Ruchika Tara Mathur
r-tm.bsky.social
Ruchika Tara Mathur
@r-tm.bsky.social
PhD candidate | Health Promotion Research Centre | University of Galway

#ParticipatoryResearch #AdolescentHealth #SexualHealth #Reproductive Health
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18.3% of school aged children reported having gone to school or bed hungry. This has increased since 2002 (16.6%). #hunger #hbsc #hbsctrends #schoolchildren @uniofgalway.bsky.social @roinnslainte.bsky.social
June 4, 2025 at 9:46 AM
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The proportions of children drinking alcohol in Ireland have reduced very significantly from 33% in 1998 to 18% in 2022 as reported in the latest HBSC trends report #hbsctrends #hbsc #alcohol @uniofgalway.bsky.social @roinnslainte.bsky.social
June 4, 2025 at 9:38 AM
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HBSC Trends report that dieting or trying to lose weight in young people has increased by 12.7%. It was 11.9% in 2002 #HBSCtrends #HBSCIreland @uniofgalway.bsky.social @roinnslainte.bsky.social
June 3, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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HBSC Trends report a reduction in tobacco use amongst young people by 4.7%. It was 22.6% in 1998. #hbsctrends #HBSCIreland @uniofgalway.bsky.social @roinnslainte.bsky.social
June 3, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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HBSC study shows Decrease in Alcohol, cigarette and cannabis use among school aged children in Ireland #HBSCtrends #HBSC @historyatgalway.bsky.social @thejournal.ie

www.thejournal.ie/decrease-in-...
Decrease in alcohol, cigarette and cannabis use among school-aged children in Ireland
The University of Galway study has tracked shifts in young people’s behaviours over the past 25 years.
www.thejournal.ie
June 3, 2025 at 3:25 PM