SEXUAL BEHAVIOR OF STREET CHILDREN.

Introduction: Street children and youth are at risk of getting engaged in different behaviors including risky sexual behavior, which adversely affects their development and health. The aim of this study was to examine sexual behavior of street children and youth, and the risks and consequences associated with sexual behavior.

Material And Methods: A pilot study was conducted on a sample of 50 users of the Drop-in Centre for Street Children in Novi Sad, from 10 to 19 years of age.

Patterns of internet use and mental health of high school students in Istria County Croatia: cross-sectional study.

Aim: To examine associations between different forms of internet use and a number of psychological variables related to mental health in adolescents.

Methods: A cross-sectional survey was carried out on a representative sample of students (N=1539) from all high schools in the region of Istria in Croatia (14-19 years). The associations between four factors of internet use and nine mental health indicators were analyzed using canonical correlation analysis.

[Street children].

According to UNICEF, street child is any child under the age of 18 for whom the street has become home and/or source of income and which is not adequately protected or supervised by adult, responsible person. It has been estimated that there are between 100 and 150 million street children worldwide. Life and work on the street have long term and far-reaching consequences for development and health of these children.

[Hospital morbidity and mortality of adolescents in Vojvodina].

Introduction: The aim of this study was to analyze hospital morbidity and mortality of adolescents in Vojvodina in 2004.

Material And Methods: The analyzed data for hospital morbidity were obtained from the Reports on diseases and conditions of hospitalized patients in the Service for stationary-hospital treatment. Hospital mortality was analyzed on the basis of Documentation tables of vital statistics of Republic of Serbia.

[Mortality rate of adolescents in the Republic of Serbia].

Introduction: Adolescents are the healthiest age group of the population but many studies show that period of adolescence is marked by significant morbidity and mortality. Health indicators of adolescent population have been getting worse during past decades. The aim of this study was to determine mortality rate of adolescents in the Republic of Serbia to determine most common causes of death in adolescence and to explore regional differences in adolescent mortality.