[Relationships between psychosocial risk behavior and the family in adolescents' from Suba, an urban area in Bogotá].
OBJECTIVE
Assessing the relationship between adolescents' high-risk behaviour and family dynamics regarding structure and perception of family functionality.


METHODS
A cross-sectional, observational study was carried out on a population of 12,302 adolescents ranging in age from 10 to 19 years attending 12 public schools in the urban area of Suba (Bogota). A self-assessment questionnaire was administered, focusing on sexual behaviour, addiction, depression, violent behaviour and eating disorders.


RESULTS
There was 63 % prevalence regarding good family function and 7 % prevalence concerning severe family dysfunction; comparing these with high-risk behaviour revealed a relationship with violent behaviour (4.1 OR, 3.4-4.7 95 %CI), eating disorders (2.3 OR, 1.9-2.8 95 %CI) and sexual relationships (2.0 OR, 1.7-2.4 95 %CI).


CONCLUSIONS
Family dysfunction was found to be more frequently associated with high-risk behaviour in adolescents from low socioeconomic strata in Bogota than that found to derive from family structure. The strongest relationship was observed between violence and family.
Facultad de Medicina, Fundación Universitaria Juan N Corpas, Bogotá, Colombia. juan.gonzalez@juanncorpas.edu.co
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de la Hoz-Restrepo
D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior / Q000523:psychology; D002648:Child; D003105:Colombia; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003617:Dangerous Behavior; D003863:Depression / Q000209:etiology; D005195:Family Relations; D001068:Feeding and Eating Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D016017:Odds Ratio; D012309:Risk-Taking; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D012923:Social Class; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014505:Urban Population; D014754:Violence; D055815:Young Adult