Jeancarlo Cordoba
Biographic Data
| ID | 6244149 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jeancarlo Cordoba |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jeancarlo |
| FAMILY NAME | Cordoba |
| SIGNATURE | CORDOBA J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Universidad de Costa Rica |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1587-3723 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Substance use risk screening and associated factors among Costa Rican secondary students
Background: Adolescent substance use (SU) is a significant public health concern in Latin America, however, representative data to guide prevention efforts remain limited. This study examined SU risk and potential associated factors among Costa Rican secondary students using the CRAFFT 2.1 screening tool. Methods: ≈ 354,330). Based on CRAFFT scores, students were classified into low-, medium-, and high-risk SU groups. Multinomial logistic regress…
Adolescent substance use in Costa Rica
Background: Adolescent substance use (alcohol, tobacco, e-cigarette, marijuana, and other illegal drug use) is a growing public health concern in Latin America. In Central America, Costa Rica consistently reports among the greatest rates of alcohol and marijuana use among secondary school students in the region. However, nationally representative, peer-reviewed studies examining prevalence and etiologic factors remain scarce. This study aimed to …
Prevalence and potential etiology of youth substance use in Costa Rica
Relationship between childhood obesity and socio-economic status among primary school children in Costa Rica
Objective: This article analyses the relationship between socio-economic status and the prevalence of overweight and obesity in the primary school population in Costa Rica. Design: A National School Weight/Height Census was disseminated across Costa Rica in 2016. The percentage of children who were overweight or obese was calculated by sex, age and socio-economic indicators (type of institution: private, public, mix; type of geographic location: …
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Relationship between childhood obesity and socio-economic status among primary school children in Costa Rica
Objective: This article analyses the relationship between socio-economic status and the prevalence of overweight and obesity in the primary school population in Costa Rica. Design: A National School Weight/Height Census was disseminated across Costa Rica in 2016. The percentage of children who were overweight or obese was calculated by sex, age and socio-economic indicators (type of institution: private, public, mix; type of geographic location: …
Prevalence and potential etiology of youth substance use in Costa Rica
Substance use risk screening and associated factors among Costa Rican secondary students
Background: Adolescent substance use (SU) is a significant public health concern in Latin America, however, representative data to guide prevention efforts remain limited. This study examined SU risk and potential associated factors among Costa Rican secondary students using the CRAFFT 2.1 screening tool. Methods: ≈ 354,330). Based on CRAFFT scores, students were classified into low-, medium-, and high-risk SU groups. Multinomial logistic regress…
Adolescent substance use in Costa Rica
Background: Adolescent substance use (alcohol, tobacco, e-cigarette, marijuana, and other illegal drug use) is a growing public health concern in Latin America. In Central America, Costa Rica consistently reports among the greatest rates of alcohol and marijuana use among secondary school students in the region. However, nationally representative, peer-reviewed studies examining prevalence and etiologic factors remain scarce. This study aimed to …
Public health (4 works) · Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes (3 works) · Substance use (3 works) · Demography (2 works) · Demography (2 works) · Environmental health (2 works) · Geography (2 works) · Logistic regression (2 works) · Medicine (2 works) · Psychological intervention (2 works)