Exploring Risk Behaviours: Analysis Of Adolescents' Time Use in Urban Slums of Dhaka City

This study analysed the time use data and explored multiple risk behaviours among adolescents in selected urban slums of Dhaka City. The study aimed to provide a comprehensive understanding of the participation rate of urban slum adolescents in various types of risk behaviours, the daily time allocation of adolescents engaged in such behaviours, and the temporal distribution of risk behaviour occurrences throughout the day. Utilizing an exploratory sequential mixed-method research design, the study employed both qualitative and quantitative tools to gather data on time use, and risk behaviours. The study revealed alarming rate of engagement of urban slum adolescents in substance use and distribution, including tobacco and illicit drugs, alongside notable engagement in risky technology-related behaviours such as online gambling, gaming, and the creation and consumption of explicit digital content. The evening hours emerged as the peak period for engaging in risk behaviours among adolescents in selected urban slums of Dhaka City.