Health risk behavior pattern among students from Cartagena, Colombia: prevalence and associated variables.

The aim of the study was to determine the prevalence and variables associated with the pattern of risky health behavior (PRHB) among adolescent students in Cartagena, Colombia. A cross-sectional study was designed to investigate PRHB in a random cluster sample of students from middle and high schools. The associations were adjusted by logistic regression.

[Prevention of the onset of cigarette smoking in school: a critical approach to school-based studies].

This article explores the effectiveness of preventive interventions to smoking initiation in adolescents in school environment; it shows relevant aspects that account for the success or failure of those interventions and provides to professionals interested in the topic a selection of preventive strategies based on scientific evidence with the greatest impact when they are applied. It is concluded that the effectiveness of prevention programs on cigarette smoking initiation is partial and limited, because other interventions such as regulation of smoke-free areas, high price or control of sale and distribution are as important as the direct action on the new potential smokers.

[Predictors of Family Dysfunction among Adolescent Students].

Object: Determination of family dysfunction predictors in adolescent students of Cartagena, Colombia.

Methodology: A cross-sectional analytical research was conducted by means of a probabilistic sample per conglomerate of high-school students. Participation of students between 13 and 17 years was requested.

Stability of the Spanish version of the five-item Francis Scale of Attitude toward Christianity.

The aim of this study was to establish test-retest reliability of a Spanish version of the Francis Scale of Attitude toward Christianity (Campo-Arias, Oviedo, & Cogollo, 2009) among adolescent students in Cartagena, Colombia. A group of ninth grade students from two public schools in Colombia (N = 157) completed the five-item scale. Cronbach's alphas were .

[Homophobia among nursing students].

Homophobia is defined as a general negative attitude towards homosexual persons, with implications on public health. This fact has been less investigated among nursing students. The objective of this review was to learn about the prevalence of homophobia and its associated variables among nursing students.

[Predictive factors related to general well-being in adolescent students in Cartagena, Colombia].

Objective: Determining predictive factors related to well-being amongst adolescent students in Cartagena, Colombia.

Methods: An analytical, cross-sectional study was designed using a random sample of adolescent students who were enrolled in public and private schools in Cartagena. The students filled out an individual, anonymous questionnaire to investigate selfesteem, the intensity of their religious feeling (attitude towards Christianity), their general well-being (depressive symptoms) and level of family functioning.

Internal consistency of a five-item form of the Francis Scale of Attitude Toward Christianity among adolescent students.

The short form of the Francis Scale of Attitude Toward Christianity (L. J. Francis, 1992) is a 7-item Likert-type scale that shows high homogeneity among adolescents.

Internal consistency of a Spanish translation of the Francis Scale of Attitude Toward Christianity Short Form.

This study evaluated the internal consistency of a Spanish version of the short form of the Francis Scale of Attitude Toward Christianity based on responses of 405 Colombian adolescent students ages 13 to 17 years. This translated short-form version of the scale had an internal consistency of .80.