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These risk and vulnerability factors are part of a complex biopsychosocial matrix, encompassing multiple factors, such as inherited biological determinants and psychological, societal, and cultural influences, which affect an adolescent\u2019s overall wellbeing. In Morocco, similar to other developing countries, adolescents (young people aged from 15 to 19\u2009years) constitute a substantial proportion of the population (almost 9%). However, studies about adolescents\u2019 health in developing countries are scarce. In this study, we describe adolescents\u2019 somatic health in a sample of high school students from the city of Tetouan, Morocco, and investigate how negative psychosocial factors, such as parental alcohol use problems and\/or the experience of abuse, may influence them.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The study sample included 655 adolescents (315 boys and 340 girls, M\u2009=\u200916.64\u2009years, range\u2009=\u200915\u201318\u2009years) from conviniently selected classes of four high schools in the city of Tetouan in Morocco. The students responded to a survey that assessed the prevalence of somatic complaints\/disorders. They also indicated whether they had ever experienced physical and\/or psychological abuse and whether they had parents with alcohol use problems.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>More than half of the adolescents suffered from headaches and one-third had substantial problems with diarrhea or constipation. Both problems were more common in female students. The third most frequent somatic problem, affecting one in four in both genders, was allergy. Almost one-third of Moroccan adolescents (significantly more boys than girls; p\u2009 =\u20090.004) reported no somatic complaints. In adolescents who reported parental alcohol use problems and\/or experience of physical and\/or psychological abuse, the prevalence of several somatic complaints (epilepsy, migraine, headache, diarrhea\/constipation, gluten intolerance, allergy, and skin or thyroid disease) increased highly significantly compared to the adolescents who reported no such psychosocial environmental factors.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The results suggest that only 3 in 10 urban-living Moroccan adolescents are free of somatic complaints, while the majority suffer from some somatic problems, most often headaches and diarrhea\/constipation. The association of certain negative psychosocial factors with adolescents\u2019 somatic health suggests the need of a holistic approach to the treatment of affected adolescents.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1177\/2050312119852527","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2019,5,22]],"date-time":"2019-05-22T04:23:17Z","timestamp":1558498997000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/sage-journals-update-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":14,"title":["Somatic health and its association with negative psychosocial factors in a sample of Moroccan adolescents"],"prefix":"10.1177","volume":"7","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-9692-2397","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Btissame","family":"Zouini","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Abdelmalek Essaadi University, Tetouan, Morocco"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Anis","family":"Sfendla","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Abdelmalek Essaadi University, Tetouan, Morocco"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Meftaha","family":"Senhaji","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Abdelmalek Essaadi University, Tetouan, Morocco"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Maria","family":"R\u00e5stam","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund University, Lund, Sweden"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"N\u00f3ra","family":"Kerekes","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Health Sciences, University West, Trollh\u00e4ttan, Sweden"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"179","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2019,5,22]]},"reference":[{"key":"bibr1-2050312119852527","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.adolescence.2010.05.019"},{"key":"bibr2-2050312119852527","unstructured":"Report of Word Health Organization (WHO). 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