Adolescent and youth health as a social value of Kazakhstan

Authors:
S. Dikanbaeva , T. Slazhneva , Sh. Karzhaubaeva
Year:
2009
Number of pages:
50
Category:
Information-analytical materials
Topic:
Healthcare
Document type:
Research
Country:
Kazakhstan
Language:
Annotation
The study was conducted and prepared by the National Center for Problems of Healthy Lifestyles Development of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Kazakhstan with the assistance of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF). This statistical review reveals the socio-economic problems that are typical for people aged 15 to 24 in Kazakhstan. One of the study results is the characterization of behavioural factors among adolescents and young people as well as their dynamics and threats to the population that are associated with the use of psychoactive substances.