Adolescence in Curaçao

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Soraya Verstraeten, BAS, Msc (Editor)
Co-founder of the Institute of Public Health in Curaçao, (Volksgezondheid Instituut Curaçao)

Supa Pengpid, MPH, DrPH, MBA (Editor)
Professor at ASEAN Institute for Health Development, Mahidol University Thailand

Karl Peltzer (Editor)
Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS, STI and TB (HAST), Human Sciences Research Council, South Africa

Joav Merrick, MD, MMedSci, DMSc, (Editor)
Medical Director, Health Services, Division for Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, Ministry of Social Affairs and Social Services, Jerusalem, Israel
Division of Adolescent Medicine, KY Children’s Hospital, Department of Pediatrics, Lexington, Kentucky, USA
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Jerusalem, Israel
Division of Pediatrics, Hadassah Hebrew University Medical Centers, Mt Scopus Campus, Jerusalem, Israel
School of Public Health, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Series: Pediatrics, Child And Adolescent Health
BISAC: MED069000

In this book, we present research from the Curaçao “Global School-based Student Health Survey” (GSHS). The World Health Organization (WHO) and United States “Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)” in their collaboration around this survey help countries to assess ten behavioural risk and protective factors, including alcohol use, dietary behaviours, drug use, hygiene, mental health, physical activity, protective factors, sexual behaviours, tobacco use, violence and unintentional injury among adolescents.

In the survey, a self-administered questionnaire is used to obtain data on young people’s health behaviour and protective factors related to the leading causes of morbidity and mortality among children and adults worldwide. We hope that the results from this survey in Curaçao will inform stakeholders of the importance of a healthy school environment, for setting priorities, establishing programmes and advocating for school and youth health programmes and related policies.
(Imprint: Nova Medicine and Health)

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Preface

Introduction

Chapter 1. Global School-Based Student Health Survey in Curaçao
(Soraya Verstraeten, Supa Pengpid, DrPH, Karl Peltzer, PhD, and Joav Merrick, MD, DMSc, Institute for Public Health, Ministry of Public Health, Environment and Nature, Willemstad, Curaçao, and others)

Section One: Global School-Based Student Health Survey

Chapter 2. Prevalence and Correlates of Sexual Risk Behaviour among a National Sample of School-Going Adolescents in Curaçao
(Soraya Verstraeten, Supa Pengpid, DrPH, and Karl Peltzer, PhD, Institute for Public Health, Ministry of Public Health, Environment and Nature, Willemstad, Curaçao, and others)

Chapter 3. Risk and Protective Factors of Adolescent Pregnancy in Curaçao
(Soraya Verstraeten, Supa Pengpid, DrPH, and Karl Peltzer, PhD, Institute for Public Health, Ministry of Public Health, Environment and Nature, Willemstad, Curaçao, and others)

Chapter 4. Prevalence and Correlates of Sexual Violence Victimization among a National Sample of School-Going Adolescents in Curaçao
(Supa Pengpid, DrPH, and Karl Peltzer, PhD, ASEAN Institute for Health Development, Mahidol University, Salaya, Phutthamonthon, Nakhon Pathom, Thailand, and others)

Chapter 5. Effects of Forced Sexual Intercourse on Health Risk Behaviours and Mental Health among a National Sample of In-School Adolescents in Curaçao
(Supa Pengpid, DrPH, and Karl Peltzer, PhD, ASEAN Institute for Health Development, Mahidol University, Salaya, Phutthamonthon, Nakhon Pathom, Thailand, and others)

Chapter 6. Prevalence and Predictors of past 12 Months Physical Intimate Partner Violence Victimization among a National Sample of School-Going Adolescents in Curaçao
(Supa Pengpid, DrPH, Karl Peltzer, PhD, and Soraya Verstraeten, ASEAN Institute for Health Development, Mahidol University, Salaya, Phutthamonthon, Nakhon Pathom, Thailand, and others)

Chapter 7. Effects of Recent Physical Partner Violence Victimization on Health Risk Behaviours and Mental Health among a National Sample of In-School Adolescents in Curaçao
(Karl Peltzer, PhD, and Supa Pengpid, DrPH, Department of Research Administration and Development, University of Limpopo, Turfloop, South Africa, and others)

Chapter 8. Prevalence and Associated Factors of Weapon Carrying among In-School Adolescents in Curaçao: A Cross-Sectional National Survey
(Karl Peltzer, PhD, and Supa Pengpid, DrPH, Department of Research Administration and Development, University of Limpopo, Turfloop, South Africa, and others)

Chapter 9. High Alcohol Use and Misuse among Both Boys and Girls in a National Sample of School Adolescents in Curaçao
(Karl Peltzer, PhD, and Supa Pengpid, DrPH, Department of Research Administration and Development, University of Limpopo, Turfloop, South Africa, and others)
Chapter 10. Prevalence and Predictors of Short Sleep among a Nationally Representative Sample of School-Going Adolescents in Curaçao
(Karl Peltzer, PhD, Supa Pengpid, DrPH, and Soraya Verstraeten, Department of Research Administration and Development, University of Limpopo, Turfloop, South Africa, and others)

Chapter 11. Short Sleep Duration and Health Risk Behaviours among In-School Adolescents in Curaçao: Results from a National Cross-Sectional Survey
(Supa Pengpid, DrPH, Soraya Verstraeten and Karl Peltzer, PhD, ASEAN Institute for Health Development, Mahidol University, Salaya, Phutthamonthon, Nakhon Pathom, Thailand, and others)

Chapter 12. Prevalence and Associated Factors of Skipping Breakfast among School-Going Adolescents in Curaçao: A Cross-Sectional National Study
(Supa Pengpid, DrPH, and Karl Peltzer, PhD, ASEAN Institute for Health Development, Mahidol University, Salaya, Phutthamonthon, Nakhon Pathom, Thailand, and others)

Chapter 13. Skipping Breakfast and Its Association with Health Risk Behaviour and Mental Health among School-Going Adolescents in Curaçao: A Cross-Sectional National Study
(Karl Peltzer, PhD, and Supa Pengpid, DrPH, Department of Research Administration and Development, University of Limpopo, Turfloop, South Africa, and others)

Chapter 14. Suicide Attempt among In-School Adolescents in Curaçao: Prevalence and Associated Factors
(Karl Peltzer, PhD, and Supa Pengpid, DrPH, Department of Research Administration and Development, University of Limpopo, Turfloop, South Africa, and others)

Chapter 15. Unintentional Injuries and Associated Factors among In-School Adolescents in Curaçao: A National Cross-Sectional Study
(Supa Pengpid, DrPH, and Karl Peltzer, PhD, ASEAN Institute for Health Development, Mahidol University, Salaya, Phutthamonthon, Nakhon Pathom, Thailand, and others)

Chapter 16. Behavioural Risk Factors of Non-Communicable Diseases among School-Going Adolescents in Curaçao: A Cross-Sectional National Study
(Supa Pengpid, DrPH, and Karl Peltzer, PhD, ASEAN Institute for Health Development, Mahidol University, Salaya, Phutthamonthon, Nakhon Pathom, Thailand, and others)

Section Two: Acknowledgements

Chapter 17. About the Editors

Chapter 18. About the Institute for Public Health (Volksgezondheid Instituut Curaçao), Ministry of Public Health, Environment and Nature, Willemstad, Curaçao

Chapter 19. About the ASEAN Institute for Health Development, Mahidol University, Salaya, Phutthamonthon, Nakhon Pathom, Thailand

Chapter 20. Department of Research Administration and Development, University of Limpopo, Turfloop, South Africa

Chapter 21. About the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development in Israel

Section Three: Index

Index

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