"Risk-Taking" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Undertaking a task involving a challenge for achievement or a desirable goal in which there is a lack of certainty or a fear of failure. It may also include the exhibiting of certain behaviors whose outcomes may present a risk to the individual or to those associated with him or her.
| Descriptor ID |
D012309
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F01.145.722
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| Concept/Terms |
Risk Behavior- Risk Behavior
- Behavior, Risk
- Behaviors, Risk
- Risk Behaviors
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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Risk-Taking".
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Risk-Taking".
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2006 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2008 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2009 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2010 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2011 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2012 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2013 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2014 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 2015 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| 2016 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2017 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2018 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 2019 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2020 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2021 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 2022 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Risk-Taking" by people in Profiles.
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95-95-95 HIV indicators among children younger than 15 years in South Africa: results from the 2017 national HIV prevalence, incidence, behaviour, and communication survey. AIDS Res Ther. 2025 Jan 14; 22(1):6.
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Bisexuality among Men who have Sex with Men in Sub-Saharan Africa: Findings from the HPTN 075 Study. AIDS Behav. 2025 Mar; 29(3):747-759.
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Examining Associations Between Mental Health, IPV Exposure, HIV Risk Behaviors, and PrEP Use in South African Women: An Analysis of Data from the Charisma Study. AIDS Behav. 2023 Jun; 27(6):2030-2040.
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The potential effect of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) roll-out on sexual-risk behaviour among adolescents and young people in East and southern Africa. Afr J AIDS Res. 2022 Mar; 21(1):1-7.
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Emotional Violence is Associated with Increased HIV Risk Behavior Among South African Adolescent Girls and Young Women in the HPTN 068 Cohort. AIDS Behav. 2022 Jun; 26(6):1863-1870.
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Impact of excluded studies on medical male circumcision and HIV risk compensation. Lancet Glob Health. 2021 11; 9(11):e1505.
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Effects of Early Social Bonds on Adolescent Trajectories of Sexual Risk Behaviors Among South African Girls. AIDS Behav. 2022 Apr; 26(4):1173-1182.
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Initial engagement and persistence of health risk behaviors through adolescence: longitudinal findings from urban South Africa. BMC Pediatr. 2021 01 11; 21(1):31.
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Longitudinal Associations of Pubertal Timing and Tempo With Adolescent Mental Health and Risk Behavior Initiation in Urban South Africa. J Adolesc Health. 2021 07; 69(1):64-73.
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Alcohol Consumption and Sexual Risk Behavior in an Aging Population in Rural South Africa. AIDS Behav. 2021 Jul; 25(7):2023-2032.