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Jamaica Youth Risk and Resiliency Behavior Survey 2005-2006

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General Info
Original or alternative title 
Jamaican School-based Survey on Risk and Resiliency Behaviours of 10-15 Year Olds
Provider 
Derek Gordon Databank, University of the West Indies
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Geography 
Jamaica (JAM)
Coverage type 
Country
Time period covered 
10/2005 - 02/2006
Data type
Survey:
  • Facility (non-health)
  • Individual
  • Interview
  • Nationally representative
Summary 

The Jamaica Youth Risk and Resiliency Behavior Survey (JYRRBS) 2005-2006 included a nationally representative sample of 3,003 students ages 10-15. Questionnaires collected information on participants' sociodemographics, physical activity, diet, health care use, alcohol and tobacco use, violence and unintentional injuries, and sexual behaviors. Anthropometric measurements were also collected.

Keywords 
Abortion, Adolescents, Age at first sex, Alcohol use, Alcohol use disorders, Anthropometry, Birth control pills, Burns, Condoms, Contraceptives, Crime, Emergency contraception, Fruits, Fruits and vegetables, Health care use, Health literacy, Height, Illicit drug use, Injectable contraceptives, Injuries, Intentional injuries, Interpersonal violence, Literacy, Living conditions, Mass media, Mental health symptoms, Physical activity, Pregnancy, Private health facilities, Public health facilities, Religion, Reproductive and sexual risk factors, Road traffic injuries, Self-inflicted injuries, Sexual behavior, Spermicides, Sugar-sweetened beverages, Suicide, Tobacco smoking, Traditional birth control, Traditional medicine, Vegetables, Weight, Body mass index, Abortive outcome, FFQ
GHDx Entry last modified on: Aug 5, 2021