A qualitative examination of factors related to the decrease in physical activity behavior in adolescent girls during the transition from primary to secondary school [PDF]
, 2011 Background: Quantitative research has suggested that the decline in physical activity levels for adolescent girls is most marked during the transition from primary school to secondary school yet understanding the contributing factors for this decline may
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A longitudinal examination of the influence of maturation on physical self-perceptions and the relationship with physical activity in early adolescent girls [PDF]
, 2009 This longitudinal study investigated the influence of maturation on physical self-perceptions and the relationship with physical activity in early adolescent girls (N = 150; mean age = 12.79 0.31).
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A socio-ecological approach to understanding adolescent girls' engagement and experiences in the PE environment : a case study design [PDF]
, 2015 Adolescence is known to be a period of increased risk for the development of unhealthy behaviours such as physical inactivity (Currie et al., 2011). Low physical activity (PA) levels are especially noted in girls, who typically engage in less PA than ...
Inchley, Jo +3 more
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Ceylon Medical Journal, 2011 Adolescent health care, particularly of girls, needs much improvement DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.4038/cmj.v47i4.3410 CMJ 2002; 47(4): 111 ...
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Energy balance in adolescent girls: The trial of activity for adolescent girls cohort [PDF]
Obesity, 2013 ObjectivesTo study correlates of change in BMI percentile and body fat among adolescent girls.MethodsA longitudinal prospective study following 265 girls from the Trial of Activity for Adolescent Girls (TAAG) cohort measured in 8th grade and during 10 and 11th grade or 11th and 12th grade.
Cohen, Deborah A. +8 more
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BMJ Open, 2022 Objectives This study examined the association between sexual and reproductive health (SRH) education in peer-group discussion and comprehensive knowledge of HIV among young adolescent girls in rural eastern Ethiopia.Design The study analysed data from a
Alemayehu Worku +4 more
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Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism, 2019 Background. In Ghana, anaemia is a severe public health problem among adolescent girls. In an attempt to deal with this phenomenon, Ghana Ministry of Health in collaboration with other development partners developed and launched weekly iron and folic ...
S. Dajaan Dubik +4 more
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PLoS ONE, 2017 BackgroundThe huge proportion of child marriage contributes to high rates of pregnancies among adolescent girls in Bangladesh. Despite substantial progress in reducing maternal mortality in the last two decades, the rate of adolescent pregnancy remains ...
Asm Shahabuddin +7 more
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Differences in functional and aesthetic body image between sedentary girls and girls involved in sports and physical activity: Does sport type make a difference? [PDF]
, 2011 Objectives: The aim of the current study was to explore the association between sports and physical-activity participation and body image among Australian adolescent girls.
Barber, B.L. +5 more
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Promoting Economic Empowerment of Adolescent Women and Young Girl's Project, Rwanda: Baseline Survey Summary Report [PDF]
, 2014 This document presents a report on promoting economic empowerment of adolescent women and young girls. In October 2008, the World Bank launched the Adolescent Girls Initiative, a public-private partnership to promote the transition of adolescent girls ...
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