BACKGROUND Physical activity and sedentary behaviour are important contributors to adolescents' health. These behaviours may be affected by the school and neighbourhood built environments. However, current evidence on such effects is mainly limited to Western countries. The International Physical Activity and the Environment Network (IPEN)-Adolescent study aims to examine associations of the bu...

School dropout and child marriage are interrelated outcomes that have an enormous impact on adolescent girls. However, the literature reveals gaps in the empirical evidence on the link between child marriage and the dropout of girls from school. This study identifies the 'tipping point' school grades in Nepal when the risk of dropout due to marriage is highest, measures the effect of child marr...

Background: Regular physical activity contributes positively to physical and psychological health. In the present study, the stages of change of physical activity and the total physical Aims: The aim of this study was to investigate the proportion of adolescent girls in each stages of change and the causative factors associated with physical activity such as the related social support and self ...

An early pregnancy often puts an end to a girls’ education. However, few studies have investigated which factors affect adolescents’ school discontinuation during pregnancy. This study interviewed 1,046 adolescent mothers from the Eastern Cape province in South Africa. The results showed that quarter of school-going girls withdrew - many as first trimester. School withdrawal was associated with...

quality of life in adolescent girls with diabetes hemmati maslakpak m[1]* received: 22 jun, 2012 accepted: 20 sep, 2012abstractbackground & aims: quality of life is now recognized as an important outcome for adolescents with diabetes. diabetes may affect men and women equally, but the suffering associated with the disease when it appears in adolescent girls will have disastrous effects on their...

BACKGROUND Low caste adolescent girls living in rural northern Karnataka are at increased risk of school drop-out, child marriage, and entry into sex-work, which enhances their vulnerability to HIV, early pregnancy and adverse maternal and child health outcomes. This protocol describes the evaluation of Samata, a comprehensive, multi-level intervention designed to address these structural drive...

Early pregnancy in secondary schools is a problem of great concern. It likely to affect the academic achievement, for instance adolescent girls. Hence, purpose this paper therefore, was assess effects early on girls’ achievement public Bugesera District, Rwanda. The study adopted correlation research design. target population 220, including 200 students, 15 teachers and 5 school head teachers. ...

The purpose of this study was to examine longitudinal connections among young adolescent heterosocial involvement (i.e., mixed-sex interactions), peer pressure for thinness, and body dissatisfaction. Three years of self-report questionnaire data were collected from 88 adolescent girls as they completed 6th through 8th grades. Results indicated that the relation between heterosocial involvement ...

Objectives: To assess the awareness and attitude regarding teenage pregnancy among adolescent girls.
 Methods: A descriptive cross- sectional design was carried out 334 girls of school students Chandannath Municipality, Jumla.
 Results: Awareness inadequate in 68% girls, moderate 26% adequate only 6%. Attitude to denounce good 58.1%, neutral 34.4% unfavorable in7.5%. There no relation...

In the United States, girls and boys have similar science achievement, yet fewer girls aspire to science careers than boys. This paradox emerges in middle school, when peers begin to play a stronger role in shaping adolescent identities. We use complete network data from a single middle school and theories of gender, identity, and social distance to explore how friendship patterns might influen...