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IJCM_64A: Prevalence of anemia among school going adolescent girls in selected health blocks of Himachal Pradesh

open access: yesIndian Journal of Community Medicine
Background: Iron deficiency is the primary cause of anemia among school going adolescent girls in India Objective: To find the prevalence of anemia among school going adolescent girls in selected health blocks of Himachal Pradesh Methodology: It was a ...
Suhail Ahmed, Manoj K. Gandhi
doaj   +1 more source

Internet use and adolescent development: A conceptual model integrating behavioral and contextual theories

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract In the digital era, adolescent development is deeply embedded in the cyber environment. Despite ongoing debate on the benefits and/or risks that Internet use brings to adolescents in empirical studies, conceptual and theoretical discussion on the influences of the intensity and modalities of Internet use is peripheral.
Linxiao Zhang   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Utilization of ICDS program by adolescent girls and implementation barriers in Urban Rishikesh, India

open access: yesJournal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, 2019
Context: Adolescent girls are at higher risk of mortality and morbidity due to childbirth. Government of India therefore initiated Adolescent girls' scheme since year 2000. However, since its inception program received various setbacks.
Meenakshi P Khapre   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Rewriting the story: the development and evaluation of a group treatment program for adolescent girls who have experienced sexual abuse [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
Although group treatment is often advocated for survivors of childhood sexual abuse (CSA), few studies have examined the effects of such treatments, particularly with adolescents.
Cassidy, Kellie
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Transitioning to nonpunitive school policies for addressing student substance use: Qualitative interviews with key school administrators

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract Recent policy change in Massachusetts encourages schools to limit their use of exclusionary discipline to “extraordinary circumstances,” but little work has explored the opportunities and challenges of transitioning to nonpunitive practices after student substance use infractions in schools.
Kristina Conroy   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Supporting adolescent girls to stay in school, reduce child marriage and reduce entry into sex work as HIV risk prevention in north Karnataka, India: protocol for a cluster randomised controlled trial. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
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 ...
Nair, Sapna   +25 more
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Concurrent Germline RB1 & Mosaic TP53 in a Child With Multiple Childhood Cancers

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We report a patient with a pathogenic germline variant (PGV) in RB1 and somatic mosaicism for a pathogenic TP53 variant who developed three distinct types of childhood cancer: retinoblastoma, osteosarcoma, and myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) before the age of 6 years.
Ole Haubjerg Nielsen   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Determinants of modern contraceptive utilisation among adolescent girls in the fishing communities of rural northern Uganda: A community-based cross-sectional survey

open access: yesWomen's Health
Background Adolescent girls in rural fishing communities in Uganda engage in early sexual activity, putting them at risk of unintended pregnancies and sexually transmitted infections.
Moses Owiny   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Spinal Involvement in Charge Syndrome: Implications for Management

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT CHARGE syndrome (OMIM #214800) is an autosomal dominant disorder caused by mutations in the CHD7 gene in most cases. Although originally defined by the CHARGE acronym (coloboma, heart defects, choanal atresia, growth restriction, genital hypoplasia, and ear anomalies), the recognized phenotype has expanded considerably to include highly ...
Adriana Gomes   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Donor Roundtable—Sustaining Progress: Investing in adolescent girls amidst global challenges

open access: yes
The Coalition for Adolescent Girls (CAG) in collaboration with Akili Dada convened a virtual donor roundtable on Sustaining Progress: Investing in adolescent girls amidst global challenges, on June 4, 2025. The purpose of the roundtable was to assess the
Coalition for Adolescent Girls
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