Bu Zhong, Juan Chen
Health information helps mitigate adolescent depression: A multivariate analysis of the links between health information use and depression management
Child: care, health and development
promoting cancer preventive behaviors among adolescents especially lower socioeconomic backgrounds crucial due significant impact health behaviors adolescence disease risk adulthood india witnessing rise cancer incidence mortality adolescence becomes pivotal stage establishing healthy habits emphasizing need early cancer prevention efforts crosssectional study used survey data 2242 adolescents attending public schools mumbai india multiple logistic regression conducted determine associations cancer preventive behaviors 1 individual social determinants health 2 media exposure merely 215 adolescents ate fruits vegetables daily 50 adolescents exercised 3 times week 20 adolescents admitted used tobacco andor supari girls found lower odds exercising well using tobacco andor supari wealth fathers education positively associated 3 cancer preventive behaviors media exposure negatively associated television exposure linked reduced fruits vegetables consumption movies social media exposure associated increased tobacco andor supari use findings suggest individual social determinants health media exposure influence cancer preventive health behaviors low socioeconomic status ses adolescents efforts increase awareness promote cancer preventive behaviors among adolescents particularly low ses adolescents population vulnerable poor health outcomes critical