Parcourir Health and Wellbeing par sujet "Adolescents"
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Adolescent Menstrual Health Must Go Beyond Pads
(BMJ, 2025)Girls and women experience various types of vaginal bleeding - ranging from menstruation and postpartum bleeding to bleeding linked to reproductive health conditions such as fibroids or cancer. Across most societies, ... -
Diminishing Benefits of Urban Living for Children and Adolescents' Growth and Development
(National Library of MedicineResearchGate, 2023)Optimal growth and development in childhood and adolescence is crucial for lifelong health and well-being1-6. Here we used data from 2,325 population-based studies, with measurements of height and weight from 71 million ... -
Ecological Analysis of Barriers to Access and Utilization of Adolescents Sexual and Reproductive Health Services in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Qualitative Systematic Review
(National Library of MedicineResearchGate, 2023)In sub-Saharan African countries (SSA), despite the efforts to enable adolescents to access sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services, there are limited systematic review studies that comprehensively synthesize barriers ... -
Exposure to Violence, Adverse Life Events and the Mental Health of Adolescent Girls in Nairobi Slums
(National Library of MedicineBMC Public Health, 2022)Introduction: Mental health problems rank among the leading causes of disability among young people globally. Young people growing up in urban slums are exposed to adverse childhood experiences, violence, and other ... -
Global, Regional, and National Prevalence of Child and Adolescent Overweight and Obesity, 1990 - 2021, with Forecasts to 2050: A Forecasting Study for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021.
(The Lancet, 2025)Despite the well documented consequences of obesity during childhood and adolescence and future risks of excess body mass on non-communicable diseases in adulthood, coordinated global action on excess body mass in early ... -
Lived Experiences of Pregnant and Parenting Adolescents in Africa. A Scoping Review
(BioMed CentralPubMed Central, 2023)Previous studies have not synthesized existing literature on the lived experiences of pregnant and parenting adolescents (aged 10-19) in Africa. Such evidence synthesis is needed to inform policies, programs, and future ... -
Sexual Violence among Young Women in Nigeria: A Cross-Sectional Study of Prevalence, Reporting and Care-Seeking Behaviours
(National Library of MedicineResearchGate, 2023)Background: Only a few studies, mostly hospital-based, have examined sexual violence among young people women in Nigeria. We examined the prevalence, correlates, perpetrators, reporting of and health-seeking behaviour for ...
