TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2009//
TI  - Prevalence of weapons possession and associated factors and involvement in physical aggression among adolescents 15 to 18 years of age: a population-based study
JO  - Cadernos de Saude Publica
A1  - Silva, Ricardo Azevedo da
A1  - Jansen, Karen
A1  - Godoy, Russélia Vanila
A1  - Souza, Luciano Dias Mattos
A1  - Horta, Bernardo Lessa
A1  - Pinheiro, Ricardo Tavares
SP  - 2737
EP  - 2745
VL  - 25
IS  - 12
N2  - This cross-sectional, population-based study aimed to evaluate the prevalence of weapons possession and associated factors and involvement in physical aggression among adolescents 15 to 18 years of age (n = 960) in the city of Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil. Ninety of the city's 448 census tracts were selected, and 86 houses in each tract were visited. The statistical analysis used Poisson regression. Prevalence rates in the sample were 22.8% for involvement in fights with physical aggression and 9.6% for weapons possession in the previous 12 months. The study concluded that young males that use alcohol and/or illegal drugs and present minor psychiatric disorders show a higher probability of weapons possession and involvement in physical fights.<p /> <p>Language: pt</p>
LA  - pt
SN  - 0102-311X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -