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Argentina Global School-Based Student Health Survey 2018

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General Info
Provider 
WHO NCD Microdata Repository
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Geography 
Argentina (ARG)
Coverage type 
Country
Time period covered 
01/2018 - 12/2018
Series or system 
STEPS Global School-Based Student Health Survey (GSHS)
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
GHDx Entry last modified on: Mar 14, 2025