Objective: Adolescence is a key period in the emergence of health practices which may persist even during the adulthood. One of the potentially hazardous health practices among adolescents is selfmedication (SM). In this context, the present study aimed to identify the prevalence and practice of SM and to assess the factors related to SM among high school students of UAE. Materials and Methods:...

BACKGROUND Motherhood is a significant and important aspect of life for many women around the globe. For women in communities where motherhood is highly desired, motherhood is considered crucial to the woman's identity. Teenage motherhood, occurring at a critical developmental stage of teenagers' lives, has been identified as having adverse social and health consequences. This research aimed to...

Evidence from several qualitative studies has suggested that the transition to motherhood has strong inhibitory effects on the delinquency and drug use trajectories of poor women. Quantitative studies, however, typically have failed to find significant parenthood or motherhood effects. We argue that the latter research typically has not examined motherhood in disadvantaged settings or applied t...

...................................................................................06 INTRODUCTION..............................................................................07 CHAPTER 1: OJIBWE BIRTHING AND MOTHERHOOD IN LOUISE ERDRICH’S THE PAINTED DRUM .......................................................24 CHAPTER 2: CHEROKEE BIRTHING AND MOTHERHOOD IN BETTY LOUISE BELL’S FACES IN THE M...

BACKGROUND In light of the growing emphasis on individualization in healthcare, it is vital to take the diversity of inhabitants and users into consideration. Thus, identifying shared perceptions among group members may be important in improving healthcare that is relevant to the particular group, but also perceptions of the staff with whom interactions take place. This study investigates how m...

Since the origins of humanity, motherhood has remained a central cog around which human societies revolve. With motherhood, it is not just ability to give birth but unbounded love, tolerance, patience and presence associated with mother that keep unique. The onset ravaging coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic its variants have, however, seen painful shift from some these widely held expectation...

The images presented in this work clearly illustrate the variety of experiences motherhood. material article supplements existing epistemological ideas about problem determining norms and deviations psychological studies author presents a system diagnostic criteria assessment mother-child relationship. explains term “deviant motherhood” indicates various degrees severity behavioral disorders. T...