Risk behaviors are voluntary actions
that threaten to harm an individual’s mental or physical health, or increase
the likelihood of illnesses, injury, and premature death.
six categories of risk behaviors in
today’s adolescent
1. Behaviors that result in
unintentional and intentional injuries
2.Tobacco use
3.Alcohol and other drug use
4.Sexual behaviors
5. Dietary patterns that contribute
to disease
6. Insufficient physical activity
Unintentional
and Intentional Behaviors
Unintentional injuries are those
that occur as a result of accidents where there is no intent to harm.
Examples of accidental injuries
include those resulting from:
Being struck by an automobile or
being in an automobile crash ,Being injured in a fire ,
Careless play around water .
Tobacco
use
Although tobacco use is illegal for
individuals under the age of 18 in Bangladesh, there is a high
incidence of use among adolescents.
Tobacco use in adolescence is associated with a range of health-compromising
behaviors, including being involved in fights, carrying weapons, engaging in
high-risk sexual behavior, and using alcohol and other drugs.
Alcohol
and Other Drug Use
Alcohol is a psychoactive drug that
depresses the central nervous system. Alcohol comes in many forms including
clear, absolute liquid diluted and blended as beer, wine, or liquor. Alcohol
initially makes individuals feel relaxed and sociable, but with prolonged use,
these feelings will be replaced by feelings of depression, anger, loss of
control and drowsiness. Alcohol can also cause the following:
• Memory loss
• Addiction
• Liver, kidney, stomach, and
intestine damage
• Brain damage
In Bangladesh There are a high
percentage drug addicts amongst adolescents. But they have no place to go for
treatment.
Sexual
behaviors
That
result in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), other sexually transmitted diseases (STDs,) and unintended
pregnancy. Current
trends of sexual behavior among youth are alarming.
In
Bangladesh early marriage especially among female ,65% of young female marry
before 18 years. 27% Bangladeshi
adolescent already become mother 6% are already become with their first child.
50% of adolescent girls are stunted and 33%
adolescent girls are in rural areas are
wasted. And 43% adolescent girls
suffer from iron-deficiency anemia , iodine and vitamin A deficiency.
Insufficient Physical Activity
Another category of risky behavior
is insufficient physical activity.
When students are physically active,
they are more inclined to be energetic, maintain their ideal weight, and cope
with stress. In addition, students are less likely to have chronic diseases.
Currently, more than one-third of students do not get enough activity.
All over the situation in Bangladesh
on adolescent is in very difficult condition. Its very difficult to develop the
country without concerning adolescent health. For the sake of healthy future
generation now a days adolescent health care
become a big issue in Bangladesh.
