Abstract :
Background: Adolescent risk taking behaviors are common throughout the world. However, such
data is scarce in rural areas.
Objective: To assess the prevalence of health risk behavior among the adolescents in rural Goa.
Method: This community based cross sectional study was conducted in the schools and colleges
under rural area of sub center Mandur among 904 adolescents. Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance
System was utilized to study the prevalence of health risk behavior in adolescents.
Keyword :
Road Risk behavior, Violence, Tobacco Use, Physical Inactivity.