Alcohol use as a predictor of child-to-parent violence in adolescents from southern Mexico.

Objective: To analyze the relationship and effect of alcohol use on Child-to-Parent Violence (CPV).

Method: Cross-sectional, observational study with a quantitative approach, carried out through online data collection using the Conflict Tactics Scale (CTS2) and the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) in 318 high school adolescents from southern Mexico.

Results: Moderate and significant relationships were found between alcohol use and verbal (rs = 0.

Perceived risk and decisional balance to HIV testing in men who have sex with men from Monterrey, Mexico.

Unlabelled: The perceived risk to HIV and the decisional balance (pros and cons) towards HIV testing are fundamental aspects for understanding the motivation of men who have sex with men to engage in behaviours that reduce or increase the risk of infection with the virus.

Objectives: To describe the perceived risk of HIV and the decisional balance towards HIV testing and determine the association between perceived risk and the decisional balance towards HIV testing of men who have sex with men.

Method: Descriptive correlational design, we used respondent-driven sampling, with which we recruited 202 men who have sex with men.