Focusing on men in the Cayman Islands
- Boys commit suicide at a rate approximately 3.5 times that of girls.
- Boys experience socio-emotional difficulties but are less likely to receive treatment for mental health problems.
- Boys are three times more likely than girls to carry a weapon.
- Boys are more likely than girls to be involved,and injured, in physical fights.
- Use of alcohol and illegal drugs is higher among teen boys.
- Teen boys are more likely to have had four or more sexual partners than girls—and less likely to have been tested for HIV.
- Boys are more likely than girls to be the victims of serious violent crime.
- Male drivers are involved in twice as many fatal crashes as females.
- One in six boys are sexually abused before age 18.
Published November 13, 2014
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