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dc.titleThe Impact of ICT on Adolescents' Perceptions and Consumption of Substances
dc.contributor.authorBalsa, Ana
dc.contributor.authorGandelman, Néstor
dc.contributor.authorPorzecanski, Rafael
dc.contributor.orgunitDepartment of Research and Chief Economist
dc.coverageUruguay
dc.date.available2011-09-26T00:00:00
dc.date.issue2010-11-01T00:00:00
dc.description.abstractThis paper reports the results of a three-month randomized controlled trial to estimate the impact of an Internet and mobile telephone short message service (SMS) intervention on adolescents' information about substances and rates of consumption. A low percentage of participants logged on to the Web platform, but most participants were reached through e-mails and SMS. It is found that the intervention was able to affect awareness that certain substances are drugs, but no significant changes in consumption habits were found.
dc.format.extent25
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0011276
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/english/document/The-Impact-of-ICT-on-Adolescents-Perceptions-and-Consumption-of-Substances.pdf
dc.language.isoen
dc.mediumAdobe PDF
dc.publisherInter-American Development Bank
dc.subjectYouth and Children
dc.subjectHealth
dc.subjectInnovation
dc.subject.jelcodeC93 - Field Experiments
dc.subject.jelcodeI1 - Health
dc.subject.jelcodeO31 - Innovation and Invention: Processes and Incentives
dc.subject.keywordsinternet, teenagers, adolescents, smoking, drugs, alcohol, randomized trial
idb.identifier.pubnumberWorking Papers
idb.operationRG-K1088
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