title: [Prevalence and factors associated with behavioral disorders in adolescents: a population-based study].
abstract: This study proposed to estimate the prevalence of behavioral disorders and associated factors in adolescents (11-15 years), using a cross-sectional design (n = 1,145). Subjects answered a self-administered questionnaire. Behavioral disorder was assessed with the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI). The study analyzed disorders in relation to gender, age, socioeconomic status, schooling, failure in school, religion, smoking, sedentary lifestyle, alcohol consumption, drug use, depression, and bullying (as victim). Ordinal regression was used for the statistical analysis, with a hierarchical model for the outcome. An estimated 29.2% of the sample presented behavioral disorders. In the multivariate analysis, the odds ratio for a male adolescent to present one additional point on the behavioral disorder scale was 2.04 (95%CI: 1.53-2.71). Alcohol consumption, drug use, and suffering bullying were associated with higher scores on the behavioral disorder scale. The findings also showed that the factors associated with behavioral disorder showed a strong interrelationship between health behaviors in adolescence.
authors.affiliation: Escola de Psicologia, Universidade Católica de Pelotas, Pelotas, Brasil. alcruzeiro@gmail.com
authors.forename: Ana Laura Sica
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Cruzeiro
authors.forename: Ricardo Azevedo da
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Silva
authors.forename: Bernardo Lessa
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Horta
authors.forename: Luciano Dias de Mattos
authors.initials: LD
authors.lastname: Souza
authors.forename: Augusto Duarte
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Faria
authors.forename: Ricardo Tavares
authors.initials: RT
authors.lastname: Pinheiro
authors.forename: Inessa de Oliveira
authors.initials: Ide O
authors.lastname: Silveira
authors.forename: Cecília Dieguez
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Ferreira
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D017677:Age Distribution; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D019955:Conduct Disorder / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D039721:Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders; D004812:Epidemiologic Methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D017678:Sex Distribution; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors