Student Health Survey 2018
General Info
Coverage type
Country
Time period covered
January, 2018 - December, 2018
Series or system
Data type
Survey:
Cross-sectional - Facility (non-health) - Individual - Subnationally representative
Summary
The purpose of the Global School-Based Student Health Survey was gather data on he behavioral risk factors and protective factors among young people ages 13 to 15 years. The data were collected through self-completed questionnaires delivered in schools. The topics covered included alcohol use, dietary behaviors, drug use, hygiene, mental health, physical activity, protective factors, sexual behaviors, tobacco use, violence, and unintentional injury.
Keywords
Absenteeism, Adolescents, Age at first sex, Alcohol use, Amphetamine use disorders, Birth control pills, Body mass index, Bullying, Burns, Cannabis use disorders, Condoms, Contraceptives, Dental care, Education, FFQ, Falls, Foreign bodies, Fruits, Health behaviors, Health literacy, Height, Hygiene, Illicit drug use, Immunization, Injuries, Interpersonal violence, Leisure activities, Lifestyle risk factors, Mass media, Mental health symptoms, Opioid use disorders, Oral hygiene, Physical activity, Poisonings, Poverty, Processed foods, Reproductive and sexual risk factors, Road traffic injuries, School enrollment, Seat belts, Secondhand smoke, Self-inflicted injuries, Sexual behavior, Sleep disorders, Smokeless tobacco use, Socioeconomic risk factors, Sugar-sweetened beverages, Suicide, Tobacco smoking, Traditional birth control, Unintentional injuries, Vegetables, Violence, Weight
Citation
Publisher
Publication year
2021
Suggested citation
Ministry of Health and Social Development (Argentina). Argentina Global School-Based Student Health Survey 2018. Geneva, Switzerland: World Health Organization (WHO), 2021.