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A multilevel analysis of barriers to utilization of modern contraceptive methods among adolescent girls and young women in Zambia based on demographic and health survey data

Discover Public Health
Background Modern contraception is one of the most significant public health interventions of the 20th century. This is because it improves maternal and child health.
Faith Hachiboola, Musonda Lemba, Simona Simona, Million Phiri   +3 more
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Young gifted girls and boys: Perspectives through the lens of gender [PDF]

, 2002
In contemporary society we have become highly dependent on a technological, scientific and mathematically literate population. There has been considerable debate for many years about the lack of talented people entering professions associated with these ...
Lee, L.
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Migrant success in UK Education: Are there lessons for government social mobility policy?

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract The school achievement and career aspirations of 23 sixth form students at a multi‐cultural urban academy in the UK are explored through interviews. The sample includes 16 s‐generation migrants, 6 UK‐born students with migrant parents and 1 UK‐born student, selected to represent a cohort of over 300 post‐16 learners.
Bernard Barker, Kate Hoskins
wiley   +1 more source

Effective methods for increasing levels of political self‐efficacy for girls and disadvantaged students in England

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This study addresses the gap in rigorous evaluation of inclusive Citizenship Education methods in reducing gender and socioeconomic inequalities in political self‐efficacy. This article tests the effectiveness of two pedagogical approaches: counter‐narratives and think‐pair‐share.
Bryony Hoskins, Khuyen Dinh, Christian Christrup Kjeldsen   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Phylloides tumors in adolescent girls and young women in Pakistan.

Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP, 2007
The objective of this study was to determine the frequency of phylloides tumor (PT) in adolescent girls and young women (less than and equal to 25 years of age) and to define the clinico-pathological features of PT in this unusual clinical setting. This descriptive study was carried out at the Aga Khan University Hospital (AKUH) pathology department ...
Kayani, Naila, Khurshid, Amna, Bhurgri, Yasmin   +2 more
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Integrating HIV prevention with family planning services for adolescent girls and young women in Uganda: perspectives of adolescent girls and young women, health care providers, and policymakers

Frontiers in Reproductive Health
IntroductionPersistently high HIV incidence among women, especially adolescent girls and young women (AGYW), have drawn the attention of national policymakers, donors, and implementers in Sub-Saharan Africa to the integration of HIV and family planning (FP) programs.
Justine K. Tumusiime, Davina Canagasabey, Peter Mudiope, Sabrina Kitaka, Allen Namagembe, Fiona Walugembe, Bridget Nakankaka, Josephine Nabuuma, Jesca Nasunku, Jane Cover, Betty Mirembe, Ashley Jackson, Kimberly Green   +12 more
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Effects of Overweight on Risky Sexual Behavior of Adolescent Girls [PDF]

We use data from The National Longitudinal Survey of Adolescent Health to estimate effects of adolescent girls' overweight on their propensity to engage in risky sexual behavior.
Nancy Reichman, Hope Corman, Susan Averett   +2 more
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What is a curriculum for life? Using youth participatory action research and applied arts to understand and amplify undergraduate students', children's and young people's mental health and wellbeing recommendations for education

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Mental health is a critical issue globally, with young people being one of the most affected groups. Young people have campaigned vehemently for a ‘curriculum for life,’ arguing that their education is failing to meet their needs (British Council, 2022).
Lisa Stephenson, Helen Young
wiley   +1 more source

Growing up good?: medical, social hygiene and youth work perspectives on young women, 1918-1939 [PDF]

This thesis explores the discourses and organisations through which girls' development towards adult womanhood was framed and managed during the inter-war period.
Oldfield, Carolyn
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Fueling Tomorrow: Scenario Planning for the Future of Gas Stations

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Transport electrification is reshaping the service infrastructures that mediate everyday mobility, yet most electrification scenario studies remain macrolevel and offer limited insight into how incumbent forecourt (gas‐station) networks can adapt under deep uncertainty.
Joao Gabriel Rosa, Fabiano Armellini, Jean‐Marc Robert   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source