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Factors Influencing Unintended Pregnancies amongst Adolescent Girls and Young Women in Cambodia [PDF]

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2019
Background: Unintended pregnancies in Cambodian youth are a major reproductive health concern with detrimental personal and socioeconomic consequences. A social ecological model was used to identify sociodemographic factors potentially associated with unintended pregnancies, and an analysis of data from the 2014 Cambodian Demographic and Health Survey ...
Farwa Rizvi, Joanne Williams, Elizabeth Hoban   +2 more
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Firearm carrying practices and motivations: A mixed methods study among adults and youth

American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract The purpose of this participatory action, mixed methods research study was to identify motivations related to firearm carrying from a qualitative perspective, and then to use quantitative research to characterize the patterns of motivations around carrying.
Krista R. Mehari, Colleen S. Walsh, L. Taylor Stevens, Jasmine N. Coleman, Alice Ellyson, Phillip N. Smith   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

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., Abbott, B.D.
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Transitioning to nonpunitive school policies for addressing student substance use: Qualitative interviews with key school administrators

American 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, M. Grace Albright, Kendall B. Roberts, Meghan A. Costello, Anthony J. Jannetti, Alexis R. Wing, Randi M. Schuster   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Obesity and Disparities in Human Papillomavirus Vaccination for U.S. Adolescent Girls and Young Women [PDF]

Women's Health Issues, 2019
Obesity is recognized as a barrier to receiving women's preventive health services, including cervical and breast cancer screening. Little is known about whether obesity is associated with a lower incidence of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination, another important preventive care service for adolescent girls and young women.
John A, Harris, Alison A, Garrett, Aletha Y, Akers   +2 more
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The Adolescent Girls and Young Women Initiative in Zimbabwe, 2018-2021: A secondary data analysis [PDF]

Background: In Zimbabwe, the annual incidence of HIV among adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) is 9.5 times that of adolescent boys and young men. There is an AGYW initiative aimed at reducing new HIV infections among AGYW in Zimbabwe.
Addmore Chadambuka, Tsitsi Patience Juru, Mufuta Tshimanga, Godwin Choga, Gerald Shambira, Owen Mugurungi, Gibson Mandozana, Notion Tafara Gombe   +7 more
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Transition From Primary to Secondary School: Igniting Attendance and Engagement Among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Students Through National Policy Reform

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Australia's Closing the Gap reform aims to address disparities experienced by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. There are specific targets focussed on key educational transitions; yet, the transition to secondary education is not a targeted priority.
Azhar Hussain Potia, Kai W. Wheeler, Tracy Woodroffe, Karen Thorpe   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Early sexual debut among adolescent girls and young women in Sierra Leone: A multilevel analysis of prevalence and predictors

Contraception and Reproductive Medicine
Background Early sexual debut among young women is associated with adverse sexual and reproductive health outcomes, including unintended pregnancies and sexually transmitted infections. Despite its negative impact, there is limited research on this issue
Augustus Osborne, Florence Gyembuzie Wongnaah, Khadijat Adeleye, Camilla Bangura, Richard Gyan Aboagye, Bright Opoku Ahinkorah   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Prevention of HIV in Adolescent Girls and Young Women: Key to an AIDS-Free Generation [PDF]

JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes, 2017
Abstract: The Global Plan towards the elimination of new HIV infections among children by 2015 and keeping their mothers alive (Global Plan) has ensured that more infants in high-HIV burden countries survive childhood HIV-free. Although equal numbers of boy and girl children have survived to age 10, a gender divergence starts to emerge as ...
Quarraisha, Abdool Karim, Cheryl, Baxter, Deborah, Birx   +2 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Shifting Child Protection Assessments From a Deficit Focus to Assessments Informed by Strengths and Protective Factors: Translating Research Knowledge to Practice

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Child protection systems play a critical role in preventing and responding to child maltreatment, yet practices are often predominantly deficit focused. This paper presents a rapid literature review on the strengths, protective factors, and cultural considerations to inform child protection assessment.
Gabrielle R. Hunt, Carmela Bastian, Luke Cantley, Ulrike Marwitz, Daryl J. Higgins   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source