Early Identification of At-Risk Youth in Latin America : An Application of Cluster Analysis

A new literature on the nature of and policies for youth in Latin America is emerging, but there is still very little known about who are the most vulnerable young people. This paper aims to characterize the heterogeneity in the youth population a...

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Main Authors:	Bagby, Emilie, Cunningham, Wendy
Format:	Policy Research Working Paper
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	ACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICES ADDICTION ADOLESCENT ADOLESCENT HEALTH ADOLESCENT MEDICINE ADOLESCENT MOTHERS ADOLESCENTS ADULTHOOD AGE OF MARRIAGE AGED ALCOHOL ALCOHOL USE ARMED CONFLICT AVERAGE AGE BULLETIN CHILD HEALTH CHILDBEARING CHILDHOODS COCAINE COMMITTEE ON POPULATION COMMUNITY HEALTH CONDOM CONDOM USE CONDOMS CONTRACEPTION CRIME CULTURAL CHANGE DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DISCRIMINATION DOCTORS DROPOUT DROPOUTS DRUG USE DRUGS EARLY IDENTIFICATION EARLY SEXUAL INITIATION ECONOMIC INEQUALITY FAMILIES FAMILY MEMBERS FATHER FATHERS FEMALE FEMALES FIRST CHILD FIRST PREGNANCY FIRST SEXUAL EXPERIENCE GENDER GENDERS GIRLS HEALTH MANAGEMENT HEALTH PROMOTION HOSPITALS HOUSEHOLD POVERTY HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDIGENOUS PEOPLES INDOOR AIR POLLUTION INTERVENTION LABOR FORCE LATIN AMERICAN LEVELS OF EDUCATION MARIJUANA MARIJUANA USE MARRIAGE AGE MEDICAL SERVICES MENTAL HEALTH MOTHER OBESITY OLD AGE OLDER AGE GROUPS OLDER MALES PARENT EDUCATION PARENTAL CONSENT PARENTAL EDUCATION PERSONALITY POLICY RESEARCH POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER POLITICAL PARTIES POLLUTION POPULATION CENTER PREGNANCY PRIMARY EDUCATION PRIMARY SCHOOL PRIVATE LIFE PROGRESS PSYCHOLOGICAL ABUSE PSYCHOLOGY PSYCHOSOCIAL DEVELOPMENT PUBLIC HEALTH RADIO REHABILITATION RELATIONSHIP WITH PARENTS RELIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS RESPECT RISK BEHAVIOR RISK BEHAVIORS RISK FACTORS RISK GROUPS RISK TAKING RISK-TAKING RISKY BEHAVIOR RISKY SEX RISKY SEXUAL BEHAVIOR RISKY SEXUAL BEHAVIORS RURAL AREAS RURAL RESIDENCE RURAL YOUTH SAFE SEX SCHOOL QUALITY SCHOOL YEARS SCHOOLS SECONDARY EDUCATION SECONDARY SCHOOL SEXUAL ACTIVITIES SEXUAL ACTIVITY SEXUAL BEHAVIORS SEXUAL HEALTH SEXUAL INTERCOURSE SEXUAL PARTNERS SEXUAL PRACTICES SEXUAL RELATIONS SEXUALLY ACTIVE SMOKING SOCIAL EXCLUSION SOCIAL SCIENCES SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS SUBSTANCE ABUSE SUBSTANCE USE SUICIDE TOBACCO TOBACCO USE TV UNPROTECTED SEX URBAN AREAS URBAN YOUTH VIOLENCE VULNERABLE YOUNG PEOPLE WORKERS WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION YOUNG AGE YOUNG AGES YOUNG MALES YOUNG PERSON YOUTH YOUTH DEVELOPMENT YOUTH HEALTH YOUTH PARTICIPATION YOUTH POPULATION YOUTH VIOLENCE YOUTH SMOKING YOUTHS
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http://hdl.handle.net/10986/7571

Early Identification of At-Risk Youth in Latin America : An Application of Cluster Analysis

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