The goal of this study was to examine the government's role in addressing severe poverty and lowering stunting rates Dompu Regency West Nusa Tenggara. Poverty are two major global challenges that affect all countries, including Indonesia. There various causative elements, economic food factors. Children from low-income families more likely suffer due their inability meet nutritional needs, as d...

INTRODUCTION A recent study at the Maroua Provincial Hospital revealed that hypertension in pregnancy was the first cause of maternal death, representing 17.5% of the 63 maternal deaths recorded between 2003 and 2005. Knowing little about the causes, this study was to identify the possible risk factors for hypertensive disorders in pregnancy. METHODS This case-control study was-done at the Ma...

OBJECTIVE To assess associations of gestational diabetes, existing diabetes, and glycosuria with adiposity and cardiometabolic risk factors in offspring at adolescence. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS Multivariable regression analyses were conducted in a prospective pregnancy cohort (n = 2,563-4,198 for different outcomes). Obstetric data were abstracted from clinical records. Offspring outcomes ...

BACKGROUND Fetal undernutrition is hypothesized to program blood pressure (BP) later in life. Human epidemiological studies that use birth weight as a proxy for fetal malnutrition fail to identify specific aspects of maternal nutrition responsible for programming. METHODS AND RESULTS We examined how maternal nutrition during pregnancy and infant birth weight relate to systolic and diastolic B...

BACKGROUND Studies have shown that maternal depression during pregnancy predicts offspring depression in adolescence. Child maltreatment is also a risk factor for depression. AIMS To investigate (a) whether there is an association between offspring exposure to maternal depression in pregnancy and depression in early adulthood, and (b) whether offspring child maltreatment mediates this associa...

Introduction: Low hemoglobin levels in pregnant women are global health problem that adversely affect the mother’s and newborn’s health. There is no study proving effect of anemia during adolescence pregnancy, especially Indonesian population. This aimed to investigate on level using Family Life Survey (IFLS) data. Methods: retrospective cohort used 1997, 2007 2014 IFLS The adolescents aged 10-...

Background: Currently, the number of adolescents who have sexual intercourse is increasing and those make a higher risk medical, psychological, social implications. This behaviour obviously leading to an increase adolescence pregnancy. Sex education counselling in many countries delivered by health care professionals. In Indonesia, there are some sex programs peer educators but their success re...

BACKGROUND Pregnancy rate among Iranian adolescents below 20 years of age is increasing. Pregnancy during adolescence is considered a social issue associated with medical, emotional, and social outcomes for the mother, child, and family. The current research examines the experience of pregnancy among Iranian adolescents. MATERIALS AND METHODS The qualitative content analysis method was used. ...

Introduction Prenatal period is the key time in human development. Many prenatal factors are well-known and increase risk of developing diseases’ after birth. Few studies indicated link between prevalence migraine childhood adolescence so far. We decided to broaden current knowledge investigate whether influence adulthood. The objective this study provide evidence relationship utero environment...

Female adolescence is the phase of growth and development bridging childhood and womanhood; a physical transition necessitating unique social and psychological adjustment. In physical terms, growth during adolescence includes the development of the sexual organs to full reproductive function, and contributes to the average female adult approximately 15 % of her height, 40 % of her weight (Hoey ...