Gender stratification in education is declining in China, but some recent research suggests that girls' schooling is still vulnerable in poor rural areas. This chapter investigates girls' educational vulnerability in Gansu, one of China's poorest provinces. Specifically, it analyzes the Gansu Survey of Children and Families, a multisite survey that interviewed 2,000 rural children, along with t...

Adolescents account for one fifth of the world’s population and have been on an increasing trend.The rates of depression are higher for boys than girls before puberty; the rate for girls becomes double that of boys during puberty. The study sample was 100 pubertal school girls. The conceptual framework of the study was based on Roy’s Adaptation model. Date was analyzed by descriptive and infere...

OF THE DISSERTATION DIFFERENTIAL EFFECTS OF SINGLE-SEX VERSUS COED EDUCATION ON THE MATHEMATICAL REASONING ABILITY, VERBAL REASONING ABILITY, AND SELF-CONCEPT OF HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS

BACKGROUND High levels of maternal mortality and large associated inequalities exist in low-income and middle-income countries. Adolescent pregnancies remain common, and pregnant adolescent women face elevated risks of maternal mortality and poverty. We examined the distribution across socioeconomic groups of maternal deaths and impoverishment among adolescent girls (15-19 years old) in Niger, ...

OBJECTIVES To estimate age at menarche and to assess trends in menarcheal age among Saudi women. METHODS A prospective longitudinal study was conducted among healthy prepubertal female school children and adolescents from September 2006 to July 2012 in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Study participants were invited from diverse socioeconomic backgrounds. Tanner stage, height, weight, body ma...

AIMS To investigate associations between socio-economic position in early life and later alcohol use and problem use among male and female adolescents. DESIGN Birth cohort study. SETTING South West England. PARTICIPANTS A total of 2711 girls and 2379 boys with one or more measures of alcohol use or problem use at age 15 years. MEASUREMENTS Exposure measures were highest parental social ...

Socio-economic inequalities in attained height have been reported in many countries. The aim of this study was to explore the age at which maternal education inequalities in child height emerge among children from a middle-income country. Using data from the 2004 Pelotas cohort study from Brazil we modelled individual height growth trajectories in 2106 boys and 1947 girls from birth to 4 years ...

This paper focuses on the experiences of out-of-school girls in Zimbabwe. It draws a research strand SAGE (Supporting Adolescent Girls’ Education), UKAid programme funded through Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office’s (FCDO) Education Challenge (GEC) initiative. Using digital storytelling approach highlights critical events that have changed girls’ lives impacted how they see their futu...

Reconsidering Gender Bias in Intra-Household Allocation in India Detecting gender discrimination among children in the intra-household allocation of goods from household surveys has often proven to be difficult. This paper uses some of the commonly used techniques in this field to analyze education expenditures in India. Contrary to most previous research, I find evidence of discrimination agai...