Kent State University, College of Public Health, Kent, Ohio.
Department of Psychiatry, Case Western Reserve University, School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio.
J Adolesc Health. 2024 Sep;75(3):383-391. doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2024.03.001. Epub 2024 May 14.
The Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) is a well-established surveillance tool designed to document the health risk behaviors of youth. However, there is limited insight into the use of the survey outside of the United States. The aim of this scoping review was to assess the global presence and utilization of the YRBS.
A structured electronic search of all publication years (through February 2020) was conducted to identify articles in PubMed and EBSCOhost. The search identified 128 articles that used the YRBS beyond the United States.
More than one-third of all countries, territories, and dependencies were represented in the articles, with the greatest use among upper-middle and high-income economies and those in the East Asia and Pacific geographic region. Priority health-risk behaviors identified were alcohol and other drug use (51%), tobacco use (48%), and unintentional and intentional injuries (44%). The articles predominantly suggested that the survey data be used to influence programs, policies, and practices (57%).
The development and proliferation of surveillance systems has allowed for important contributions to public health. Extensive use of the YRBS is notable; however, greater efforts are needed to support more systematic and collaborative approaches for evaluating youth behaviors around the world.
青少年风险行为调查（YRBS）是一种成熟的监测工具，旨在记录青少年的健康风险行为。然而，对于该调查在美国以外的使用情况，我们的了解有限。本范围综述的目的是评估 YRBS 在全球的存在和使用情况。
通过对 PubMed 和 EBSCOhost 进行全面的电子搜索（截至 2020 年 2 月），以确定使用 YRBS 的文章。该搜索共确定了 128 篇在美国以外使用 YRBS 的文章。
文章涵盖了三分之一以上的国家、地区和属地，其中使用率最高的是中高收入经济体和东亚及太平洋地区。确定的优先健康风险行为包括酒精和其他药物使用（51%）、烟草使用（48%）和意外伤害（44%）。这些文章主要建议使用调查数据来影响项目、政策和实践（57%）。
监测系统的发展和普及为公共卫生做出了重要贡献。YRBS 的广泛使用值得注意；然而，需要做出更大的努力来支持更系统和协作的方法，以评估世界各地青少年的行为。
