OBJECTIVES To track and compare trends in diabetes rates from 1995 to 2007 for Status Aboriginal and general population youth. STUDY DESIGN Longitudinal observational research study (quantitative) using provincial administrative data. METHODS De-identified data was obtained from Alberta Health and Wellness administrative databases for Status Aboriginal (First Nations and Inuit people with T...

It is increasingly important for all citizens, and especially youth, to understand how viruses impact our health, communities and environment. Particularly for youth less interested in traditional science learning materials, comics may provide a way to engage teenagers with scientific information about viruses. We compared the impacts of different formats of educational materials on teenagers’ ...

Accurate processing of social and affective cues, especially facial cues, is important for human adaptation. Previous studies have examined depressed adults' sensitivity to identify emotional facial expressions, yet only one study has investigated this in depressed youth. In addition, very little is known about whether depressed individuals exhibit biases when incorrectly labeling, or misclassi...

INTRODUCTION Roll-your-own (RYO) cigarettes, or "rollies," represent an affordable alternative to manufactured cigarettes, especially among youth with a lower disposable income. This study characterizes changes in the prevalence of RYO tobacco current use between 2008 and 2010 in Canadian youth and examines the sociodemographic characteristics associated with RYO use in 2010. METHODS This stu...

High-profile and tragic massmurder events committed by teens periodically push youth violence into the national spotlight. Although the high-profile events are uncommon, homicide is still a leading cause of death among youth ages 10 to 24 years in the United States, and 10% of all serious violent crimes do involve a juvenile offender.1,2 With regard to any homicide, and especially those committ...

Background: According to both the WHO Europe and the European Commission, youth mental health is a key area of concern in Europe. Fifty-two European countries signed a declaration and action plan for mental health at the Helsinki Conference in January 2005, with youth mental health a top priority. Methods: This paper reviews the theory, research, and practice on the topic in the WHO European Re...

This paper examines factors that may predispose unmarried and unemployed out-of-school youth to risky sexual behaviour. Data for analysis were derived from the Behaviour Surveillance Survey carried out in Kenya in late 2002. A total of 6129 male and female unmarried and unemployed out-of-school youth in the age range 15-24 years were successfully interviewed. However, for this paper only a samp...

Title of Document: AWAKENING SLEEPING BEAUTY: PROMISES OF ETERNAL YOUTH PACKAGED THROUGH SCIENTIFIC INNOVATION Michelle H. Smirnova, M.A., 2008 Directed By: Professor Laura Mamo, Department of Sociology The definition of what constitutes “healthy” aging has recently experienced a shift in emphasis from internal to external components—especially for the white, affluent, heterosexual woman. The e...

Nigerian youth currently bear a disproportionate burden of the HIV epidemic. This paper presents findings on the occurrence of HIV-related discrimination among youth with HIV accessing care in Ibadan, Nigeria. A cross-sectional study was conducted and information on history of discrimination experienced by 170 youth with HIV was obtained. About 80% of respondents had disclosed their HIV status....

Objective The purpose of this article is to examine the relationship between mother–youth closeness and stigma stemming from police contact. Background Research increasingly indicates that police–youth encounters links contact compromised outcomes among youth, though less known about correlates criminal legal Close relationships, commonly understood be protective for youth outcomes, may one fac...