A health profile of New Zealand youth who attend secondary school

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dc.contributor.author Watson, P.D. en
dc.contributor.author Clark, T.C. en
dc.contributor.author Denny, S.J. en
dc.contributor.author Fa'alau, F. en
dc.contributor.author Ameratunga, S.N. en
dc.contributor.author Robinson, E.M. en
dc.contributor.author Schaaf, D. en
dc.contributor.author Robinson, E.M. en
dc.contributor.author Crengle, S.M. en
dc.contributor.author Sporle, A.A. en
dc.contributor.author Merry, S.N. en
dc.contributor.author Adair, V. en
dc.contributor.author Dixon, R.S. en
dc.date.accessioned 2009-08-19T21:37:09Z en
dc.date.available 2009-08-19T21:37:09Z en
dc.date.issued 2003 en
dc.identifier.citation New Zealand Medical Journal 116 (1171), 2003 en
dc.identifier.issn 1175-8716 en
dc.identifier.other eid=2-s2.0-15844389017 en
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/2292/4745 en
dc.description An open access copy of this article is available and complies with the copyright holder/publisher conditions. en
dc.description.abstract Aim To determine the prevalence of selected health behaviours and protective factors in a representative population of New Zealand youth who attend secondary school. Methods The study sample comprised 12 934 Year 9 to 13 youth from 133 randomly selected secondary schools across New Zealand in 2001. A cross-sectional, anonymous, self-report survey was conducted, incorporating 523 questions in a multimedia computer assisted self-interview (M-CASI) format. Results The school response rate was 85.7% and the student response rate was 75.0%, resulting in an overall response rate of 64.3%. The final dataset comprised 9570 students (males 46.2%, females 53.8%) belonging to diverse ethnic groups (Maori 24.7%, NZ European 55.3%, Pacific 8.2%, and Asian 7.2%). Most students (males 94.2%, females 90.3%) rate their health as good or better, and 90% report the presence of a caring adult in their family or at school. More than one quarter of students (males 27.2%, females 27.6%) report riding in a car driven by a potentially intoxicated driver within the last four weeks. Students report high levels of suicidal thoughts (males 16.9%, females 29.2%), suicide attempts (males 4.7%, females 10.6%), and depressive symptoms (males 8.9%, females 18.3%). Conclusions This survey finds that most school students are healthy, but there are areas of serious concern including driving behaviours and mental health. Students report a high prevalence of positive connections with family and school; these connections are known sources of resiliency in the lives of young people. Findings of the current study support the implementation of the New Zealand Government’s newly released youth policies: the Youth Development Strategy Aotearoa and the Youth Health Action Plan. en
dc.publisher NZMA en
dc.relation.ispartofseries New Zealand Medical Journal en
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dc.source.uri http://www.nzma.org.nz/journal/116-1171/380/ en
dc.title A health profile of New Zealand youth who attend secondary school en
dc.type Journal Article en
dc.subject.marsden Fields of Research::320000 Medical and Health Sciences en
pubs.issue 1171 en
pubs.volume 116 en
dc.description.version VoR - Version of Record en
dc.rights.holder Copyright: New Zealand Medical Association (NZMA) en
dc.identifier.pmid 12740630 en
dc.rights.accessrights http://purl.org/eprint/accessRights/OpenAccess en


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