Cardoso, Ana RuteVerner, Dorte2012-05-292012-05-292008-03https://hdl.handle.net/10986/6560Using an extensive survey that addresses risk factors faced by the population in the shantytowns (favelas) of Fortaleza, Brazil, the aim of this paper is to study risk-taking behavior by youth, focusing on drug use and teenage pregnancy. The paper analyzes the impact of factors such as exposure to mass media, the existence of support networks, self-esteem, and the occurrence of violence at home and in the neighborhood, on the probability of risk-taking behavior. A bivariate probit model is estimated. The findings indicate that reliance on support networks and exposure to mass media are associated with a lower probability of either type of risk behavior. Living in a violent home increases drug consumption. Race does not have a significant impact on either type of behavior.CC BY 3.0 IGOADOLESCENTADOLESCENT FERTILITYADOLESCENT REPRODUCTIVE HEALTHADOLESCENT SEXUAL BEHAVIORADOLESCENT WOMENADULTHOODAGEDALCOHOLALCOHOL CONSUMPTIONALCOHOL USEBIRTHSCHILD LABORCONDOM USECONTRACEPTIVE USECONTRACEPTIVESCRIMEDECISION MAKINGDECLINE IN FERTILITYDIVORCEDROPOUTDRUG CONSUMPTIONDRUG USEDRUG USERSDRUGSEMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIESEPIDEMICFAMILY BACKGROUNDFAMILY PLANNINGFAMILY PLANNING PERSPECTIVESFEMALEFEMALE ADOLESCENTSFEMALE CONDOMFEMALESFERTILITY BEHAVIORFERTILITY RATESFIRST INTERCOURSEFIRST SEXUAL INTERCOURSEGENDERGIRLSHIVHIV INFECTIONHUMAN DEVELOPMENTHUMAN RIGHTSINFLUENCE OF ALCOHOLINTERNATIONAL FAMILY PLANNINGINTERNATIONAL FAMILY PLANNING PERSPECTIVESLABOR MARKETMALESMASS MEDIAMIDDLE EASTMOTHERNUMBER OF CHILDRENNUMBER OF CHILDREN PER WOMANPOLICY RESEARCHPOLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPERPOPULATION ASSOCIATIONPOPULATION DIVISIONPOPULATION RESEARCHPREGNANCY RATESPROGRESSPROMISCUITYPSYCHOLOGISTSRADIOREPRODUCTIVE HEALTHREPRODUCTIVE HEALTH PROGRAMRISK BEHAVIORRISK FACTORSRISK-TAKINGRISK-TAKING BEHAVIORRISKY BEHAVIORRISKY SEXUAL BEHAVIORRISKY SEXUAL BEHAVIORSSCHOOLSSELF-ESTEEMSEXUAL ACTIVITYSEXUAL BEHAVIORSEXUAL BEHAVIORSSEXUAL INITIATIONSEXUAL INTERCOURSESEXUAL INTERCOURSE AMONG ADOLESCENTSSEXUAL RELATIONSHIPSEXUAL RELATIONSHIPSSEXUALITYSEXUALLY ACTIVESMOKINGSOCIAL AFFAIRSSOCIAL CHANGESSOCIAL DEVELOPMENTSOCIAL EXCLUSIONSOCIAL MOBILITYSOCIAL NORMSSTDSUB-SAHARAN AFRICASUBSTANCE USESUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENTTEENTEEN PREGNANCYTEEN YEARSTEENAGE EMPLOYMENTTEENAGE FERTILITYTEENAGE MOTHERSTEENAGE PREGNANCYTEENAGERTEENAGERSTELEVISIONTVUNSAFE SEXUSE OF CONTRACEPTIVESUSE OF DRUGSVIOLENCEVIOLENCE AT HOMEYOUNG PEOPLEYOUTHYOUTH SMOKINGYOUTHSWorld Bank10.1596/1813-9450-4548