Xuan Li, Yadeta Dessie, Mary Mwanyika-Sando, Nega Assefa, Ourohiré Millogo, Adom Manu, Angela Chukwu, Justine Bukenya, Rutuja Patil, Siyu Zou, Hanxiyue Zhang, Lina Nurhussien, Amani Tinkasimile, Till Bärnighausen, Sachin Shinde, Wafaie W Fawzi, Kun Tang
BACKGROUND: Despite lifelong and detrimental effects, the co-occurrence of health risk behaviors (HRBs) during adolescence remains understudied in low- and middle-income countries. This study examines the co-occurrence of HRBs and its correlates among adolescents in sub-Saharan Africa, China, and India. METHODS: A multi-country cross-sectional study was conducted in 2021-2022, involving 9697 adolescents (aged 10-19 years) from eight countries, namely Burkina Faso, China, Ethiopia, India, Ghana, Nigeria, Tanzania, and Uganda...
April 2024: EClinicalMedicine